Steady state is a term coined by Arthur Lydiard to describe faster intensities of aerobic running, the point being that while running at this intensity your effort is “steady” rather than “easy” or “hard”. More importantly, running at your steady state pace allows you to decide whether you want to speed up or slow down.…
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Rate of perceived effort (RPE)
Rate of perceived effort (or exertion) simply provides a subjective way for you to describe how hard you would rate a given workout after having performed it or, sometimes such as during exercise tests, during the actual workout itself. The system was first popularised by my namesake Dr. Borg (no relation) who discovered that a…
