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Applying Music in Exercise and Sport
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Part I: How and Why Music Can Help Us in Exercise and Sport

Chapter 1. Music in Exercise and Sport

Music and Human Societies Through the Ages

The Music and Exercise Revolution

Music and the Olympic Games

What Is Music?

Music Use in Exercise and Sport

Main Effects of Music

How Music Is Used

Music Use and the Law

Summary

Chapter 2. The Science Behind the Music–Performance Connection

Why Certain Tunes Resonate With Us

Factors Influencing Responses to Music: A New Theoretical Model

Summary

Chapter 3. Assessing Music and Measuring Its Effects

Using Psychometrics in the Field

Selecting Music for Exercise and Sport

Assessing the Effects of Music During a Task

Assessing the Effects of Music After a Task

Summary

Summary Points for Part I

Part II: Using Music to Enhance Exercise and Workouts

Chapter 4. Using Music to Enhance Exercise and Workouts

Pre-Workout Preparation

Strength-Based Workouts

Cardiorespiratory Workouts

Using Music in Personal Training

Cool-Down

Summary

Chapter 5. Group Exercise and Workouts

Classes With Choreographed Movements

Classes and Group Activities With Asynchronous Music

Summary

Chapter 6. Case Studies and Playlists

Case Study 1: Mom of Three Sophie Who Wants to Rekindle the Exercise Habit

Case Study 2: Ambitious Exercise-to-Music Instructor Marino Supercharges His Classes

Summary Points for Part II

Part III: Using Music to Enhance Sport Training and Performance

Chapter 7. Individual Sport Training and Performance

Serve-and-Return Sports

Endurance-Based Sports

Subjectively Scored Sports With an Artistic Component

Power-Based Sports and Events

Ice Track Sports

Combat Sports

Aerial and Water-Based Sports

Motorsports

Aiming and Shooting Sports

Summary

Chapter 8. Team Sport Training and Performance

Serve-and-Return Sports

Paddle Sports

High-Contact Field Sports

Subjectively Scored Team Sports

Bat-and-Ball Team Sports

Court-Based Ball Games

Aiming Sports

Interactive Team Sports

Team Sailing

Miscellaneous Category

Summary

Chapter 9. Case Studies and Playlists

Case Study 1: Frieda's Run for Freedom

Case Study 2: Coach Anderson Seeks New "Sound System"

Summary Points for Part III

What Do You Now Know About Music in Exercise and Sport?

Answers to Quizzes

About the Author

Costas I. Karageorghis, PhD, CPsychol, CSci, FBASES, AFBPsS, is a reader in sport psychology in the department of life sciences at Brunel University London, UK. He is internationally renowned for his research on the effects of music in the realm of exercise and sport. Karageorghis is a chartered member of the British Psychological Society, a chartered member of the Science Council, and a double-accredited member of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, which elected him a fellow in 2010.

Karageorghis is coauthor of the popular text Inside Sport Psychology (2011), which has been translated into three languages. He has also published 10 book chapters, 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 100 professional papers in sport and exercise psychology. His music-related research has been featured in media outlets such as the Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Sydney Morning Herald, ESPN The Magazine, and National Geographic. He has presented his research at conferences throughout the world, serving eight times as a keynote speaker. Karageorghis has worked with numerous international athletes and sport organizations as well as international corporations such as Nike, Spotify, International Management Group, Red Bull, Speedo, and Sony.

From 2007 to 2011, Karageorghis served as head coach of the Great Britain Students track and field team. He has also managed and coached the Brunel University London track and field team since the early 1990s, leading it to seven British Universities championships.

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