29 Perceived exertion while exercising Can the introduc tion

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29 Perceived exertion while exercising Can the introduc tion of pleasant sensory stimuli lead to a more pleasant exercise environment and decrease perceived exertion during a four minute stepping task Forty three stu dents from a Southeastern university were assigned at random to three conditions taste in which partici pants inserted a lemon flavored mouth guard during the task placebo in which participants inserted a non flavored mouth guard and control in which no mouth guard was used Twelve students were assigned to the taste group 15 to the placebo group and 16 to the control group Ratings of perceived exertion RPE scores were measured on standard 15 point scale rang ing from 6 lue van liche to 20 Corrhoud 13