A multiple mediation analysis of the association between asynchronous use of music and running performance.

The purpose of this study was to examine if the effects of asynchronous use of music on running performance are directly and/or indirectly carried through psychological, psychophysical, and psychophysiological benefits. Following a standardized music selection procedure, 20 healthy undergraduate students (10 males, 10 females) completed a 30-min treadmill run at perceived moderate intensity while listening to music (135-140 beats per minute) or under a no-music condition in a randomized order. Participants' affective valence, arousal, perceived exertion, heart rate during the run, and running distance were measured in both trials.

A school-based intervention program in promoting leisure-time physical activity: trial protocol.

Background: Regular participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is important to manage obesity. Physical education (PE) is considered to play an important role in promoting lifelong participation in physical activity (PA) because it provides an existing network where cost-effective interventions can be implemented to produce sustainable change in health behavior. However, the association between compulsory school PA (e.