I
don’t know about you guys, but when training starts, I like music blasting in
the background. I want to feel as though the music was made to be a soundtrack
for my set. As corny as it sounds, loud music with a strong rhythm makes me
feel like I’m on top of the world during training, so whenever I go to a gym
that replays the same old top ten hits on repeat at quarter volume, I usually
don’t have an excellent workout unless I pull out my own headphones. It could
just be in my mind, and I might be lying to myself when I say that music gets me
pumped, but according the American Council on Exercise, music really does help
raise exercise intensity.
The
American Council on Exercise offers three ways that music influences exercise: 1) It increases the tendency to step with the
beat, 2) the desire to move versus remain still, 3) and it distracts from
discomfort felt during exercise. There have been many studies that support the
claim that exercise intensity can be driven by fast tempo, and think about it:
we are a species that loves tempo. ACE uses the example of Roman rowers who had
a drum beating in the background to not only synchronize everyone’s strokes,
but to increase intensity as well.
So
if you want to exercise with more intensity, think about getting a pair of
headphones and jamming out to your favorite music. I’ve provided a short list
of songs below that I really enjoy listening to during my warm-up to get me
pumped. Enjoy!
The Blister Exists/Slipknot
I Wanna Be Sedated/ Ramones
Airplane Mode/ Flobots
Ugol Padeniya/ 2NRO8OT
Going Down in Flames/ 3 Doors Down
Nights Off/ Siriusmo
4 Minutes /Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
Reptilia/ The Strokes
Savannah
Steamer, Intern
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