By JUSTICE LEVINE
Fitness has become a big part of Millennial culture, and going to the gym means playing a pop tune to maximize a workout.
In a recent survey of 184 college students, for example, the most popular types of exercise music were hip-hop (28 percent), rock (24 percent) and pop (20 percent). Carl Foster, Ph.D., director of the Human Performance Laboratory and research director of the Clinical Exercise Physiology program at the University of Wisconsin, said that even in the B.C. era music fueled workers and the habit shows no sign of slowing down.
Costas Karageorghis of Brunel University in London described the phenomenon as, “a type of legal performance-enhancing drug.” Research on music and exercise dates to at least 1911, when investigator Leonard Ayres concluded that cyclists pedaled faster while a band was playing rather than when it was silent.
Since this discovery, psychologists have conducted roughly 100 studies that show two important concepts: tempo – or speed – and rhythm response.
Effects of music on the body
Scientists researched what the tempo of upbeat music did to a person while they were working out and found the following:
•Changed the heart rate
•Affected blood pressure
•Changed the metabolic rate
•Reduced physical and mental stress
•Reduced fatigue
Ryan Levine, former Roadrunner and current trainer at Teels Baseball facility, said uses a playlist. “I listen to all types of music while working out. It depends on the content and chord progression,” Levine said. “I like Big Sean before working out because he has uplifting content. I also listen to a lot of house mixes, like Zedd, Alleso, David Guetta, Calvin Harris. You’re also talking to a guy without musical taste, I like everything.”
Dolly Lozano, current Roadrunner, yoga enthusiast and certified Zumba instructor, shared similar enthusiasm for her workout playlist. Zumba is an aerobic fitness program featuring movements inspired by various styles of Latin American dance. When performing these kinds of exercise she said her repertoire consists of, “Caribbean or anything that makes me want to move. Typically upbeat or something with a bass.”
Music players like Spotify or Pandora have already made playlists for working out that vary depending on the exercise. Playing music can help an athlete get in the zone and push themselves to the limit in their workouts.
Sources: http://www.active.com/fitness/articles/how-music-can-enhance-your-workout
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychology-workout-music/
Its good and i love the topic but in the assignment we were suppose to include an audio file as well