vahid hassaspour; Alireza Farsi; Mahin Aghdaei
Abstract
Introduction: For many years, researchers have sought different ways to improve the sports activity of the elderly. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of motivational music and video stimuli on cardiorespiratory responses in the elderly during walking.
Methods: The current ...
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Introduction: For many years, researchers have sought different ways to improve the sports activity of the elderly. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of motivational music and video stimuli on cardiorespiratory responses in the elderly during walking.
Methods: The current research was applied quasi-experimentally with a within-subject design. The participants of this research included 24 elderly individuals aged 65 to 75 years old. Then the participants walked on the treadmill at 3 to 5 km/h for 5 to 8 minutes. Participants were assessed under three different conditions (motivational music, motivational video, and no intervention) using a respiratory gas analysis device (resting calorie consumption, total body energy expenditure rate, ventilation-to-oxygen uptake ratio, ventilation-to-carbon dioxide ratio) and the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale to record each individual's perception of effort and activity.
Results: The results of repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni's post hoc test showed that in the motivational music condition, there were significant differences in variables such as resting calorie consumption, perceived exertion, total body energy expenditure rate, and ventilation-to-oxygen uptake ratio compared to the motivational video and no-intervention conditions. However, no significant difference was observed in the ventilation-to-carbon dioxide ratio variable.
Conclusion: It seems that walking with motivational music improves cardio-respiratory response variables in the elderly.
