en آموزش تربیت بدنی Physical Education Learning مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background. </strong>Music has been seen as a motivator to help individuals who are not persistent enough to do a full set of exercises. However, the effect of long-term using music has not been determined, especially for amateur students who participated in Physical Education courses.<br> <strong>Objectives: </strong>The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of popular music on female physical fitness students when participating in physical education courses.<br> <strong>Methods. </strong>Seventy-three healthy female students were chosen and divided into three groups, of which 24 female students were in the 15-week experimental group, another 24 female students were in the 7-week experimental group, and the 25 female students remaining were in 15-week training without music. The music tempos were classified into three parts of a training session such as the warm-up (90-120 bpm), training (120-150 bpm), and cool-down (60-90 bpm).<br> <strong>Results. </strong>The results indicated that the application of popular music improved speed (F_(2,68)=13.35, p=0.000), agility (F_(2,28)=11.93, p=0.000), maximum aerobic speed (F_(2,68)=4.93, p=0.01), and decreased rating perceived exertion value when compared between the use of music groups and no music in all three sessions (warm-up, training, and cool-down). However, it showed unchanged in the core strength (F_(2,68)=0.006, p=0.994), power of the legs (F_(2,68)=0.034, p=0.967), and strength of the hand (F_(2,68)=0.229, p=0.796). Besides, there was no difference in the effect of music on differences in long-term experimental times between 7-week and 15-week groups in all tests and the rating perceived exertion index, too.<br> <strong>Conclusion. </strong>Long-term using popular music (7e vs. 15e) did not affect female students&rsquo; fitness in Physical Education courses. However, it can be said that popular music has been a beneficial tool to improve physical fitness and create a dynamic practice environment in physical education courses.</div> 15-Week Experiment, Female Students, Popular Music, Music Tempo 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-1930-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Tuan Tran Minh tmtuan@sgu.edu.vn 100319475328460010905 100319475328460010905 Yes Faculty of National Defense-Security & Physical Education, Saigon University, Hochiminh City, Vietnam