Relationship between ratings of perceived exertion and exercise-induced decrease in state anxiety.
24 females (aged 18 to 28 yr.) completed two 24-min., randomly ordered bicycle ergometer exercise bouts at workloads maintaining steady state at 30% and 60% heart-rate reserve. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded at 3-min. intervals from Minutes 9 to 24 of exercise. State anxiety was measured prior to, immediately following and 50 min, after cessation of exercise. Regression analysis indicated no relationship between RPE and the pre- to postexercise changes in state anxiety.
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Department of Health Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D005082:Physical Exertion