How Music Impacts Your Workouts

According to research, music affects your mind and body. Mental changes take place in

your mind when you listen to music, boosting endurance by up to 15 percent and giving you an adrenaline rush that helps to further reach your goals of being healthier and more fit.

Four factors contribute to a songs way of motivating you; musicality, rhythm response, cultural impact, and association. Musicality is a songs melody and harmony, which are known as the internal factors. Your musical background or preferences influence you cultural impact and association which you the listener has with the music. These are known as the external factors. Rhythm response is linked to the beats per minute(BPM) of the song and the heartbeat of the person exercising.

Did you know that 7 percent less oxygen is needed when you work out with music? It also helps block out that certain part of your conscience that tells you to give up which boosts your exercise efforts up to 10 percent! The rush that you get from listening to music while exercising gives you that extra boost of energy that makes you feel as though you can keep exercising for hours on end. Since listening to music will keep your efforts up longer, your workouts will be more effective, this in return will have you leaner and in better shape than you ever thought you would be in!

What kind of music makes you want to get up and move? Any music that motivates you while exercising can increase your heart rate and numb your reaction time of being fatigued by a workout. Slow and energetic music is great for a warm up, but fast tempo music will get you up and raging during a workout. Just make sure that you gradually slow the music down towards the middle to the end of your workout so that you don’t burn yourself out to quickly.

The music that you choose to workout with does not have to be a certain theme, although it could be if you choose to. Whether your motivational music if from Taylor Swift to Lil Wayne all the way to BB King, the only music that will have you putting more effort and endurance into your exercising is music that inspires and motivates YOU.

If you have no idea about what type of music gets you revved up during a workout, try experimenting with old, new, and different varieties of music. Once you find the music of your choice that gets you up and going, download the music on your Ipod or burn it on a CD to play on your stereo. When you are ready to workout, turn the music on and once you start feeling the groove, get up and get your body moving!

Some tips you might want to know when working out to music:

– Switch your music up every now and then to keep it from becoming dull and boring.

– Keep the volume at a certain level so you that you won’t damage your ears.

– Get accessories for your portable audio devices so that your arms are free while exercising and not in the way.

– Customize your play list before staring your workout so that no time is wasted on finding the right songs during exercise.

By choosing great workout music, you will be more energetic and have more fun during your workout, which in return will help to develop better exercise habits for a healthier lifestyle.