How Your Choice of Music Can Improve Your Workout

Are you lazy? Scientists say we are all lazy by nature: " ...like other animals, humans naturally aim to use as little energy as possible during most movement". (well.blogs.nytimes.com)

Researchers have established that when the speed of a treadmill is increased, people very quickly increase the pace of their steps. It seems that the extremely rapid response is made possible by a section of our brains which learns and stores memories of different paces.

Playing uptempo music encourages our bodies to move faster. Just take care not to overdo it!

Read the complete article at:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/getting-into-your-exercise-groove/

Do you like to exercise to music?

Have you experimented with excercising to music of different tempos? Which tempo do you like most? Which do you feel is most beneficial?

Vocabulary:

treadmill (n.)- machine on which people can exercise by walking or running

pace (n.) - speed

rapid (adj.) - fast

uptempo (adj.) - fast or lively pace