The purpose of our study was to verify the repeatability of heart rate measurements with the sensor Polar H10 and the repeatability of assessments of effort sensitivity with 15-point Borg rating scale of perceived exertion during physical activity. In addition to the repeatability of heart rate measurements and the repeatability of assessments of effort sensitivity, we also verify the stage of correlation (Spearman’s coefficient) between the assessments of effort sensitivity and measured heart rate during physical activity. The study included 21 healthy young adult subjects (15 women and 6 men) who participated in exercise test with a cycloergometer in increasing intensity of physical activity, anthropometry and measurements of body composition using the method of bioelectrical impedance analysis. The initial working load in cycloergometry was 1 kp, which was increased every two minutes for 0.5 kp i.e. 25 W. Test was completed when the subject reached a heart rate of 160 beats per minute. By calculating the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), we proved that the repeatability of heart rate measurements is excellent (ICC = 0.98) and that the repeatability of assessments of effort sensitivity is high (ICC = 0.90). Correlation between the assessments of effort sensitivity and measured heart rate is very high (ro = 0.81). We can conclude that in healthy young subjects, the use of the Polar H10 heart rate sensor is appropriate and that the Borg scale is a credible measure of physical activity intensity.
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