新しい研究により、強度の高い運動中に自分の好きな音楽を聴くと、無音状態で運動するよりも持久力が約20％向上することが明らかになった。自転車競技者を対象としたこの研究では、運動のきつさや身体的負担の自覚症状に変化はないまま、持久力が向上することが示されている。
レクリエーションとして運動習慣のある成人29名を対象に、最大出力の約80％の負荷をかけた高強度のサイクリングテストを2回実施した。1回は無音状態で、もう1回は自身で選曲した楽曲（多くは1分間に120から140拍のテンポ）を聴きながら行った。音楽を聴いた場合、疲労困憊に至るまでの時間は平均35.6分であったのに対し、音楽なしでは平均29.8分であり、研究者らはこれを持久力が明らかに20％向上した結果であると説明している。
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A small controlled experiment reported in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience found that exposure to infrasound—ultra-low-frequency vibration below the range of human hearing—was associated with higher salivary cortisol and more negative mood ratings, even though participants could not reliably detect when the infrasound was present.
A randomized clinical trial found that 24 minutes of specially designed music paired with auditory beat stimulation significantly lowers anxiety symptoms. Researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University tested various listening durations on 144 adults with moderate anxiety. The 24-minute session provided the strongest benefits.
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Just a few minutes of activity that leaves people out of breath each day was associated with substantially lower risks of developing eight major diseases and of dying over about seven years in a study of roughly 96,000 UK Biobank participants who wore wrist accelerometers for a week. The research, published March 30, 2026 in the European Heart Journal, suggests that how intensely people move may matter alongside how much they move.
Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough have found that feeling mentally sharp on a given day can boost productivity by up to 40 minutes. The study, published in Science Advances, tracked university students over 12 weeks and connected clearer thinking to setting and achieving bigger goals. Factors like sleep and workload influence these daily fluctuations.
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A new study shows that slowing breathing rates can reduce anxiety-like behaviors even without any conscious effort or belief in its effects. Researchers used mice to demonstrate that the benefits come from physiological changes rather than placebo. The findings were presented at a summit in Los Angeles earlier this month.