When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty/Ben Welsh If you’ve never heard of RPE before, it simply stands for Rate of ...

Fitness intensity can be one of the most subjective areas of working out. From “rate of perceived exertion” (or RPE) to the famous “runner’s high” or getting “in the zone,” these metrics can, at best, ...

Today, let's dive into a key concept that will help you connect more deeply with your workouts and optimize your results in an intuitive way: the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE). Does it ring a bell?

While there are plenty of fancy gadgets you can use to track your effort in the gym or on a run, there’s one core metric that uses no tech at all: the rate of perceived exertion. RPE in the most basic ...

Okay, so you’ve gotten a few weeks of strength training under your belt and you’ve documented your one-rep-max for those big barbell lifts. To progress toward the next PR, you’ll typically lift a ...

If you’ve never heard of RPE before, it simply stands for Rate of Perceived Exertion. Or to put it another way, it's how fatigued you are or how intense an exercise feels during any given workout ...