Effect of Different Musical Tempo on Post-Exercise Recovery in young adults

Abstract

The study was about the effect of music and different musical tempo on post-exercise recovery time following moderate exercise as there is very little information about effect of music on time taken for post- exercise recovery. Sixty volunteers (30 male, 30 female) subjected to isotonic exercise i.e. Harvard's step test, on three consecutive days, followed by rest in silence on first day, rest by hearing slow music on second day and rest by hearing fast music on third day. Parameters such as Pulse rate and blood pressure, were measured at predetermined intervals. The ANOVA test showed that with slow music, recovery time of systolic blood pressure (SBP) (7.7±2.9), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (5.4±3.3) and pulse rate recovery (PR) (8.1±2.1) were significantly faster when compared to both no music and fast music. The study concluded that music hastens post-exercise recovery and slow music has greater relaxation effect than fast or no music, recovery time was independent of the gender and individual music preference.