Abstract
Abstract Aims: To compare the effects of different verbal commands on the perceptual, affective, and physiological responses during running. Methods: Twenty men who regularly performed aerobic exercise and running (mean age: 30.7±10.1 years; mean VO2max: 55.3 ± 7.1 mL·kg−1·min−1). All subjects completed four exercise sessions: a familiarization trail; three running sessions consisting of a self-selected pace defined by one of the verbal commands: low, moderate, or high. These conditions were counterbalanced. Each running session lasted 20 min. Affective responses (measured by the Feeling Scale and the Felt Arousal Scale) and physiological (measured by the hate rate and treadmill speed) were evaluated during each exercise session. Session RPE (OMNI-RES) was measured 15 min after each exercise session. Results: The perceptual and physiological responses were different for all verbal commands, with the intensity increasing according to the verbal commands given during running (p < 0.01). Affective responses to low and moderate exercise were similar and more pleasant than at high intensities; however, the affective responses to all verbal commands were positive. Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that verbal commands can be used in running prescriptions. A moderate verbal command can promote greater perceptual and physiological stimuli than a low verbal command, without significant changes in affective responses.
Highlights
Exertional mediators have been commonly used in the assessment, prescription, and monitoring of exercise practice and can be classified as physiological, psychosocial, and performance mediators[1]
The rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was significantly higher in moderate intensity (MI) x low intensity (LI) (p < 0.01, d = 2.546), high intensity (HI) x MI (p < 0.01, d = 1.676), and HI x LI (p < 0.01, d = 4.293)
The results demonstrated that perceptual responses and physiological were different for all verbal commands, with the intensity increasing as per the verbal commands given for running
Summary
Exertional mediators have been commonly used in the assessment, prescription, and monitoring of exercise practice and can be classified as physiological, psychosocial, and performance mediators[1]. Physiological mediators involve respiratory-metabolic (oxygen uptake), peripheral (pH, acid lactic), and non-specific (skin and body core temperature) categories; psychosocial mediators involve affective (pleasure and displeasure sensation), cognitive (association/dissociation; self-efficacy), perceptual process (somatic perceptual), and social/situation (social situation) mediators; and performance-related mediators involve speed/pace and time/distance traveled[1,2,3,4]. These mediators may function individually or collectively during exercise. Psychosocial mediators as the affective response have been analyzed, along with the RPE and other physiological mediators, to understand the relationship between exercise intensity and exercise adherence[10,11]
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