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A Perceptually-regulated Exercise Test Predicts Peak Oxygen Uptake in Older Active Adults

scientific article published on 03 April 2014

A comparison of head motion and prefrontal haemodynamics during upright and recumbent cycling exercise

scientific article

A hard/heavy intensity is too much: The physiological, affective, and motivational effects (immediately and 6 months post-training) of unsupervised perceptually regulated training.

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A perceptually regulated, graded exercise test predicts peak oxygen uptake during treadmill exercise in active and sedentary participants

scientific article published on 26 January 2012

A quantitative analysis and qualitative explanation of the individual differences in affective responses to prescribed and self-selected exercise intensities

scientific article published in June 2007

A randomised trial comparing low-fat diets differing in carbohydrate and protein ratio, combined with regular moderate intensity exercise, on glycaemic control, cardiometabolic risk factors, food cravings, cognitive function and psychological wellbe

scientific article published on 4 November 2015

A systematic review and meta-analysis of submaximal exercise-based equations to predict maximal oxygen uptake in young people

scientific article published on 10 April 2014

A systematic review of methods to predict maximal oxygen uptake from submaximal, open circuit spirometry in healthy adults

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

Accelerometer wear-site detection: When one site does not suit all, all of the time

scientific article published on 21 May 2016

Acute affective responses to prescribed and self-selected exercise intensities in young adolescent boys and girls

scientific article published in May 2008

Acute affective responses to prescribed and self-selected exercise sessions in adolescent girls: an observational study

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Affect-regulated exercise intensity: does training at an intensity that feels 'good' improve physical health?

scientific article published on 31 May 2012

Associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with metabolic syndrome in rural Australian adults

scientific article published on 23 May 2018

Author’s Reply to Sabour and Ghassemi “Submaximal Step Tests to Estimate Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Healthy Adults: Methodological Issues About Validity and Reliability”

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Calibration of the GENEA accelerometer for assessment of physical activity intensity in children

scientific article published on 6 July 2012

Can previously sedentary females use the feeling scale to regulate exercise intensity in a gym environment? an observational study

scientific article published on 26 November 2015

Can the feeling scale be used to regulate exercise intensity?

scientific article published on October 2008

Changes in ratings of perceived exertion and psychological affect in the early stages of exercise

scientific article published in February 1995

Children's physical activity and psychological health: the relevance of intensity

scientific article published on 24 February 2009

Children’s Physical Activity Assessed with Wrist- and Hip-Worn Accelerometers

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Combining perceptual regulation and exergaming for exercise prescription in low-active adults with and without cognitive impairment.

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Comparison of two low-fat diets, differing in protein and carbohydrate, on psychological wellbeing in adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes: a randomised clinical trial.

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Converting between estimates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity derived from raw accelerations measured at the wrist and from ActiGraph counts measured at the hip: the Rosetta Stone

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Correction: Watson, N.; et al. Effects of Low-Fat Diets Differing in Protein and Carbohydrate Content on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors during Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Nutrients 2016, 8, 289.

scientific article published on 24 November 2017

Development of a Self-Determination Theory-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Aged Care Workers: Protocol for the Activity for Well-being Program

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Effect of a 12-Week Online Walking Intervention on Health and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial

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Effect of deception and expected exercise duration on psychological and physiological variables during treadmill running and cycling

scientific article published on 3 January 2012

Effect of intermittent versus chronic energy restriction on breast cancer risk biomarkers in premenopausal women: a randomised pilot trial

scientific article published in November 2006

Effects of Low-Fat Diets Differing in Protein and Carbohydrate Content on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors during Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

scientific article published on 12 May 2016

Evaluation of an implementation project: The exercise physiology in aged care program

scientific article published on 17 April 2020

Exercise causality orientations, behavioural regulation for exercise and stage of change for exercise: exploring their relationships

article by Elaine A. Rose et al published July 2005 in Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Exercise experience influences affective and motivational outcomes of prescribed and self-selected intensity exercise

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Exercise physiology in aged care: Perceptions and acceptability from the perspectives of family members and care staff in the residential aged care environment

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

Exergaming: Feels good despite working harder

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Exploring affective responses to different exercise intensities in low-active young adolescents

scientific article published in August 2011

Frontal asymmetry and affective responses during exercise: An exploratory study using near infrared spectroscopy

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Imagery use and affective responses during exercise: an examination of cerebral hemodynamics using near-infrared spectroscopy

scientific article published in October 2013

Inter- and intra-rater reliability of the Athletic Ability Assessment in sub-elite Australian Rules football players

scientific article published on 31 July 2017

Introduction to the special section on affective responses to exercise

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Invited Guest Editorial: Envisioning the next fifty years of research on the exercise–affect relationship

article by Panteleimon Ekkekakis et al published September 2013 in Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Let the Pleasure Guide Your Resistance Training Intensity

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Misperception

scientific article published on 01 December 2015

Moving Forward with Backward Compatibility: Translating Wrist Accelerometer Data

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Patterning of affective responses during a graded exercise test in children and adolescents

scientific article published in May 2012

Patterning of physiological and affective responses in older active adults during a maximal graded exercise test and self-selected exercise

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Perceived Facilitators and Barriers in Response to a Walking Intervention in Rural Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Exploration

scientific article published on 11 December 2018

Perceptually Regulated Training at RPE13 Is Pleasant and Improves Physical Health

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Performance catastrophes in sport: a test of the hysteresis hypothesis

scientific article published in August 1994

Performance profiling and predictive validity

Physical self-perceptions, aerobic capacity and physical activity in male and female members of a corporate health and fitness club

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Physiological and Perceived Exertion Responses during Exercise: Effect of β-blockade

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Physiological and perceptual responses to affect-regulated exercise in healthy young women

scientific article published on 8 September 2011

Pleasant for some and unpleasant for others: a protocol analysis of the cognitive factors that influence affective responses to exercise

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Predicting Engagement With Online Walking Promotion Among Metropolitan and Rural Cancer Survivors

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Prediction of maximal or peak oxygen uptake from ratings of perceived exertion.

scientific article published on May 2014

Prediction of maximal oxygen uptake from the ratings of perceived exertion and heart rate during a perceptually-regulated sub-maximal exercise test in active and sedentary participants

scientific article published on 8 August 2007

Prediction of maximal oxygen uptake in sedentary males from a perceptually regulated, sub-maximal graded exercise test

scientific article published on January 2008

Predictors of physical activity among rural adults following cardiac rehabilitation

scientific article published on 24 September 2018

Prefrontal cortex haemodynamics and affective responses during exercise: a multi-channel near infrared spectroscopy study

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Prefrontal oxygenation and the acoustic startle eyeblink response during exercise: A test of the dual-mode model

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

Promoting physical activity in rural Australian adults using an online intervention

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Psychological affect at different ratings of perceived exertion in high- and low-active women: a study using a production protocol

scientific article published in June 1996

Reducing Sitting Time After Stroke: A Phase II Safety and Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 31 October 2015

Reductions in food cravings are similar with low-fat weight loss diets differing in protein and carbohydrate in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes: A randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 05 June 2018

Relationships Between Model Predicted and Actual Match Performance in Professional Australian Footballers During an In-Season Training Macrocycle

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Relationships Between Model-Predicted and Actual Match-Play Exercise-Intensity Performance in Professional Australian Footballers During a Preseason Training Macrocycle

scientific article published on 03 January 2019

Rural Environments and Community Health (REACH): a randomised controlled trial protocol for an online walking intervention in rural adults

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Self-efficacy for temptations is a better predictor of weight loss than motivation and global self-efficacy: evidence from two prospective studies among overweight/obese women at high risk of breast cancer

scientific article published on 3 February 2014

Self-reported tolerance influences prefrontal cortex hemodynamics and affective responses

scientific article published on 3 September 2015

Some gain for a small investment: An economic evaluation of an exercise program for people living in residential aged care

scientific article published on 01 November 2020

Steps toward improving diet and exercise for cancer survivors (STRIDE): a quasi-randomised controlled trial protocol.

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Study and Life: How first year university students use their time

Submaximal Exercise-Based Equations to Predict Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

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The Effect of Prescribed and Preferred Intensity Exercise on Psychological Affect and the Influence of Baseline Measures of Affect

article by Gaynor Parfitt et al published March 2000 in Journal of Health Psychology

The Use of Ratings of Perceived Exertion in Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

The development and initial validation of the Exercise Causality Orientations Scale

scientific article published in June 2001

The effect of antecedent fatiguing activity on the relationship between perceived exertion and physiological activity during a constant load exercise task

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The effect of choice of exercise mode on psychological responses

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The effect of induced mood states on performance profile areas of perceived need

scientific article published in February 1999

The effect of intermittent versus chronic energy restriction on breast cancer risk biomarkers in premenopausal women: a randomised pilot trial

scientific article published on 13 May 2008

The effects of cognitive and somatic anxiety and self-confidence on components of performance during competition

scientific article published in May 1999

The effects of competitive anxiety on memory span and rebound shooting tasks in basketball players

scientific article published in December 1993

The experiences of participants in an innovative online resource designed to increase regular walking among rural cancer survivors: a qualitative pilot feasibility study.

scientific article published on 27 February 2014

The perceptually regulated exercise test is sensitive to increases in maximal oxygen uptake

scientific article published on 16 November 2012

The pleasure and displeasure people feel when they exercise at different intensities: decennial update and progress towards a tripartite rationale for exercise intensity prescription

scientific article published on August 2011

The psychological and physiological responses of sedentary individuals to prescribed and preferred intensity exercise

scientific article published in February 2006

The rating of perceived exertion during competitive running scales with time

scientific article published on 17 September 2008

The relationship between children's habitual activity level and psychological well-being

scientific article published in December 2005

The validity of predicting maximal oxygen uptake from a perceptually-regulated graded exercise test

scientific article published on 7 April 2005

The validity of predicting maximal oxygen uptake from perceptually regulated graded exercise tests of different durations

scientific article published on 09 June 2006

Use of a perceptually-regulated test to measure maximal oxygen uptake is valid and feels better

scientific article published on 20 September 2013

Validity of Submaximal Step Tests to Estimate Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Healthy Adults

scientific article published on 15 December 2015

Validity of a perceptually-regulated step test protocol for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy adults

scientific article published on 05 October 2016

What is the effect of aerobic exercise intensity on cardiorespiratory fitness in those undergoing cardiac rehabilitation? A systematic review with meta-analysis

scholarly article by Braden L Mitchell et al published 18 August 2018 in British Journal of Sports Medicine