Concurrent validity of an OMNI rating of perceived exertion scale for bench stepping exercise

J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Feb;26(2):506-12. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318220df8e.

Abstract

To develop and validate a modified OMNI rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale for use during bench stepping exercise (OMNI-BS). Thirty women (age: 19.8 ± 1.8 years) undertook 2 experimental trials, separated by 7 days. Concurrent validity was established by examining the relation between physiological criterion variables, oxygen consumption (VO2), and heart rate (HR), with the concurrent variable, RPE from OMNI-BS, during 2 trials in which the intensity increased linearly (test 1) and intermittently (test 2). The first test consisted of 3-minute stages. Subjects stepped up and down on the bench at 120 b·min(-1). The test was terminated owing to subject fatigue. Exercise intensity increased as bench height increased every 3 minutes. The second test consisted of three 3-minute exercise bouts that reproduced exercise stage 1 (low intensity), stage 3 (moderate intensity), and stage 5 (high intensity) performed in the first test. The order of these 3 exercise bouts was counterbalanced. Intraclass correlation analysis from experimental trials indicated a strong positive association between RPE and VO2 (r = 0.96 and r = 0.95) and HR (r = 0.95 and r = 0.95). Concurrent validity for the OMNI-BS RPE scale was established for women performing bench stepping exercise.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Exercise / physiology
  • Exercise / psychology*
  • Female
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Perception / physiology*
  • Physical Exertion*
  • Young Adult