Effect of vocal expression on exercise performance

Effect of vocal expression on exercise performance

• Volunteers sought for study taking place now on campus
• Takes 45-60 minutes
• Keele Psychology students get 75 mins RPT credit
• RPT sign-up here
• Otherwise email r.stephens@keele.ac.uk with the word "study" in the title

WHAT: Participants are sought to take part in a study assessing how vocal expression including swearing can affect people, in body and mind. In this study you will be asked to perform three physical tasks – The Plank, Push Ups and The Wall Sit. As part of the procedure we will be taking measures of how you perform these tasks as well as measures of heart rate and blood pressure.

WHO: Participation is open to any fit and healthy person aged 18 years or over. We would not want to choose you to participate if you have taken analgesic medications within 12 hours, have a chronic pain condition, have a heart conditions or have Raynaud’s syndrome. We would also not want to choose you if you have problems with the upper parts of your arms, your shoulders, neck or spine such as muscle or bone conditions (musculoskeletal conditions), injuries or altered sensations in those regions.

PLEASE DON’T: Participants must abstain from caffeine and aerobic exercise in the 24 hours before taking part.

CONTACT: The project is being carried out by a team of Keele University psychology students under the supervision of Dr Richard Stephens, Senior Lecturer at Keele University School of Psychology. Email r.stephens@keele.ac.uk.