{"id":81,"date":"2021-10-26T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=86030"},"modified":"2021-10-26T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:17:11","slug":"how-to-use-music-to-beat-mental-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/how-to-use-music-to-beat-mental-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use music to beat mental fatigue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Witts\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The idea of improving your endurance performance \u2013 notably running \u2013 by listening to music is nothing new. But the idea of music cranking up your efforts when mentally fatigued<\/a> is, and is a subject drilled down into by a team from the University of Edinburgh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Researchers recruited 18 fitness enthusiasts and split them into two groups of nine. One group alternated between low and high intensity<\/a><\/strong> to test interval running<\/a><\/strong> capacity, the other completed a 5km time-trial<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Beforehand, both completed a computer-based cognitive test to put them in a fatigued state, and then ran with and without self-selected motivational music. Song examples included Addicted to You<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Avicii, Run this Town<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Jay-Z and, the banger of bangers, Eye of the Tiger<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Survivor.<\/p>\n