The Effect of Music Tempo on Fatigue Perception at Different Exercise Intensities

Jianfeng Wu, Lingyan Zhang, Hongchun Yang, Chunfu Lu, Lu Jiang and Yuyun Chen
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Jianfeng Wu: Industrial Design and Research Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Lingyan Zhang: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Hongchun Yang: Industrial Design and Research Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Chunfu Lu: Industrial Design and Research Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Lu Jiang: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Yuyun Chen: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-18

Abstract: Background: This study aimed to clarify the effect of music tempo on runners’ perception of fatigue at different exercise intensities and while listening to music of different tempos through running experiments. Methods: This study used a within-subject two-factor experimental design with music tempo (fast music, slow music, no music) and exercise intensity (high intensity, low intensity) as independent variables and the time to fatigue perception (TFP), the difference in heart rate (HR) and the difference in the median frequency (MF) of surface electromyography (sEMG) signals as observation indexes. Eighteen participants completed a total of 108 sets of running experiments. Results: (1) The main effect of music tempo on the TFP was significant ( p < 0.001). (2) The main effect of exercise intensity on the TFP was significant ( p < 0.001), and the main effect on the difference in HR was significant ( p < 0.001). (3) The interaction effect of music tempo and exercise intensity on the TFP was significant ( p < 0.05). Conclusions: Exercisers’ subjective perception of fatigue was affected by music tempo and the interaction between music tempo and exercise intensity, and exercisers’ objective fatigue perception was influenced mostly by exercise intensity. The findings of this study provide guidance for runners’ choice of music at different intensities of exercise. Whether it is low-intensity exercise or high-intensity exercise, listening to fast music while exercising can help runners perform better mentally and physically during their runs.

Keywords: running; music tempo; exercise intensity; fatigue perception; heart rate; surface electromyographic signals; median frequency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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