Scientists discover that there is an easy way to experience time in slow motion

Scientists have discovered that our perception of time noticeably slows down when we exercise. This finding suggests that we enter a slow-motion state during physical exertion.

“I have long been interested in how people perceive the passage of time and whether it is affected by specific events,” he said. Andrew Mark Edwardsprofessor of psychology at Canterbury Christ Church University, author of a new study published in the journal Brain and Behavior.

“In the case of exercise, the Time seems to drag in certain circumstances and in others it moves very quickly.”

“I was intrigued by examining the implications of this in terms of performance and whether this fact could have an impact on both results and adherence”, he added.

According to Neoscope, Edwards and his colleagues made 33 participants measure the time they had spent during cycling events.

During the trials, participants were asked to evaluate their perception of time before, during and after exercise.

The trials included solo testsessay accompanied by a passive avatar and trials involving active adversary avatars they were running against.

The results showed that participants’ perception of time slowed down during physical activityregardless of when they were asked to evaluate the time elapsed during the tests.

The researchers also found that passive or active avatars running alongside them also had no impact on their perception of time — it was just the exercise itself.

The intensity with which the participants were pedaling also did not matter. The slowdown in your perception of time was consistent at different degrees of intensity.

“The takeaway message from this study is that our perception of time is, in fact, affected by exercise,” according to Edwards.

The researcher suggested that the results could be used to make training regimes more engaging and effective, especially for professional athletes.

“This discovery has important implications for healthy exercise choices and also for optimal performance.”

The study, however, has several caveats. For one, it is not yet clear whether the results are generalizable. Although the participants were not professional cyclists, they were in good physical shape, which is not true for everyone. The sample size of just 33 participants is also quite small.

However, it is a “intriguing glimpse” of how our perception of time can be distorted — and perhaps a clue on how to take things to the next level at the gym.

“The main aspects of the work are to see how we can motivate people to exercise and avoid/mitigate negative associations with the fact that time seems to move slowly”, concludes Edwards.