Coyne, JOC, Coutts, AJ, Newton, RU, and Haff, GG. The influence of mental fatigue on sessional ratings perceived exertion in elite open closed skill sports athletes. J Strength Cond Res 35(4): 963–969, 2021—The main purpose this investigation was to examine (sRPE) over a training week athletes (OS, i.e., more unpredictable externally paced sports) (CS, predictable internally paced) sports. Visu...

The purpose of this study was to assess whether a treadmill mile is an acceptable FitnessGram Test substitute for the traditional one-mile run for middle school boys and girls. Peak heart rate and perceived physical exertion of the participants were also measured to assess students' effort. 48 boys and 40 girls participated, with approximately 85% classified as Hispanic. Boys' mean time for the...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to investigate effects of dieted weight reduction on walking ability in obese women. METHODS Fifty-seven obese women 44.1 +/- 10.7 years, body mass index 37.1 +/- 3.4 kg x m(-2) performed an indoor walking test. Speed, oxygen consumption and heart rate were measured, perceived exertion and pain graded and oxygen cost calculated. Maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max/kg) wa...

This study assessed whether video self-modeling improves running performance and influences the rate of perceived exertion and heart rate response. Twelve men (M age=26.8 yr., SD=6; M body mass index=22.1 kg.m(-2), SD=1) performed a time to exhaustion running test at 100 percent maximal aerobic velocity while focusing on a video self-modeling loop to synchronize their stride. Compared to the co...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate whether perceived exertion, perceived comfort and working technique is associated with the incidence of neck and upper extremity symptoms among professional computer users. METHODS At baseline a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 853 participants from 46 different work sites (382 men and 471 women) who, at baseline, had been ...

AIMS This paper is a qualitative investigation that aims to investigate the lived experience of fatigue in patients with motor neurone disease-a progressive and fatal neurological condition. BACKGROUND Fatigue is a disabling symptom in motor neurone disease (MND) that affects a large number of patients. However, the term "fatigue" is in itself imprecise, as it remains a phenomenon without a w...

—The purpose of this study was to assess whether a treadmill mile is an acceptable FitnessGram® Test substitute for the traditional one-mile run for middle school boys and girls. Peak heart rate and perceived physical exertion of the participants were also measured to assess students’ eff ort. 48 boys and 40 girls participated, with approximately 85% classifi ed as Hispanic. Boys’ mean time for...

This study used a computer-controlled electric right angle nutrunner to investigate the relative effects of different power hand tool and process parameters on operator muscular exertions, handle stability and subjective ratings of perceived exertion. Target torque (25, 40 and 55 Nm), torque build-up time (35, 150, 300, 500 and 900 ms), and workstation orientation (horizontal and vertical) were...

Best practices about the appropriate use of statistical tools in sport and clinical sciences are increasingly being fostered. For the sake of science, the interpretation of the result of an experiment is the central key, which features the interpretation of the phenomenon. Recently, an interesting article in PNAS (1) shows that musical agency reduces perceived exertion during strenuous physical...