Abstract
Arm exercise has been shown to elicit greater ratings of perceived exertion(RPE) and physiological responses (PR) than leg exercise (ACSM, 1993). However, RPE and PR (Berry et al., 1992; Darby et al., 1995) remain equivocal during combined arm and leg exercise (e.g., aerobic dance). The purposes of this study were: (a) to compare the relationship between and (b) examine the differences of RPE (local, central, overall) and PR (HR; VO2(l·min-1); ventilatory equivalent[VE·VO2-1]) during aerobic dance varied by arm work(static/dynamic [S] vs. dynamic [D]) and impact (high [HI] vs. low [LO]). Twenty-five females (M±S.D.: max VO2 = 50.4 ± 7.5 ml·kg-1·min-1) completed four, 3-min. bouts of aerobic dance steps (D-HI; D-LO; S-HI; S-LO). RPE (15-point RPE scale [Borg, 1970]) were measured before the end of every step. No RPE significantly correlated with HR or VO2. All RPE were significantly (r =.40-.62) correlated to VE·VO2-1. Only main effects were found for arm work and impact (listed below). Table RPE were not indicators of aerobic dance intensity (HR, VO2). All RPE and PR discriminated between type of arm work and impact. Ventilatory responses should be examined further for their resultant perceptual sensations during aerobic dance.
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