How Do You Use The Borg Scale Of Perceived Exertion?
The Borg Scale is a subjective evaluation of how hard your body is working at any given point during a workout. It does not require any equipment, just an honest assessment of how hard you’re exerting yourself. Use the Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion as a general guideline. It is a self assessment tool used for your own personal benefit. Look inward during your workout to get a Borg rating. It is how you feel about the workout you’re performing. Factor in all the physiological aspects of your workout to use the Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion. How hard your heart is working, how hard your lungs are working, how much you’re sweating, how your muscles feel, how your joints feel and how much energy you have to exert to keep going are all factors used in the Borg Scale. Take into account all these factors of heart rate, respiration, soreness and fatigue and assign a point value to them. Assign a point value of 6 to 20 of your perceived rate of exertion. That is your Borg score. Find wher
