DIY Taichi Music

Integrate MP3 Player with Speaker Option for Taichi Individual

The MP3 hardwares for individual were bulky previously, especially when there were incorporated with the speaker option. It is affordable and user friendly now and is the good time that we integrate health and fitness solutions to peoples of all ages.

The integrated solution is far more than exercise with music (Lawrence, 2004) and in sports psychology, it is called disassociation (Weinberg & Gould, 2007) which decrease in fatigue (Kirby & Murphy, 2005) and monotony of training and leads to motivation. Appropriate Music (Smith & Widmer, 2004) is used as a dissociative strategy to improve exercise capacity in patients (Macintyre, Bloomer, Provan, & Sturrock, 2001); others used it as a emotional regulation strategy (Bishop, Karageorghis, & Loizou, 2007). The evidence regarding the beneficial effects of music on performance during submaximal endurance exercise suggested that it was probably helps by suppressing cardiovascular and metabolic responses (Fatouros et al., 2005).

The hardwares are light with speaker option to minimize the disadvantage of headphone wires crossing the body to the ears. It also act as the thumb drive that can plug into portable CD/Radio player for group exercisers usage. Other applications such as with the earphone features, sound recording and radio are added advantage.

Taichi MP3 Walking/Running

Humans are walking and running species. Refer to Fitness Running Book (Brown & Henderson, 2003) and Lore of Running (Noakes, 2003) for training and physiological references.

Taichi circuit training

Cardiorespiratory Circuit of various exercises (with and without equipment) and durations (customisation for Taichi specific) incorporating with music depending on individual or group requirements. Circuit system for resistance training - example: exercises performed in succession with minimal rest (15 to 30 sec) between exercises; about 10 to 15 repetitions of each exercise are performed per circuit with resistance of 40 to 60% of 1RM (Fleck & Kraemer, 2004).

Taichi sports performance

- Mental Rehearsal and Training (Weinberg & Gould, 2007) including imagery (Hecker & Kaczor, 1988). Technique imagery includes imagery related to the execution of proper body positioning and form while exercising (Munroe-Chandler & Gammage, 2005),
- Positive affirmation statement
- Rest Recovery strategy
- Injuries Recovery etc.

References

1. Bishop, D. T., Karageorghis, C. I., & Loizou, G. (2007). A grounded theory theory of young tennis players' use of music to manipulate emotional state. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology,, 29, 584-607.
2. Brown, R. L., & Henderson, J. (2003). Fitness running (2nd ed.): Human Kinetics.
3. Fatouros, I., Chatzinikolaou, A., Jamurtas, A., Kallistratos, I., Baltzi, M., Douroudos, I., et al. (2005). The Effects Of Self-selected Music On Physiological Responses And Performance During Cardiovascular Exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 37(5), S106.
4. Fleck, S. J., & Kraemer, W. J. (2004). Designing resistance training programs (3rd ed.): Human Kinetics.
5. Hecker, J. E., & Kaczor, L. M. (1988). Application of Imagery Theory to Sport Psychology: Some Preliminary Findings. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 10, 363-373.
6. Hoffman, J. (2006). Norms for Fitness, Performance and Health: Human Kinetics
7. Kirby, A., & Murphy, R. L. (2005). Does music alter performance and change perception of effort during exercise ? Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 35(5), S286.
8. Lawrence, D. (2004). Exercise to music (2nd ed.). Great Britain: Biddles Ltd, Kings Lynn.
9. Macintyre, P. D., Bloomer, C., Provan, D., & Sturrock, R. (2001). The effect of music on exercise capacity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 33(5), S322.
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15. Smith, J. C., & Widmer, R. J. (2004). The effect of different types of music on performance of exhaustive cycling exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 36(5), S166.
16. Wasserman, K., Hanson, J., Sue, D. Y., Whipp, B. J., & Casaburi, R. (1999). Principles of exercise testing and interpretation (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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