Influence of preferred and non-preferred music on the mood and perfomance during heavy intensity exercise

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the preferred and non - preferred music influence upon mood and performance during heavy exercise domain. Four women and six men physically active were submitted to the study. Ten preferred songs and ten non - preferred songs were chosen by the subjects to listen during a cycle ergometer exercise. Each subject performed three protocols, Preferred Music (PM), Non - Preferred Music (NPM) and No Music (NM), with three rectangular exhausting tests (high, medium and low) on ergometer cycle. The mood was evaluated through the List of Mood- Reduced and Illustrated (LM-RI) wich was applied in the beginning and at the end of the test. Such list was composed of seven positive adjectives (happy, active, calm, light, pleasant, full of energy and spiritual) and seven negative adjectives (bashful, sad, weighted, unpleasant, anxious, afraid e useless).Time to exhaustion and work were examined in all protocols. Listening to the preferred music resulted in positive adjectives compared to the non - preferred music and no music conditions. The negative adjectives had been increased on the time to exhaustion. No significant differences (p >; 0.05) were found in heart rate, blood lactate concentration, ratings of perceived exertion and performance between protocols. Thus, listening to preferred music and no-preferred music do not influence the performance during heavy exercises. Therefore, preferred music increases positive adjectives.