Your workout playlist may feel motivating, but research shows music during exercise does not reliably boost focus or mood.

A: When your body is working at max capacity, your brain is overwhelmed by physical signals—breathing, heart rate, and muscle fatigue. At that level of intensity, the “distraction” or “boost” from ...

Funding: This work was funded by a grant from the company that provided the tracks for the work flow condition to Dr. Ripolles. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, ...