9th Annual WML Academic Symposium

Presenter(s): Brynn Hudgins
Title: Comparison of Rate of Perceived Exertion Load and Daily Wellness Scores
Developed under the guidance of Dr. Jennifer Bunn , College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

This study aimed to correlate rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and session RPE (sRPE) with wellness for female Division I lacrosse players (n=29). Wellness scores were submitted each morning and RPE each evening for four months. RPE and sRPE were measured in arbitrary units (AU) to evaluate the subjective intensity of training sessions. The mean scores were: wellness 69.8±17.4 AU, RPE 6.6±1.4 AU, and sRPE 979.8±357.0 AU. There was no correlation between wellness and RPE (ρ=.020, p=.483), or sRPE (ρ=.008, p=.777). Athletes’ feelings of morning wellness has no relationship with their subjective rating of practice difficulty later in the day.