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Like the RPE Scale, it is sometimes useful (usually for research) to record how someone is feeling. In thermoregulation studies, you are able to record the subjective feelings of temperature (hot and cold) using the following 5-point Likert scales.

Subjective Cold Rating Scale

Which of these words best describe how you feel right now?

1. Not cold at all
2. Slightly cold
3. Moderately cold
4. Very cold
5. Extremely cold

Subjective Heat Rating Scale

Which of these words best describe how you feel right now?

1. Not hot at all
2. Slightly hot
3. Moderately hot
4. Very hot
5. Extremely hot

Related Pages

• The cold rating scale was used in the research project: From the Tropics to Tassie: Investigations during a hockey tournament
• The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) — a composite temperature used to estimate the effect of temperature, humidity, and solar radiation on humans.
• Rating of Fatigue (ROF) — a rating scale for measuring fatigue
• Measurements in Sports Medicine
• RPE - Ratings of Perceived Exertion
• About recording environmental conditions for fitness testing
• Exercise in Extreme Conditions — articles and information
• Measuring core body temperature
• The Australian Open Tennis Heat Policy
• About the Likert Scale

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