title: Physical and psychological effects from supervised aerobic music exercise.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the physical and psychological effects across 11 weeks of music-exercise sessions, the participants' training experience, and attitudes towards physical activity. The effect of different music information was also investigated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Overall, 146 sedentary volunteers were randomized into 4 exercise groups and each group received different music information. Physical capacity and psychological measures were obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Increased performance in oxygen uptake and flexibility and decreased blood pressure was found. Participants reported increased wellbeing and body-awareness, and an intention to remain physically active. No differences between groups were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Music-exercise can be recommended to promote physical activity among sedentary individuals. The amount of musical information in synchronous music seems not to have any effects on self-selected intensity or physiological benefits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Madison
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paulin
authors.forename: Ulrika
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aasa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy