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Exertion
Effort | Physical Effort | Effort, Physical | Efforts | Efforts, Physical | Exertions | Physical Efforts
Expenditure of energy by skeletal muscles. Intensity of exertion may be measured by rate of oxygen consumption, heat produced, or heart rate. Perceived exertion, a psychological measure of exertion, is included. |
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