Perceived exertion: a note on "history" and methods.

Gunnar Borg

PubMed · 1973 · 1.1K citations · 0 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACTEarly studies of subjective force estimates for short-time work on a bicycle ergometer are reviewed. Results showed that perceived pedal resistance followed a positively accelerating function with an exponent of 1.6. A model for inter-individunl comparisons using subjective range as a frame