Abstract

    The purpose of this study is to reveal the effects of self-selected music on muscular fatigue using a hand grip dynamometer, electromyogram, electrocardiogram, and a goniometer. It was hypothesized that exposure to a subjects’ favorite music would have a positive effect on muscular endurance and prolong the physiological fatigue associated with exercise. Subjects were selected at random having varying degree of athletic history and all within their early twenties. The same four experiments being ran for the same individual would happen over the course of two days; one day with  self-selected music and the other day without. Upon data analysis, it was revealed that heart rate variability collected by the ECG device among participants was significantly different when exposed to music, and when not exposed to music - at an average difference of 3 bpm. Analysis of data collected from the other three hardware devices revealed no significant difference in fatigue associated with exercise as a result of music exposure.