Can Self-Reported Preference for Exercise Intensity Predict Physiologically Defined Self-Selected Exercise Intensity?

Exercise prescription guidelines emphasize the importance of individual preferences for different intensities, but such preferences have not been studied systematically. This study examined the hypothesis that the preference scale of the Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exercise Ques...

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Published in:Research quarterly for exercise and sport 2006-03, Vol.77 (1), p.81-90
Main Authors: Ekkekakis, Panteleimon, Lind, Erik, Joens-Matre, Roxane R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
aerobic-anaerobic transition
Body Composition
Choice Behavior
Construct Validity
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Exercise Test
Extraversion Introversion
Female
Females
Guidelines
Humans
Hypothesis Testing
Individual Differences
Measurement Techniques
Measures (Individuals)
Middle age
Middle Aged
Multiple Regression Analysis
Oxygen Consumption - physiology
Pacing
Physical Activities
physical activity
Physical Activity Level
Physical Exertion
Preferences
Questionnaires
Resistance (Psychology)
Self Disclosure
Self Efficacy
Surveys and Questionnaires
tolerance
United States
Ventilation
ventilatory threshold
Women
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Summary:Exercise prescription guidelines emphasize the importance of individual preferences for different intensities, but such preferences have not been studied systematically. This study examined the hypothesis that the preference scale of the Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exercise Questionnaire would predict self-selected exercise intensity. Twenty-three previously sedentary middle-aged women participated in a treadmill test and a 20-min session at a self-selected intensity. After controlling for age, body mass index, and peak oxygen uptake, the preference scale accounted for significant portions of the variance in the percentage of oxygen uptake associated with the ventilatory threshold at Minute 15 and Minute 20 of the session at self-selected intensity.
ISSN:0270-1367
2168-3824
DOI:10.1080/02701367.2006.10599334