When you pack your bag for the gym, you probably make sure you bring the essentials, tshirt, a pair of shorts, tennis shoes, and an ipod. Why do we feel music is necessary in order to work out? What music is best for working out?
Research about workout music has increased in the last 10 years to answer these questions.
Music helps to distract people from the pain and fatigue, helping the body use energy more efficiently, and therefore increasing indurance, giving the ability to let people push themselves to the limit.
Psychologically, music competes for the brain's attention as it starts to recognize the signs of extreme exertion (rising levels of lactage and increased sweat), allowing a person to accomplish more than he or she thought possible. Music also elevates mood and simply changes the way people respond to the signs of fatigue.
NOS themes:
- Person's view and experience can influence data
- Science is based on evidence
- Importance of repeatability
Article: http://www.livescience.com/28115-psychology-workout-music.html
Other Info: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/03/when-you-work-out-to-music-your-whole-body-syncs-up-to-its-rhythm/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/04/workout-music_n_2776806.html
I really liked this article, and the topic is something that a lot of people could relate to. I love listening to music, and I would like to think that it's good for me, so I found some other areas in which music has been proven to be helpful. This link goes to an article that outlines both the positive and negative effects of music. And also *endurance..sorry:)
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That was really fascinating. I personally always listent to music when I am working out so it is cool to learn that music helps you distract yourself from pain and fatigue of working out. One thing that I thought was cool in your article was how people who were cycling synchronized their movements with background music and they required less oxygen. You wouldn't expect that music would help that much when working out.
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ReplyDeleteThis is very good to know that listening to music will reduce the amount of oxygen needed by the body. I found another study online that looks at many more variables. It considered factors such as:
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2) the effects of different types of music on physical strength,
3) the effects of music and rhythmic stimuli in the rehabilitation of gait disorders
4) the effects of music on endurance performance,
5) the effects of rhythmic accompaniment upon learning fundamental motor skills
6) the influence of music elements on aerobic fitness
Link: http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/musicexercise.html
The article I read said that you may need slower speed music if you aren’t as athletic and a faster song if you are athletic. The article also said that classical music is one of the most effective workout music genres. I find this interesting because I run faster when I don’t listen to music. But maybe it’s because I wasn’t listening to the right kind or speed of music in order to run my best.
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I found an experiment on thesportjournal.org about this same topic. The researchers came to the conclusion that music, if chosen correctly, can cause people to work out harder than they thought they could. In this article, the researchers referenced an interview with the world record holding marathon runner. During this interview, the runner mentions the playlist he used when exercising and how he only picked songs for marathons that reminded him of times when he had fun exercising. This allowed him to stay positive and work hard.
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I found your blog to be very interesting and I notice how you talked about faster speeds, so I some articles relating to the genre. This article http://www.deccanherald.com/content/306858/classical-music-during-exercise.html discusses neuroscientist, Jack Lewis's findings on that classical music works the best for exercise efficiency. His findings show that the relaxing classical music reduces blood pressure and heart rate. Not only does an athlete want fast music to increase speed, strength and endurance, but the relaxing sounds of classical music appear to produce less exertion.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this article. I've always listened to music while running but I just never realized why I really do it and how it may help me. I did further research about this topic and discovered that music might even be placed on a prescription from doctors to help treat depression, anxiety, and pain.
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This article also shows that a project done at Glasgow Caledonian University, is now leading to ways for developing computer programs which identify pieces of music that will influence a someone's mood. These new creations encouraged by music really show how much music affects our lives, and much emotion it portrays to change the way we view things.
I found this article very interesting! I always knew I listened to faster music when working out because I feels like I'm moving to the beat, and it passes time, but I never knew it actually helped physically. I found a similar article to yours. It also talks about the importance of "pump up" music, and how it may increase the speed and length of your workout.
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I thought this article was really interesting! I know that headphones and iPods have been banned from some marathons and other races due to safety concerns, though. While music distracts you from feeling pain, it can also distract you from your surroundings and create dangerous situations. It can also be beneficial to unplug the headphones and be in tune with the rhythm of your breathing and footfalls, or just to listen to the birds.
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