An athlete who listens to music will be able to run faster and farther than one who doesn't listen to music whilst exercising.

Effect of music on athletic performance

Music helps people in a variety of ways. Apart from being a form of entertainment, it is also a good motivational and relaxation tool. However, one of the most significant uses of music is in exercise. Music can help to make exercise more enjoyable and tolerable. It can also help to improve a person’s athletic performance.

Music helps athletes to be distracted from the pain and fatigue when they exercise and therefore it helps to perform better. When an athlete focuses on music, he becomes subconsciously distracted from the fatigue..

However, recent studies suggest that music serves as more than just a distraction. Music can help to affect the mood of an athlete. Listening to lively music for example, can psyche up an athlete and motivate him to increase the intensity of his training. Slow paced songs can help to relax an athlete before working out or competing.

Music also helps to synchronize the rhythm of body movements and can help our muscles in lthe earning of new motions/movement.

The hypothesis that participants listening to music during exercise will be able to run faster and farther than the participants who are listening to music, is proven to be true.
 

Having music in the background makes time see to pass more quickly and it distracts us from pain and fatigue. Therefore, music can be an effective tool in training an athlete’s stamina, confidence and performance.
 

The experiment can also be done by using slow or classical music to determine if the results will differ.

This experiment can also be repeated on other kinds of sports like cycling.