Hard Workout or Painful Workout? Why Effort and Pain Aren’t the Same
Exercise effort and pain describe different experiences, so a painful workout does not by itself show that training was more demanding or productive.
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How to Tell How Hard You’re Exercising
Perceived exertion and the Talk Test help estimate exercise intensity from bodily cues, without turning those sensations into exact lab measurements.