Music and exercise. Can good workout
music improve your exercise performance and help you lose
weight?
I remember walking into
the gym one day and seeing a friend of mine on the
elliptical machine – sweat running down his face, his eyes
were closed and he had a look of bliss on his face. I
snapped him from his stupor long enough for him to remove
his headphones and tell me he was really into the "flow" and
listening to some great workout music.
Good exercise music has
a way of putting us into a rhythm where we tend to forget
about time. If you have carefully selected your workout
music you will find yourself looking forward to your
workout. Music has a way of stimulating us physically and
emotionally. This stimulation can be perfect motivation to
help you with your workout.
What is the best workout
music? That is simple – What moves you? Is it 80's music?
Christian workout music? Heavy metal? Whatever type of
music motivates you can be found in an exercise mix. There
is no need to have to record your own as nowadays you can
purchase music to exercise by relatively inexpensively. A
good exercise mix will maintain steady beats while the
original recording may slow or quicken at times that will
disturb the flow of your workout.
A quality disc player or
mp3 player, something to carry your player in, and some
sweat resistant headphones are all that you need to start
getting motivated to burn those calories and increase your
metabolism.
Enjoy your exercise
music, be aware of your surroundings, and be safe.
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