Music and Exercise

[honeybunch1]

This was in Parade Magazine last Sunday:

"Q. Will listening to music push me to exercise harder?

"The right tunes can help you exercise more frequently and lose more weight. Half of the overweight women in a study at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J., were asked to listen to portable CD players while they worked out. In addition to walking three times a week, all of the women lowered their food intake to 1,200 to 1,500 calories a day and attended group meetings about lifestyle change. Over the course of six months, the music listeners dropped twice the pounds and fat compared to the women who didn’t listen to music.

"Music is thought to relieve stress, tension and anxiety, so you end up focusing on the song or your surroundings instead of your discomfort, says the study’s lead author, psychologist Christopher Capuano. Try creating your own workout CD to include a warm-up song, a few fast-paced tunes and a mellow song for cooling down. Just keep the volume slightly lower when you head outdoors, so that you stay aware of your environment. Plus, keeping the volume down helps prevent hearing loss."

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[DebbieH]

This doesn't surprise me at all. In fact yesterday while we were doing some weight work in class, my CD went silent in my boombox for about 15-20 seconds and we had absolutely no sound! It seemed so
strange to keep moving w/o any. I even said, "Wouldn't exercise be boring if we didn't have music? Thank Heaven for music! :7


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[FiddleFit]

I concur! I love my runs these days, not because I especially enjoy running, but because it's the only time I get where I can put on my favourite music (thanks to digital downloading), and become totally immersed in the tunes. I'll often tack on an extra 5-10 minutes, just to hear more music. Once I tacked on a bunch of sprints and walking lunges at the end, because I didn't want to go inside and turn off the music.

Cheers,
Sandra

 

[MSJ]

I can lift weights without music--I'm currently following a very heavy "in the garage with the smith machine and the husband" rotation and there is no music out there, but cardio at home would be very hard without music.

Maggie

 

[Sekcy_Gymnast]

I've listened to my Ipod while at the gym before but don't like it that much. Sometimes when my fav songs come on I loose track of the number I was on}(}( LOL

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[nancy324]

It's what I've been saying for years. It's ALL about the music for me. The better the tunes, the better the workout for me. Without music, I don't think I'd do any cardio at all!
-Nancy

 

[macska]

I love to workout to my music. For cardio absolutely, but lately for weights too. My best workouts were all spontanous, with some basic plan and just go with the musis. I love my ipod.

 

[Jess_jugs]

Not me! I don't have an ipod nor really a desire to have one. I love to run outdoors & prefer to pay attention to my surroundings & get lost in my thoughts (or chatting w/ a running friend!) than listening to music. I wouldn't feel safe running w/ tunes out in the country anyway!

 

[megadoo]

I definatly like the music. I just popped my Seether CD in and ran 5 miles on the TM! That is a first to go that far! Guess it works for me!


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[honeybunch1]

My XM radio is ESSENTIAL for my walks! Having fun music sometimes makes the difference between whether I exercise or not.

DebbieH - I STILL use some of your class CD's I got all those years ago 'cause I like the music you picked!

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[Lynn M.]

I totally agree about music enhancing your training!

I run 3x/week and on the days I run outside, I don't use an IPod. ( I run early in the morning and its still dark when I start. For safety reasons, I want to have my ears available for listening)
However, on the days I am on treadmill, I always listen to music.

Its AMAZING to see how much faster I can run when I've got some fast upbeat tunes. Granted, a treadmill is flatter and moving, then an outdoor run, but my speed increases at least .5 mph to 1.5 mph an hour!! Plus, it makes the time go by sooo much faster.

Some people like to watch TV while exercising on indoor cardio equipment.. I can't seem to get into that, unless its a action packed movie or show. ( IE I used to tape Buffy the Vampire Slayer and watch those episodes while training indoors.. all of those great slaying of the vampire scenes would always get my adrenalin going! )

Take care, Lynn M.

 

[DebbieH]

Hi HB!

Great!! I'm glad you are still enjoying it. I occasionally will use one of my session's music for a run. It's fun to dig out old sessions.


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