Key result
Listening to aerobic dance music or Japanese traditional folk song during a 60-minute bench stepping exercise significantly reduced fatigue compared to nonmusic in middle-aged women.
Why the study?
Does listening to music improve mood in middle-aged women during bench stepping exercise?
Does listening to music improve mood in middle-aged women during bench stepping exercise?
Listening to music, particularly aerobic dance music, improves mood and reduces fatigue during exercise in middle-aged women.
Music may lessen fatigue and boost vigor during exercise in middle-aged women; leaves open effects on adherence or outcomes.
This study evaluated the effect of music on the mood of women during exercise. 16 middle-aged women, aged 49.9 +/- 7.53 yr., performed 60-min. bench stepping exercise while listening to Japanese traditional folk song, aerobic dance music, or nonmusic. The subjects reported significantly less fatigue with aerobic dance music and Japanese traditional folk song than with nonmusic. Aerobic dance music was associated with significantly more vigor and less confusion than nonmusic.
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Hayakawa et al. (2000) studied this question. Music (Japanese traditional folk song or aerobic dance music) vs. Nonmusic was evaluated on Mood (fatigue, vigor, confusion). Listening to aerobic dance music or Japanese traditional folk song during a 60-minute bench stepping exercise significantly reduced fatigue compared to nonmusic in middle-aged women.
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