A Conceptual Framework for an Enhancing Running Motivation by Matching Music and Real-time Training Load

Running with music, it can not only capture attention, trigger emotions, adjust or control mood, encourage rhythmic movement, but also achieve higher values of maximal heart rate with music than without music. Moreover, when a runner run with the difference music tempo such as slowtempo, medium-tempo, and fast-tempo, the runner will achieve differences maximal heart rate and running performance. In general, the training benefit will be separate to 5 target zones by the percent of maximum heart rate range. However, running control without notification and trigger is hard to achieve the benefit in the specific target zones. In this paper, a conceptual framework that facilitates the development for enhancing the running motivation by automatic matching difference music tempo and specific training load in real-time is proposed. Specifically, it provides an essential mechanism that enables the running motivation service to achieve the training benefit for developers and then builds into the corresponding services.