Are YOU working out hard enough? What is your RPE?

Quick tip to determine if YOU are working out hard enough. Use RPE, Rate of Perceived Exertion, stay around a 6 or 7. Of course you will go higher when we do higher intensity type drills, workouts. If you are at a 1, 2, 3, 4, you may as well sit down and have some tea an crumpets:-)

Great article regarding RPE as a way to determine if you are working out hard enough:

The Rating of Perceived Exertion, or RPE, as a way to measure your exercise efforts. This 1-10 scale seems way more complicated than it really is, but it's a great and easy way for anyone to monitor her exercise intensity when doing cardio. What's more? It requires no equipment. Here is how you use it:

RPE What It Means:
0-1 No exertion. The only movement you're getting is pushing buttons on the remote.
2-3 Light exertion. This is how you should feel when you're warming up, cooling down, and stretching.
4-5 Medium exertion. You're breathing a little faster. Your heart is pumping a little faster. You're feeling a little warmer.
6-7 Moderate exertion. You're breathing pretty hard now, you're probably sweating. You can talk, but it's getting tougher.
8-9 Hard exertion. You're breathing really hard and you can only say a few words at a time. You're wondering how long you can go on like this.
10 Hardest exertion. You can not keep this pace for more than a minute. Speaking is impossible. This is your limit.

So get your RPE on!

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Dawn Franklin, CFF
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