Exercise with Music: Motivation, Results
& Performance
ByDaniel Remon
Motivation is key and fundamental to your
exercise adherence. The environment in which
you train must be one that assists you to
stay upbeat, in tempo and interested. This
is after all how you will be spending (hopefully)
at least 3-4 hours per week.
Many studies are being conducted
on the benefits of listening to music
while exercising. Results have been astonishing.
Studies conducted by Ohio State University
found that exercising to music increased
brain power, brain function and verbal
fluency through the positive stimulation
of the nervous system. They also determined
that when there was no music present,
there was no change in verbal ability
or brain function. Most sport psychologists
have also noted improved performance and
adherence rates during training and competition.
Other studies have found an increase
of respiration, higher exercise heart
rate levels and greater exercise potential.
People affected by neuromuscular disorders
while listening to faster temp music will
also benefit through enhancing gross motor
skills like walking and facilitating the
rehabilitation process.
In addition, playing slower more relaxing
music has proven to reduce stress, relax
and aid recovery and meditative techniques.
The most popular forms of entertainment
while exercising include music and television.
Most health clubs these days even have
cardio theatre which integrates audio
visual TV and music videos with personalized
headsets for members to enjoy their favourite
show or music channel of choice. For those
whose health clubs do not, the next most
popular choice is a personalized music
set either a walkman, Discman or MP3 player.
Be more aware of the background music
playing in your health club while training.
Music should be more upbeat, with a faster
tempo to increase exercise performance
and maximise energy expenditure. Slower,
more relaxing music, such as natural landscapes
decreases one’s fitness potential capacity,
which in turn will facilitate cool down
activities and mind body exercises like
stretching, Yoga and Pilates.
All in all, there is definite evidence
that listening to music enhances exercise
performance, allowing for faster achievement
of your exercise and fitness goals, improved
adherence to exercise, relaxation and
a general improvement in physical and
mental wellbeing. It’s all good.
So next time your about to hit the gym,
take your trusty iPod and enjoy the benefits
of improved exercise performance, higher
arousal and greater inspiration to go
that extra 10 minutes or get your heart
rate up that extra 10 beats per minute.
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Yours in Health,
Daniel.
As a health and fitness professional
for over 10 years, Daniel has personally
trained more than 4000 people, on 4 continents
towards the achievement of their fitness
and lifestyle objectives using his unique
holistic and functional approach to lifestyle
enhancement. Daniel is a true leader and
innovator in the industry. Daniel draws
from an academic background in Human Movement,
Exercise Science and Sports Management
in Australia & also holds a Diploma
in Massage Therapy, & Certificates
in Workplace Health Promotion, Personal
Training (ACSM) and Australian Training
for Fitness Professionals (ATP), Golf
Fitness & Conditioning, Postural Analysis,
Weight Management & Fat Loss.
Daniel is the founder and CEO of Fitcorp
Asia, Thailand’s only Corporate Health
& Fitness Solutions Company. "We don’t
just conduct personal training, we take
pride in our ability to ‘coach’ our clients
in all exercise science principles including
nutrition and total lifestyle transformation
to ensure our clients achieve a holistic
goal orientated approach to their personal
health and fitness endeavours."
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