Key result
Listening to music during recovery after anaerobic exercise did not significantly alter mean blood lactate concentration or heart rate compared to no music (p>0.05).
Why the study?
Recovery is extremely important for athletes, and the influence of listening to music on recovery after anaerobic exercise had not been clearly established.
Does listening to music improve physiological recovery (heart rate and blood lactate) after anaerobic exercise in male athletes?
Does listening to music improve physiological recovery (heart rate and blood lactate) after anaerobic exercise in male athletes?
p-value: p=>0.05
Listening to music does not enhance physiological recovery, as measured by heart rate and blood lactate clearance, following anaerobic exercise.
Music fails to aid recovery after anaerobic exercise; small study leaves effects in broader contexts open.
BACKGROUND: For years, the effects of music on exercise performance have been researched. Recovery is extremely important for athletes, and therefore any factor that could affect it is of importance. OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of listening to music on recovery after an anaerobic-exercise. METHOD: 25 male athletes (age 21.76 [Formula: see text] 1.84 years) visited the laboratory on two occasions over a week. They performed the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) on two identical conditions but recovery was conducted ‘with’ and ‘without’ listening to music. Blood lactate concentration values were determined at 1, 5, 10 and 15 minutes during the recovery from the exercise. Heart rate (HR) values were determined every minute of the 15 minutes of recovery. RESULTS: There was no difference in the mean blood lactate concentration and HR during the recovery with and without music ([Formula: see text] 0.05). Results showed no significant differences between 2 recovery conditions in heart rate or blood lactate. CONCLUSIONS: Music cannot improve recovery after anaerobic performance and it cannot be used as a mean to enhance recovery after an anaerobic-performance.
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Tülin Atan (2022) studied Anaerobic exercise recovery (n=25). Listening to music vs. Without listening to music was evaluated on Mean blood lactate concentration and heart rate during recovery (p=>0.05). Listening to music during recovery after anaerobic exercise did not significantly alter mean blood lactate concentration or heart rate compared to no music (p>0.05).