Key result
Slow, sedative music expedited recovery after strenuous exercise, producing the largest decline in affective arousal (ηp = 0.50) compared to fast music and no-music control.
Why the study?
Does recuperative music improve psychological and psychophysiological recovery after exhaustive exercise?
Population
42 adults undergoing exhaustive exercise
Comparison
Slow, sedative music or fast, stimulative music… vs No-music control during passive recovery
Design
RCT, Randomized, fully counterbalanced, crossover design
Follow-up
30 minutes post-exercise
Authors
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May support slow sedative music in post-exercise recovery protocols; extends RCT evidence on affective arousal reduction.
RCT (n=42)
randomized, fully counterbalanced, crossover
Does recuperative music improve psychological and psychophysiological recovery after exhaustive exercise?
Effect estimate: ηp = 0.50
Slow, sedative music expedites psychological and psychophysiological recovery immediately after strenuous exercise.
Karageorghis et al. (2017) conducted an RCT in Postexercise recovery (n=42). Slow, sedative music vs. Fast, stimulative music and no-music control was evaluated on Decline in affective arousal between active and passive recovery phases (ηp = 0.50). Slow, sedative music expedited recovery after strenuous exercise, producing the largest decline in affective arousal (ηp = 0.50) compared to fast music and no-music control.
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