What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Other. Intervention: Music tempo (fast-paced and slow-paced music) vs. No music. Primary outcome: Increase in heart rate from rest.

What does this research mean for the field?

Music tempo directly modulates heart rate during exercise, with fast-paced music leading to a greater increase and slow-paced music leading to a smaller increase in heart rate compared to running without music. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To investigate how external auditory stimuli, specifically music tempo, modulate heart rate response during exercise.

September 30, 2026Open Access

The effects of external stimuli on your heartrate while exercising.

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Key result

Faster-paced music increases treadmill running heart rate vs. no music, while slower music blunts it.

n=10

Why the study?

While exercise is known to increase heart rate, the modulation of this response by external stimuli such as music is less understood.

Does listening to music of varying tempos affect heart rate increase during a 5-minute treadmill run in human participants?

Population

10 participants running on a treadmill

Comparison

Fast-paced music vs slow-paced music vs no music

Design

Within-subject experimental study using smartwatches to monitor heart rate

Follow-up

5 minutes per condition

Authors

SMShahir Bassel Megallaa

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Implication

Music tempo may modulate exercise heart rate in small cohorts; leaves open whether this warrants clinical attention or larger trials.

Key Points

To investigate how external auditory stimuli, specifically music tempo, modulate heart rate response during exercise.
Assessed N=10 participants performing 5-minute treadmill runs across three distinct conditions: fast-paced music, slow-paced music, and no music.
Monitored heart rate continuously throughout baseline rest and running intervals using smartwatches.
Running while listening to fast-paced music led to a greater increase in heart rate from resting levels compared to running with no music.
Running while listening to slow-paced music produced a smaller increase in heart rate from resting baseline compared to running without music.

Structured PICO

Does listening to music of varying tempos affect heart rate increase during a 5-minute treadmill run in human participants?

Population

10 participants evaluated during a 5-minute treadmill run under varying auditory conditions.

Intervention

Running on a treadmill for 5 minutes while listening to fast-paced music or slow-paced music

Comparator

Running on a treadmill for 5 minutes without any music

Outcome

Change in heart rate from rest, monitored using smartwatchessurrogate

Auditory cues such as music tempo can directly modulate cardiovascular exertion and heart rate response during exercise.

Cite This Study

Shahir Bassel Megallaa (2026) studied this question. Music tempo (fast-paced and slow-paced music) vs. No music was evaluated on Increase in heart rate from rest. Faster-paced music caused a greater increase in heart rate from rest during treadmill running compared to no music, whereas slower-paced music resulted in a smaller increase.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6abc576efbfca106a1247e93 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23022637

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The effects of external stimuli on your heartrate while exercising.

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The effects of external stimuli on your heartrate while exercising.

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