I usually scroll through and listen to whatever fast songs i feel like while i'm doing my cardio at the gym, but this kinda wastes time and slows me down. so, finally, i decided to make a gym playlist in my ipod.
so far i have a little garbage, offspring, rob zombie, powerman 5000, weezer, orgy, and green day in my list (a good indication of the fact that i'm old -_-). can people recommend some more fast songs for me? something with a good beat that i can run to and get me pumped. i should go find salt n pepa push it.
i recently read a nytimes article about the effects of listening to music while exercising.
The playlist fixation has a scientific basis: Studies have shown that listening to music during exercise can improve results, both in terms of being a motivator (people exercise longer and more vigorously to music) and as a distraction from negatives like fatigue.One of the most important elements, Dr. Karageorghis found, is a song’s tempo, which should be between 120 and 140 beats-per-minute, or B.P.M. That pace coincides with the range of most commercial dance music, and many rock songs are near that range, which leads people to develop “an aesthetic appreciation for that tempo,” he said. It also roughly corresponds to the average person’s heart rate during a routine workout — say, 20 minutes on an elliptical trainer by a person who is more casual exerciser than fitness warrior.But is there a perfect workout track, a song that transcends exercise forms and personal preferences? One comes up repeatedly: “Gonna Fly Now,” the theme from “Rocky.” In a forthcoming book on music and sport that he contributed to, Dr. Karageorghis writes that the song “evokes a state of optimism and excitement in the listener,” and Ms. Goldberg said it helped her get through her first marathon.