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A study guide for Unit 1 of a BTEC First Award in Fitness for Sport and Exercise. It covers the concept of Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and its relationship to aerobic and anaerobic training thresholds. Students will learn how to use the Borg RPE Scale to estimate heart rates and improve their aerobic endurance.
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Unit 1 – Fitness for Sport & Exercise Topic A.4 – Training Thresholds RPE / HR Relationships Borg RPE Scale
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING USES OXYGEN AND WHICH DOES NOT- AEORBIC AND ANAEROBIC TRAINING THRESHOLDS? Question 1 AEROBIC= with OXYGEN ANAEROBIC= without OXYGEN
WHAT % ARE YOU WORKING IN IF YOUR WORKING IN YOUR AEROBIC THRESHOLD? Question 2 60% - 85%
Borg Scale – Task 1 R ATE P ERCIEVED E XERTION HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU ARE GIVING THE AMOUNT HOW MUCH YOU FEEL OR ARE AWARE OF
Borg Scale
Rate of Perceived Exertion
RPE– Task 3 Teddy is playing football for 40 minutes his RPE is 11, estimate his heart rate. RPE X 10 = Heart Rate (HR) (bpm) Use the formula above to estimate the persons HR. Gemma is swimming for 60 minutes his RPE is 16, estimate her heart rate. John is competing in a Triathlon his RPE is Very hard, estimate his heart rate. Extension Set a question for the person you are sat next to, make sure you know the answer and how to work it out using the scale.
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