Influence Of Music On Maximal Running Performance And Post-Exercise Recovery Rate

In present study, tried to evaluate the effect of music on exercise performance in young untrained subjects. In this study, we tested the effect of different tempo music on maximal exercise time duration, heart rate and passive post-exercise recovery rate in young female adults. Twelve healthy female participants completed three randomly assigned trials: static noise (control), fast tempo music and slow tempo music. Each condition consisted of maximal treadmill exercise and post-exercise recovery periods. Resting heart rate, maximal exercise time duration, peak heart rate and recovery heart rate was recorded in each trials. Listening to fast tempo music during exercise resulted in a higher peak heart rate, and exercise time duration (Repeated-measures ANOVA, p<0.05). Repeated Measures ANOVA revealed a main effect of time (p<0.05), and a trial and time interaction (P<0.05) for recovery heart rate, indicating that responses differed over time between trials. Post-hoc analysis indicated significant differences between fast music exercise trial and slow music exercise trial and between fast music trial and control trial (p<0.05) Listening to fast tempo music during maximal exercise can increase exercise time duration and Peak heart rate while listening to slow tempo music after exercise can accelerate the recovery rate back to resting levels