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Conducting Maximal and Submaximal Endurance Exercise Testing to Measure Physiological and Biological Responses to Acute Exercise in Humans
Published on: October 17, 2018
Misperception: No Evidence to Dismiss RPE as Regulator of Moderate-Intensity Exercise
Roger Eston1, Jeremy Coquart, Kevin Lamb
1Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Physical Activity, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences University of South Australia Adelaide, AUSTRALIA Centre d'Etudes des Transformations des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Rouen, Mont Saint Aignan, FRANCE Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences University of Chester UNITED KINGDOM Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Physical Activity, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences University of South Australia Adelaide, AUSTRALIA.
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