Influencia de la música en el rendimiento físico, esfuerzo percibido y motivación / Influence of Music on Physical Performance, Perceived Exertion and Motivation

Abstract

? 2015, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid y CV Ciencias del Deporte. All rights reserved.The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which different types of music (classical or techno), or the absence of music, may affect motivation, performance and perceived effort. 24 triathletes were divided into three groups, one of which served as a control group. Each group underwent three exercise sessions of twenty minutes on the static bicycle. No music was played in any of the control group?s sessions. In the first session for Group 1 no music was played. In the first session for Group 2 no music was played. In the second session, classical music was played for the participants of Group 1 and techno music was played for the participants of Group 2. In the third and final session, techno music was played for the participants of Group 1 and classical music was played for the participants of Group 2. Results indicate that the choice of music has little effect on performance. It appears that a song?s popularity or its association with a famous film is the most motivational factor and that this affects the participants? levels of perceived effort, however this effect is less noticeable with classical music.