Table 3.

Classification of exercise intensity for individuals with paraplegia and tetraplegia, compared to non-disabled guidelines.

	Very light (RPE ≤ 8)a	Light (RPE 9–11)a	Moderate (RPE 12–13)a	Vigorous (RPE 14–17)a	Near maximal-maximal (RPE ≥ 18)a
%V̇O2peak
Non-disableda	≤36% V̇O2peak	37–45% V̇O2peak	46–63% V̇O2peak	64–90% V̇O2peak	≥91% V̇O2peak
Paraplegia	≤31% V̇O2peak	32–49% V̇O2peak	50–61% V̇O2peak	62–85% V̇O2peak	≥86% V̇O2peak
Tetraplegia	≤37% V̇O2peak	38-55% V̇O2peak	56–67% V̇O2peak	68–91% V̇O2peak	≥92% V̇O2peak
%HRpeak
Non-disableda	≤56% HRpeak	57–63% HRpeak	64-76% HRpeak	77–95% HRpeak	≥96% HRpeak
Paraplegia	≤51% HRpeak	52–65% HRpeak	66-75% HRpeak	76–93% HRpeak	≥94% HRpeak
Tetraplegia	≤54% HRpeak	55–68% HRpeak	69–78% HRpeak	79–97% HRpeak	≥98% HRpeak

^a data from Riebe et al. [5].