[FitDream] Push-Button Pathway To Make Your Workouts Easier AND More Effective

Published: Wed, 09/08/10

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a personal note from Lani                     September 9, 2010  
 
Hi !
 
Really?  Push-button pathway to workout ease AND effectiveness? 
 
I bet you already know what it is.
 
In today's Feature Article, get the skinny on how the driving beat of music can - and has been proven - to make your workouts more effective by making you work harder, with less perceived exertion. 
 
What a plus! 
 
You knew it made it more fun.  And the research says it's true.  Then please come by my blog and tell me YOUR favorite tunes for working out.  What fires up your feet?  What tracks make you push harder - naturally?

 
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Is there really a button you can push that instantly makes workouts easier and more effective?
 
Would that be music to your ears?
 
The answer is YES.  And the "music to your ears" part?  Literally.
 
You Knew It All Along, Didn't You?
 
Let me ask you a question. 
 
Right off the top, if I were to ask you if you enjoy your workouts more with or without music, what would your answer be?
 
I betting my sweet bippy that your answer would be with music.  And we have the research to back up why. that your answer would be with music.  And we have the research to back up why.
 
I don't know about you, but when I'm doing my BURST training (see "How To Supercharge Your Energy" in my FREE Fitness Breakthrough Kit), if I lose my tunes I lose my oomph.

And when it comes to going to the edge of muscle challenge with any of my muscle-challenging, body shaping workouts,  a music soundtrack invites the extra mile from me.

And now I know it's not just all in my head. The truth about exercise and music is that it can - and does - deliver more intensity to your workouts.  And getting the most out of your workout time is high on the list of what busy women who value health and vitality need, am I right?
 
Pushing the "play" button on your favorite tunes delivery device will give you an effective edge on your workouts.

Bongo Guy, And 4 Ways Tunes Can Transform Your Workouts

Last week at our our picnic lunch at the park, when we showed up there was a lazy, easy summer atmosphere.  Families and college students splashing in the creek.
 
Then the bongo guy showed up.  (Doesn't every college town park have one?)
 
After just a few thumps on the drum, everything sprang into action.  Hula hoops magically appeared and spontaneous dance emerged everywhere.  You've seen it before.  We can count on the drums to get our blood pumping.
 
It's in our DNA.
 
Here are 4 ways that music gives your workouts more steam

1)  Music reduces in your sensation of fatigue

"Music is like is a legal drug for athletes," says Costas Karageorghis, Ph.D., from London's Brunel University School of Sport and Education, one of the world's leading authorities on music and exercise. "It can reduce the perception of effort significantly and increase endurance by as much as 15 percent."

That feeling of music giving power to your workouts tests out in the lab.  Music has a way of distracting us from the fatigue sensations that your body delivers.
 
Call it courage in sound bytes.
 
2)  Music ramps up your motivation
 
Altering your mind's "in the mood to move" state with music results in increased exercise performance.  An easy way to psych yourself up for grown up P.E.
 
3)   Music improves your motor coordination
 
Rhythmic music (there's the drum factor again) enhances gross motor tasks, improving exercise performance.
 
4)  Music increases your sense of relaxation
 
Now, this may sound counter to "exercise intensity".  But in practice, this translates to getting into your exercise "groove".  Ever danced for hours endlessly and wonder where the time went? Even if your limbs were aquiver by the end of the evening and you were drowning in a pool of dance sweat?  See what I mean? Elevated hormones that contribute to being tired during exercise are somehow mitigated by music.  This results in better performance.

Bottom line?

The beat of a soundtrack strengthens the fibers of connection between brain and body.

As the beat drives harder, you push harder.  This is evidenced in the research that clearly shows the perceived exertion during workouts is reduced when you have music to drive you.
 
You end up working harder and giving more - naturally. The result is more effective workouts that burn more calories and inspire you to push for more muscle.
 
It's why I comb the music royalty libraries to buy tunes that will add driving fire to the Fit Quickies(TM) Tracks.And the added plus?  Tunes, beat, and music together connect me with my dancer's roots.
 
Play around with beats and tunes during your workouts.  Watch your strength and endurance soar.  Not to mention the joy of movement. 
 
Do you find music makes YOUR workouts better?  Tell me about it in comments HERE!

ref:

2)  Carl FosterPhD, John Pocari, Phd, and Mark Anders, Exploring the Effects of Exercise Intensity

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Award winning fitness expert Lani Muelrath, M.A., "The Fitness DreamMaker" is  dynamic coach and vivacious speaker with some impressive credentials in the realm of exercise, health, and weight loss. 
 
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