Sport makes it easier for us to exercise and it increases the desire for training

How does music affect athletic people??

Many people want to lose weight. People often try to do this through diet and exercise. The problem is that most people have no real desire to do sports. This raises the question of how we can achieve that we train more motivated and just generally have more fun in the sport. The solution is simple: Researchers have now found that listening to music while exercising not only increases the focus on the task at hand, but also makes training a lot more enjoyable.

Researchers at Brunel University London found in their study that listening to music during exercise improves focus and makes them more passionate about exercise. The physicians published the results of their study in the English-language journal "Psychology of Sport and Exercise".

Most people have no real desire to do sports. Physicians found that music, however, makes more desire for sports and increases the focus in sports activities. (Image: nd3000 / fotolia.com)

What effects does music have on people?

In the study, the experts used the so-called electroencephalography (EEG) to monitor the brain's response to music while the participants were exercising physically. It is no secret that music has the ability to evoke emotional responses, the doctors say. Music can make us happy, sad and angry or motivate us. The latter is one of the reasons why many of us listen to music while jogging. But how exactly does the brain respond to music when we exercise? Study author Marcelo Bigliassi and his colleagues wanted to answer this question through their investigation.

How does music affect the brain during sports??

The mechanisms in the brain underlying the psychological effects of auditory stimuli on physical activity have been poorly understood, the researchers say. The experts wanted to assess how music or a podcast affects the brain during exercise, compared to no acoustic stimuli. EEG technology facilitated measurement during an outdoor exercise, allowing researchers to explore the mechanisms of the brain that underlie the effects of music in real-life exercise situations.

Subjects had to walk a 400 meter track

In total, 24 study participants moved 400 meters on an outdoor track at a pace of their choice under one of three conditions. Some subjects did the practice while listening to Pharrell Williams's Happy Song for six minutes, some participants heard a podcast of a lecture and some subjects did not hear anything, the experts explain.

Brain waves of the subjects were measured

During the exercise, participants' brainwaves were measured by EEG. The scientists also assessed how each of the three listening conditions affected attendees' attention during the task and how these conditions impacted their alertness and fatigue.

Music increases well-being during physical tasks

The researchers found that listening to music resulted in a 28% increase in enjoyment during the task compared to no auditory stimuli. The enjoyment was 13 percent higher for those listening to music than those listening to a podcast. These effects were associated with an increase in beta waves in the frontal and frontal-central regions of the cerebral cortex, reports the team.

Music amplifies beta waves

Physicians have found that music has the potential to enhance beta waves and create a more positive emotional state. This can be exploited during other forms of exercise and make a given activity more enjoyable. When people avoid exercise because they do not feel like doing sports, listening to music can provide a way to make it more comfortable, say the experts. (As)