Ergogenic Effects of Pop Music on Endurance Performance in Hot Conditions among Physically Active Individuals

Eng Hoe Wee, Xiao Ying Lai, Hui Yin Ler

2018

Abstract

Music has been reported by numerous researchers to elicit psychological, psychophysical, and ergogenic effects. Some researchers found that music could improve endurance performance, others reported progressive impairment in endurance performance with increasing ambient temperature. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pop music on endurance performance in hot conditions (35°C) among physically active individuals. Twenty-eight physically active subjects (14 males, 14 females, age=19.57±1.7 yrs, height= 164.8±8.3 cm, weight= 58.6±8.8 kg, VO2max = 42.5±7.7 ml.kg-1.min-1) were recruited to participate in this randomized cross-over study: with music (WM) and no music (NM) trials. For each trial, subjects cycled at 60 rpm for the first 20 minutes followed by maximal cycling effort in the last 20 minutes to determine the distance achieved. The workload of 40 minutes exercise were maintained at 55% Pmax. Heart rate (HR), oxygen uptake (VO2) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded throughout the experimental trials. Experimental trials were separated by at least 5 days apart. Results revealed that there was no significant interaction between music and cycled distance [F(1, 26) = 1.372, p=0.252, ηp2=0.050]. Results also revealed that similar physiological responses (HR and VO2) and RPE were found in both WM and NM trials. In conclusion, there is no sufficient evidence to support that pop music could enhance endurance performance in the heat among physically active individuals.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wee E., Lai X. and Ler H. (2018). Ergogenic Effects of Pop Music on Endurance Performance in Hot Conditions among Physically Active Individuals.In Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS, ISBN 978-989-758-325-4, pages 91-97. DOI: 10.5220/0006887000910097

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsports18,
author={Eng Hoe Wee and Xiao Ying Lai and Hui Yin Ler},
title={Ergogenic Effects of Pop Music on Endurance Performance in Hot Conditions among Physically Active Individuals},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,},
year={2018},
pages={91-97},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006887000910097},
isbn={978-989-758-325-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,
TI - Ergogenic Effects of Pop Music on Endurance Performance in Hot Conditions among Physically Active Individuals
SN - 978-989-758-325-4
AU - Wee E.
AU - Lai X.
AU - Ler H.
PY - 2018
SP - 91
EP - 97
DO - 10.5220/0006887000910097