Breath Tools: Exploring the Effects on Adherence and User Experience of 4 Sounds Assisting Runners with Coupling Breath to Steps

Rheden, Vincent van; Harbour, Eric; Finkenzeller, Thomas; Meschtscherjakov, Alexander

doi:10.1145/3544549.3585736

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“…Harbour et al [34] also explored how sounds can support the guidance of locomotor-respiratory coupling (LRC), a breathing technique in which the breath is coupled to steps in specific ratios (e.g., two steps during the inhalation, and three steps during the exhalation). In line with [75] they showed that sounds are a highly effective way to achieve these rhythms. We distinguish our work as we solely focus on breathing guidance whereas [34,75] focused on LRC and thus includes steps and step-based guidance through sound.…”

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“…In line with [75] they showed that sounds are a highly effective way to achieve these rhythms. We distinguish our work as we solely focus on breathing guidance whereas [34,75] focused on LRC and thus includes steps and step-based guidance through sound.…”

Section: Auditory Feedbackmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…This finding is in line with Refs. [34,75], which showed that sound is highly effective in guiding LRC during the run. Perfect adherence is never to be expected, and always some deviations to the instruction will occur.…”

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Into the Rhythm: Evaluating Breathing Instruction Sound Experiences on the Run with Novice Female Runners

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Finkenzeller

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Running is a popular sport throughout the world. Breathing strategies like stable breathing and slow breathing can positively influence the runner’s physiological and psychological experiences. Sonic breathing instructions are an established, unobtrusive method used in contexts such as exercise and meditation. We argue sound to be a viable approach for administering breathing strategies whilst running. This paper describes two laboratory studies using within-subject designs that investigated the usage of sonic breathing instructions with novice female runners. The first study (N = 11) examined the effect of information richness of five different breathing instruction sounds on adherence and user experience. The second study (N = 11) explored adherence and user experience of sonically more enriched sounds, and aimed to increase the sonic experience. Results showed that all sounds were effective in stabilizing the breathing rate (study 1 and 2, respectively: mean absolute percentage error = 1.16 ± 1.05% and 1.9 ± 0.11%, percent time attached = 86.81 ± 9.71% and 86.18 ± 11.96%). Information-rich sounds were subjectively more effective compared to information-poor sounds (mean ratings: 7.55 ± 1.86 and 5.36 ± 2.42, respectively). All sounds scored low (mean < 5/10) on intention to use.

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