EP/28: MUSIC & SPORT
Can Music Make You Better at Sports? with Professor Costas Karageorghis
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Have you ever listened to music while exercising? You were probably just trying to make it more enjoyable or pass the time more quickly. But, did you know that music can actually make you perform better as an athlete? Music has been proven to produce a measurable improvement in many types of athletic activities. We’re joined today by a world-renowned expert who will explain why music has this super-power and how to harness it for your own sporting activities.
Costas Karageorghis is a professor in sport and exercise psychology at Brunel University London. He has established an international reputation for his research into the psychological and neurophysiological effects of music. Professor Karageorghis is the author of two textbooks, 12 book chapters, 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 100 professional papers in sport and exercise psychology.
Learn more about his research and listen to his Ultimate Fitness Workout Playlist and his Runner’s Playlist available on Spotify. Follow the Sound and Vision Innovations (SAVI) Group on Twitter: @SAVIBrunel.
About Professor Costas Karageorghis
Costas Karageorghis is a professor in sport and exercise psychology and Divisional Lead for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Brunel University London in the UK. Costas's music research has been featured in newspapers around the world; the Times, Telegraph, Independent, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Sydney Morning Herald. In both 2011 and 2016 he was the recipient of the Sportesse Award for Sport and Exercise Sciences at the annual conference of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES). Professor Karageorghis is the author of two textbooks, 12 book chapters, 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 100 professional papers in sport and exercise psychology.
From 2007-11 Costas was head coach of the Great Britain Students athletics team. He has also managed and coached the Brunel University London Athletics Team since the early 90s. During this time, the team have won seven British Universities championships. Most recently, the team finished runners-up to Loughborough University at both the 2017 and 2018 British Universities indoor championships. In 2004 Costas was made Honorary Life President of Brunel University London Athletics Club and, in 2008, Vice-President of Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletics Club.
During his spare time, Costas plays the piano, often performing in jazz and latin duos/trios, as well as with the BASES Band at national and international conferences.
