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Humans and Songbirds
What’s the connection here?
According to Nina Kraus, a professor of neurobiology at Northwestern University in Illinois, “humans and songbirds are the only creatures that automatically feel the beat of a song.”
She goes on further saying that “The human heart wants to synchronize to music, the legs wants to swing, metronomically, to a beat.”
There are of course tons of studies showing how music has a positive effect on exercise and performance and it has been demonstrated time and time again that music both inspires movement and reduces perceived exertion during exercise.
But I read a recent British study on workout music reviewed in the New York Times blog that really stuck a chord with me.
The study consisted of 12 college-aged men riding a bike for 30 minutes while listening to music that “reflected current popular taste among the undergraduate population.”
Each volunteer had his heart rate, power output, pedal cadence, enjoyment of music, and perceived exertion monitored during 3 separate trials.
In the first trial, the music was played at normal tempos.
In the other 2 trials, the music played at a tempo that was 10% below and 10% above normal tempo respectively.
It is important to note that the riders had no clue about the tempo adjustments.
The researchers discovered that when the tempo slowed so did pedal rate, heart rate, and total mileage.
On the other hand, when tempo quickened there were significant increases in pedal rate, heart rate, and total mileage.
In conclusion, once again it’s clear that listening to motivating music of the appropriate tempo boosts performance.
With every interval training soundtrack we create at Workout Muse, the ideal sonic elements are strategically put in place to bring out your best effort every workout.
We create a certain bpm (beats per minute) during the work periods to elicit maximum effort while providing a certain bmp during the recover periods that allow for optimal recovery between each work period.
Not only that, we create different bpm’s for work periods of varying duration to further ensure the music is best matched to the assigned exercise intensity.
In other words, a 30-second work period has a higher bpm than the 60-second work period because shorter intervals require greater intensity and greater intensity requires a greater heart rate.
And since we know from science that human heart strives to match the tempo of music, the proper bpm for every work period ensures your workout music is getting the most out of your heart so that you are getting the most out of your workout.
As you already know, Workout Muse is a global phenomenal powering personal, team, and group workouts on every continent.
But as exciting as it to have seen our tracks spread like wildfire, I find the greatest satisfaction in getting daily emails just like this from our valued WM followers like David Kittner:
“Hi BJ,
I hope you and your family are doing well. It was great meeting you in person at the IYCA Summit in Louisville back in February. I’m a proud member and big supporter of Brian Grasso and the IYCA.
I wanted to let you know how much I’ve been enjoying Workout Muse for both my womens boot camps and for my own personal workouts. Before using Workout Muse I was a slave to my stop watch in trying to keep track of the workouts at camp.
Everything I do at Active Wellness Boot Camps is based on timed intervals. My camps are teaching based, and before I started using Workout Muse, it was very difficult for me to try and coach my boot camp members and keep track of the times intervals simultaneously.
Introducing Workout Muse to my boot camps changed all that completely. With the great assortment of timed interval protocols and the awesome variety in music, I was now completely free of the stop watch and was truly able to give my clients the one-on-one attention I wanted to give them without compromising the times intervals which frankly, often happened prior to using Workout Muse.
When it comes to programming my workouts now, all I have to do is select my exercises and leave the music and timed intervals to Workout Muse. It makes my life a lot simpler and it takes my workouts and camp experience for my members to a whole new level.
I highly recommend Workout Muse for those who want to supercharge their boot camp experience for their members. It’s an awesome product that no boot camp should be without.
Thanks again BJ for helping me enhance my boot camp experience not just for me but for my members as well.
I wish you continued success in all that you do. Keep up the great work!”
You have until Labor Day to experience the power of Workout Muse for 16% off of everything in the WM store by using the following coupon code prior to checkout:
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With every WM purchase you ensure that your workout is not only automated with timed audio instruction, but that the music is scientifically proven to power the best, results-producing workouts of your life… so what are you waiting for?
Crank it!
BJ
PS- We just launched MISSION: METABOLISM this week, including the August Soundtrack and Workout of the Month. Check out the options below to see what’s the best fit for you based on your personal preferences and budget:
1.) MISSION: METABOLISM for Fitness Pros- $67
The official 30-minute express metabolic circuit training system from my world famous MISSION: METABOLISM BOOTCAMP in Milwaukee, WI!
This DIGITAL product includes:
- THREE 30-15 interval six-exercise metabolic circuit mp3 soundtracks that tell your clients and campers exactly what to do
- SIX instructional mp4 workout videos, 3 equipment and 3 bodyweight workouts each, showing you exactly how to teach and demo custom Level I, II, and III exercise progressions for all fitness levels
- ONE program design cheat sheets PDF outlining your group exercise workouts
http://www.workoutmuse.com/music/mission-metabolism-for-fitness-professionals
2.) MISSION: METABOLISM for Fitness Enthusiasts- $47
This DIGITAL product includes:
- FOUR 30-15 interval six-exercise metabolic circuit mp3 soundtracks that tell you exactly what to do, including exercise section and order
- FOUR instructional mp4 workout videos, 2 equipment and 2 bodyweight workouts each, showing you exactly what to do with custom Level I, II, and III exercise progressions for all fitness levels
- ONE program design cheat sheets PDF outlining your workouts
http://www.workoutmuse.com/music/mission-metabolism-for-fitness-enthusiasts
3.) Workout of the Month- August 2010: $19.95
This DIGITAL product includes:
- TWO 30-15 interval six-exercise metabolic circuit mp3 soundtracks that tell you exactly what to do, including exercise section and order
- TWO instructional mp4 workout videos, 1 equipment and 1 bodyweight workout each, showing you exactly what to do with custom Level I, II, and III exercise progressions for all fitness levels
- ONE program design cheat sheets PDF outlining your workouts
http://www.workoutmuse.com/music/workout-of-the-month-august-2010
4.) Soundtrack of the Month- August 2010: $9.95
