Researchers believed that if a person enjoyed an exercise, listening to music while working out could help maintain their workout regimen by increasing enjoyment and control of arousal, which led to a decrease in perception. effort" (66). In the spring of 2012, researchers conducted a survey at a local university wellness center. While there, the researchers noticed that the majority of people who visited the wellness center wore a personal music player The researchers asked people before and after workouts what type of music they listened to and whether they felt more pleasure exercising with music. Researchers wanted to allow participants the freedom to exercise at their own intensity and duration. The only problem the researchers faced was knowing how much they enjoyed their workout with music than without it (66). whether participants reported that an increase in enjoyment represented an increase in actual enjoyment The researchers came to the conclusion that music can be a source of personal motivation that can make exercise more enjoyable and help maintain/increase power. exit of an individual.