Do Overweight and Obese Individuals Select a “Moderate Intensity” Workload When Asked to Do So?

Table 2

Ratings of perceived exertion and % max heart rate for the self-selected and prescribed walking pace for both the males and females.

Variable		Female	Males	Total
RPE	Self-selected	11.7 ± 0.2	10.1 ± 0.3	11.3 ± 0.2
	Prescribed pace	12.6 ± 0.4**	12.2 ± 0.4**	12.5 ± 0.3
% max HR	Self-selected	78.0 ± 1.9	67.9 ± 1.9	75.1 ± 2.0
	Prescribed pace	77.4 ± 1.4	70.5 ± 1.4	75.5 ± 1.4

Mean ± SE. ^∗𝑃<0.05 between testing days, ^∗∗𝑃<0.001 between testing days.