A study found that playing fast and loud music increased the duration of exercise and heart rate among 50 young adult participants. However, researchers saw no correlation between the increase in heart rate and the presence or absence of music. The study tested different music conditions including fast music, slow music, and no music during exercise. Additional research reports that listening to music can provide performance boosting effects and motivate people to exercise harder and longer without realizing it. Both fast and loud music and slower music can impact exercise intensity and heart rate in different ways.

1. Study Shows Music
Affects Exercise
Performance
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2. Meanwhile, fast music has no effect on performance or fatigue in a high-intensity cycling
test.
Heart rate also increased when researchers played music during the study. Researchers
used fast music, slow music, and a no music protocol while participants exercised.
The study found out that among the 50 young adult participants, playing fast and loud
music showed an increase in the duration of exercise and heart rate. Researchers, on the
other hand, did not see a correlation between the increase in heart rate and the presence
or absence of music.
A study published in the International Journal of Physiology, Pathophysiology, and
Pharmacology shows that fast and loud music increases the total duration of exercise and
heart rate. Researchers, however, see no correlation between the increase in heart rate
and presence or absence of music due to lack of uniformity in exercise protocol.
Effects of Music During Exercise
The study, which aims to analyze the impact of music on duration of exercise and heart
rate, discovered a significant increase in the length of the fitness training once the music
played in the background. According to researchers, fast tempo jazz, slow classical, and
self-selected music decreased perceptions of exertion relative to a control condition.

3. Incorporating Music During Exercise
Healthline reports that a person’s playlist can provide performance-boosting effects.
Additionally, people can get a competitive edge from music. Listening to music can
motivate individuals to get moving and start exercising. It will also help them work out
harder without them noticing.
While fast and loud music can boost mood during an exercise, slower music can help slow
their heart rate. Slower music also helps reduce anxiety before engaging in a race, game,
or an intense workout.
Playing music can make a challenging workout easier, and it can distract the person from
the intensity of the fitness routine.
Moreover, incorporating, strong rhythmic beats, like a fast-paced musical track, could
motivate people to pick up the pace. For example, runners feel more motivated to run
faster and show greater endurance while listening to music.
Listening to music is beneficial for fitness performance. As such, researchers suggest not
to underrate its impact on one’s health and wellness.

4. Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435671/
https://www.fugoo.com/
https://www.healthline.com/health/music-can-make-or-break-your-workout#6
https://www.verywellmind.com/surprising-psychological-benefits-of-music-4126866