Perceived Exertion of the PACER in High School Students

Authors

  • John D. Smith
  • Patricia A. Holmes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore high school students’ perceived exertion after participating in the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER). Immediately after completing the PACER, students (N = 792) indicated their perceived exertion on the OMNI rating of perceived exertion (RPE) for children (1–10 scale). All students, whether passing or failing, rated their exertion after the PACER test significantly lower than a hypothetical mean of 6 (p < .05), which corresponds to tired on the OMNI scale. Students who did not meet the criteria rated their exertion less than tired and may not have provided a full effort on the test, which resulted in less than acceptable passing rates for cardiovascular fitness among this population.

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2013-01-15

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