#perception of effort

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Hone your ability to judge running effort.

Hone your ability to judge running effort.

The term perception of effort refers to a person’s subjective sense of how hard he or she is working relative to his or her limit during exercise. Distinct from pain, thirst, heat, fatigue, and other perceptions that are commonly experienced during exercise, perception of effort plays a critical role in running performance. The better you get at judging how close you are to your limit at an given…

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Why Running Is Hard

Why Running Is Hard

What makes running hard? If you ask a random runner this question, you are likely to get answers such as “pain,” “fatigue,” and “lactic acid.” These are all good answers, but none of them captures the essence of why running (as well as other endurance activities) feels so difficult at times. Only very recently have scientists identified the true reason.

Pain certainly is a…

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