Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if gender played a factor in perception during physical exertion, and whether those perceptions were influenced by conditioning level. Sixteen male and sixteen female volunteer subjects, ranging in age from 21 to 35, constituted the sample for this study. The Bruce protocol for a Symptom-Limited Graded Exercise test was the instrument utilized to evaluate heart rate during the maximal physical exercise program. A ventilatory analyzer measured each subject's maximal oxygen consumption. Borg's Rated Perceived Exertion Scale was employed for subjective evaluation of an individual's perception of effort. The t-test compared mean scores of RPE during test 1 and test 2, and was utilized to determine significant difference. Analysis of variance and Scheffe post hoc tests were used to determine if there were differences between males and females, or between the conditioned and nonconditioned subjects. The Pearson product-moment was employed to determine correlation between heart rate and RPE values. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant RPE difference at the alpha value .05, between males and females, and between conditioning levels of those subjects.
Advisor
Ken Ecker
Committee Member
Mary Visser
Committee Member
Ned Williams
Date of Degree
1996
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Program of Study
Exercise Physiology
Department
Human Performance
College
Allied Health and Nursing
Recommended Citation
Pellant, R. A. (1996). The effects of conditioning and gender on ratings of perceived exertion during physical exercise [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/1272
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