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The estimation–production paradigm is a set of exercise test procedures designed to assess the validity of using RPE to prescribe and self-regulate exercise intensity. The paradigm is intended to evaluate an individual’s ability to accurately self-regulate exercise intensity according to a specified target RPE or target RPE range. The target RPE is produced and maintained by self-regulating exercise intensity. The target RPE is prescribed using the data derived from a pre-participation GXT also referred to as the estimation trial. In a subsequent exercise training bout called the production trial, the individual is instructed to produce the target RPE by self-adjusting exercise intensity in order to attain the target level of exertion. In an assessment of prescription congruence, physiological responses such as VO2 and HR corresponding to the target RPE are compared between estimation and production trials. This cross-trial comparison is used to determine the validity of exercise intensity self-regulation using a target RPE. Evidence for prescription congruence has been shown for adults and children performing various exercise modalities using both the Borg and OMNI Scales. The primary purpose of this laboratory experiment is to use an estimation–production paradigm to determine an individual’s ability to self-regulate exercise intensity using a target RPE range.
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Haile, L., Gallagher, M., J. Robertson, R. (2015). The Estimation–Production Paradigm for Exercise Intensity Self-Regulation. In: Perceived Exertion Laboratory Manual. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1917-8_9
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