Music? Sports? What?!

Yeung Shing Cheng

http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/music-sport-and-exercise-update-research-and-application

Working out and running are ways to lose weight and boost self confidence, but during the course of working out, one experiences fatigue and negative feelings. For example, when one is running, one can run out of breath, feel pain in their legs and dryness in the mouth. Along with all that, there will be negative feelings to go along with fatigue. Well what if I say that there is a way to lessen the physical and emotional struggles of working out without the use of a pill?

Music relieves the pain from your everyday workout routines. Studies show that while listening to music you can focus more on what’s playing through your headphones can distract you from fatigue. This does not work with all kinds of music though. If you were to listen to slow songs (Less than or at 50 beats per minute) you’d lose your will to continue working out. Listening to music that brightens your mood (with a faster tempo) your performance will be much higher. Why not try it out next time? I assure you that you will have a better workout session with music than without it.