Perceived exertion and heart rate models for estimating metabolic workload in elite British soldiers performing a backpack load-carriage task

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 650-656

  Simpson, Richard J ^a,b   Graham, Scott M ^c   Florida James, Geraint D ^b   Connaboy, Christopher ^b   Clement, Richard ^b   Jackson, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field test; Linear mixed models; Military; Oxygen uptake; RPE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958581308     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H10-053     Document Type: Article

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