title: The perceptual response to treadmill exercise using the Eston-Parfitt scale and marble dropping task, in children age 7 to 8 years.
abstract: This study assessed the nature of the perceived exertion response to treadmill running in 14 healthy 7-8 year-old children, using the Eston-Parfitt (E-P) Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale and a marble dropping task. For the E-P scale and the marble dropping task, the relationships between the RPE and work rate were best described as linear (R2 = .96) and curvilinear (R2 = .94), respectively. This study further suggests that individual respiratory-metabolic cues (oxygen uptake: O2, heart rate: HR, ventilation: VE) may significantly influence the overall RPE to varying degrees in young children. The E-P scale provides an intuitively meaningful and valid means of quantifying the overall perception of exertion in young, healthy children during treadmill running. The marble dropping task is a useful secondary measure of perceived exertion, which provides further insight into the nature of the perceived exertion response to exercise in young children.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK.
authors.forename: Danielle M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lambrick
authors.forename: Ann V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Rowlands
authors.forename: Roger G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Eston
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic