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. 2025 Apr 28;11(2):e002496. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002496

Table 3. Number and percentage of participants (n (%)) who reached specific thresholds of rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and maximal heart rate (MHRmax) during running and cycling. This data only includes participants who were not part of the pilot group.

Interval 1 Interval 2 Interval 3 Interval 4 Interval 5
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Running
 RPE≥16 39 (81.3) 40 (93.0) 39 (95.3) 36 (94.7) 36 (97.3)
 RPE≥17 21 (43.8) 27 (62.8) 28 (68.3) 28 (73.7) 30 (81.2)
 ≥ 85% MHRmax 42 (87.5) 40 (93.0) 38 (92.7) 37 (97.4) 35 (94.6)
 ≥ 90% MHRmax 18 (37.5) 22 (51.2) 26 (63.4) 26 (68.4) 26 (70.3)
Cycling
 RPE≥16 26 (45.6) 37 (64.9) 44 (77.2) 48 (87.3) 48 (94.1)
 RPE≥17 7 (12.3) 21 (36.8) 32 (56.1) 39 (70.9) 45 (88.2)
 ≥ 85% MHRmax 12 (21.1) 22 (38.6) 30 (52.6) 37 (67.3) 38 (74.5)
 ≥ 90% MHRmax 4 (7.0) 8 (14.0) 10 (17.5) 14 (25.5) 20 (39.2)