Rpe Chart - Rate Of Perceived Exertion

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RPE Chart
Rate of Perceived Exertion
Maximal Effort Activity
10
Feels impossible to keep going
Extremely breathless and unable to talk
Very Hard Activity
9
Very difficult to maintain level of exercise
Finding it difficult to breathe or speak
Vigorous Activity
7 - 8
Close to becoming uncomfortable
Short of breath, but can speak a sentence
Moderate Activity
4 - 6
Feels like you can carry on exercising for hours
Breathing heavily, can hold a short conversation
Light Activity
2 - 3
Feels like you can carry on activity for hours
Easy to breathe and hold a conversation
Very Light Activity
1
Anything but sleeping, watching TV, driving a car etc

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