The current recommendations from the US Department of Health and Human Services say adults should aim to get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate physical activity, 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous physical ...

Let’s be real. Most people in the gym are focused on numbers. How much did you bench? How heavy was your deadlift? Did you hit a new PR? And hey, I get it. Numbers are motivating. But if you’re always ...

We all know how important exercise is to our overall health. While putting in the time to exercise is important, you also need to monitor how hard you’re working. One way to track your effort is with ...

While there are plenty of fancy gadgets you can use to track your effort in the gym or on a run, there’s one core metric that uses no tech at all: the rate of perceived exertion. RPE in the most basic ...

Okay, so you’ve gotten a few weeks of strength training under your belt and you’ve documented your one-rep-max for those big barbell lifts. To progress toward the next PR, you’ll typically lift a ...

A few weeks ago, I interrupted my regular routine of powerlifting workouts to run a half marathon. I raced it all-out, and woke up the next day with a killer case of delayed onset muscle soreness. But ...

RPE, a.k.a. your Rate of Perceived Exertion, may not be a metric you've used to track your workouts thus far, but experts say it may well be more useful than using a fitness watch. In short, the RPE ...

Rate of perceived exertion (RPE) is a way to measure the level of exertion a person feels during physical activity. RPE is a useful tool that helps people manage the intensity of their physical ...

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