Assessment of subjective perceived exertion at the anaerobic threshold with the Borg CR-10 scale

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 130-136

  Zamunér, Antonio R ^a   Moreno, Marlene A ^a   Camargo, Taís M ^a   Graetz, Juliana P ^b   Rebelo, Ana C S ^a   Tamburús, Nayara Y ^a   da Silva, Ester ^a,b  

^a METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic threshold; Exercise test; Rating of perceived exertion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952468406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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