Find Your Target Heart Rate

As mentioned in previous steps, the Perceived Exertion Scale is another way to track the intensity of your workouts. Perceived Exertion is a mental scale from 1-10 (1 being the easiest workload and 10 being the absolute hardest) that helps you determine how hard you're working. Your Perceived Exertion level, like the talk test, will depend on the type of workout you're doing, your fitness goals, your fitness level. You can also use a Borg Scale which offers a more detailed rating scale.