When I’m in the gym, I want music that makes me feel like I have no choice but to move. Sometimes to keep the workout interesting, I’ll run on the elliptical to the beat of the music- so for three or four minutes it might be really fast, and then the next song might slow me down a bit. I like Rhianna, Justin Timberlake and The Killers while I’m working out.
Recently, Andrew at GoHealthyGoFit published the music preferred by several fitness bloggers, including our resident trainer Matt Johnson. It’s worth checking out – you’ll learn a bit more about Matt, and maybe find some new tunes to get your heart rate going in the gym.
Playing music while you do yoga greatly depends upon the kind of yoga you do. Generally speaking, the more traditional yoga practices like Ashtanga and Iyengar do not have music playing in class because the focus of the practice is to offer no other distractions, like music, to your breath and asanas (postures). But newer forms of yoga like power yoga or other hybrid-styles have soft yogic music playing in the background.
Whether you’re in a yoga class or just simply want to unwind and relax, yoga-inspired music is a calming alternative to your usual Sade or favorite piano concerto. Here is beautiful Yoga-Meditation Music that will leave you feeling calm and restored. And who couldn’t use a few moments of peace during this holiday season?
You can also buy a CD with your favorite yoga music to keep you calm in the car, or download from iTunes to take anywhere.
I could never imagine a world without music. And there’s good reason why…
A Swedish study has come to the conclusion that music makes us happy. Shocker, right? I’ve always said that a workout without music is just work (outdoor activities excluded).
Researchers in Sweden followed 32 college students and monitored their behavior with and without music. While music made the participants happy, when not listening to tunes, emotions such as anger, irritation, anxiety, and boredom prevailed.
“The study shows that emotional responses to music depend on complex interactions between the listener, the music, and the situation,” the authors write in their conclusion.
The study was published in Emotion, a journal of the American Psychological Association. Here are more details on how the Swedes came to their conclusions.
When I’m in the gym, I want music that makes me feel like I have no choice but to move. Sometimes to keep the workout interesting, I’ll run on the elliptical to the beat of the music- so for three or four minutes it might be really fast, and then the next song might slow me down a bit. I like Rhianna, Justin Timberlake and The Killers while I’m working out.
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