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Influence of music on performance and psychophysiological responses during moderate-intensity exercise preceded by
Joao P Lopes-Silva1, Adriano E Lima-Silva1, Romulo Bertuzzi2
1Sport Science Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Federal University of Pernambuco, Alto do Reservatório Street, Bela Vista, Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco 55608-680, Brazil.
Purpose:
We examined the effects of listening to music on time to exhaustion and psychophysiological responses during moderate-intensity exercise performed in fatigued and non-fatigued conditions.
Methods:
Fourteen healthy men performed moderate-intensity exercise (60% Wmax) until exhaustion under four different conditions: with and without pre-fatigue (induced by 100 drop jumps) and listening and not listening to music.
Results:
Time to exhaustion was lower in the fatigued than the non-fatigued condition regardless listening to music. Similarly, RPE was higher in the fatigued than the non-fatigued condition, but music had no effect. On the other hand, listening to music decreased the associative thoughts regardless of fatigue status. Heart rate was not influenced by any treatment.
Conclusion:
These results suggest that listening to music changes attentional focus but is not able to reverse fatigue-derived alteration of performance.
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