Abstract: The role of music in increasing the exercise performance is well r e c o g n i s e d . T h e r e i s v e r y l i t t l e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t e f f e c t o f m u s i c o n t i m e t a k e n f o r p o s t e x e r c i s e r e c o v e r y . W e e x a m i n e d t h e e f f e c t o f m u s i c a n d different musical tempo on post exercise recovery time, following treadmill w o r k . 3 0 v o l u n t e e r s ( 1 5 m a l e , 1 5 f e m a l e ) s u b j e c t e d t o i s o t o n i c e x e r c i s e (submaximal treadmill work) on three consecutive days. They were allowed t o r e s t i n s i l e n c e o n t h e f i r s t d a y , r e s t b y h e a r i n g s l o w m u s i c o n s e c o n d d a y a n d r e s t w i t h f a s t m u s i c o n t h i r d d a y . P a r a m e t e r s s u c h a s P u l s e r a t e , b l o o d p r e s s u r e , r a t i n g o f p e r c e i v e d e x e r t i o n ( R P E ) w e r e m e a s u r e d a t p r e d e t e r m i n e d i n t e r v a l s . R e p e a t e d m e a s u r e s A N O V A t e s t s h o w e d t h a t w i t h slow music, recovery time of systolic blood pressure (SBP) (7.9±2.5), diastolic b l o o d p r e s s u r e ( D B P ) ( 5 . 5 ± 3 . 4 ) p u l s e r a t e r e c o v e r y ( P R ) ( 8 . 0 ± 2 . 3 ) a n d r e c o v e r y f r o m e x e r t i o n ( R P E ) ( 7 . 7 ± 2 . 5 ) w e r e s i g n i f i c a n t l y f a s t e r w h e n compared to both no music and fast music. The individual music preference made no significant difference in the relaxation time. The study concluded t h a t m u s i c h a s t e n s p o s t e x e r c i s e r e c o v e r y a n d s l o w m u s i c h a s g r e a t e r r e l a x a t i o n e f f e c t t h a n f a s t o r n o m u s i c , r e c o v e r y t i m e b e i n g i n d e p e n d e n t o f t h e g e n d e r a n d i n d i v i d u a l m u s i c p r e f e r e n c e . K e y w o r d s : e x e r c i s e m u s i c a l t e m p o r e c o v e r y t i m e p e r c e i v e d e x e r t i o n India
