The effect of relaxing music on changes in blood lactate level during recovery following a maximal exercise session in young female athletes

The purpose of the present research was to examine the effect of relaxing music on changes in lactate level during recovery following a maximal exercise. 15 young female athletes (24.6±3.5 years; 168.5±3.6 cm height; 63.5±9.07 kg weight) were randomly selected as sample form 100 volunteers in Al-Zahra Sport Complex in Tehran City. Before the test, all the subjects participated in a program consisting of warming up, resting, blood sampling, and lactate level measurement. Blood lactate of the subjects was measured before the exercise, immediately after the exercise, and 7 and 15 minutes into recovery both with and without music. The results showed that during recovery with music (up to 15 minutes after exercise) blood lactate decreased by 25%, while it only decreased by 8% during recovery without music. It can thus be concluded that relaxing music can reduce stress and contribute to faster recovery in fatigued athletes.