Publications

Authors:

Cavaggioni, Luca; Formenti, Damiano; Ouergui, Ibrahim; Perpetuini, David; Castiglioni, Paolo; Berengan, Alessandro; Trecroci, Athos; Ardigò, Luca Paolo; Merati, Giampiero

Title:

Effects of music listening on anaerobic performance and motivation in healthy young adults

Year:

2025

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

FRONTIERS IN SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING

ISSN of journal:

2624-9367

N° Volume:

7

Page numbers:

1-8

Keyword:

motivation; music; perceived exertion; running; sprint

Short description of contents:

Introduction The study aimed to investigate and confirm from a physiological and psychological perspective whether preferred music would influence anaerobic performance during the Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST). Methods A total of 18 (men, n = 12, women, n = 6) sub-& eacute;lite track-and-field and football athletes (mean age 22.2 +/- 2.1 years, mean height 175.3 +/- 8.0 cm, mean weight 66.4 +/- 10.6 kg, mean BMI 21.5 +/- 2.2 kg/m2) were voluntarily recruited. The RAST procedure was performed by recording maximum power (Pmax), average power (Pmean), minimum power (Pmin), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and motivational level (visual analog scale) while listening to preferred or no music through headphones. Results Listening to music significantly increased motivation (p < 0.001, effect size = 1.31, very large) compared to no music. However, no significant differences were observed in other performance variables between the "with music" and "without music" conditions. Conclusions Overall, listening to preferred music during an anaerobic exercise improves motivation as confirmed by previous evidence. This could be helpful for athletes to strive for even higher goals by improving their current performance level.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1518359

Product ID:

145040

Handle IRIS:

11562/1159596

Last Modified:

April 13, 2025

Bibliographic citation:

Cavaggioni, Luca; Formenti, Damiano; Ouergui, Ibrahim; Perpetuini, David; Castiglioni, Paolo; Berengan, Alessandro; Trecroci, Athos; Ardigò, Luca Paolo; Merati, Giampiero, Effects of music listening on anaerobic performance and motivation in healthy young adults «FRONTIERS IN SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING» , vol. 7 , 2025 , pp. 1-8

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