This week, become a connoisseur of “fired up” music - the kind of music that makes you get up and dance like nobody’s watching! Studies show that keeping pace with a rhythmic beat or imagining yourself out on the dance floor while performing your cardio routine might be all it takes to transform an average treadmill run into a real event.

Aside from making your routine more enjoyable, there is strong evidence that your energy output can be substantially enhanced when your work includes music, as stated in an article from Muscle Media Magazine, May 2001:

- The fact that we’re influenced by music should come as no surprise. Those who work out to techno or rock’n’roll have long recognized the intoxicating power of an adrenaline-spiked song. Recent studies show that music does more than just get us going. In a study published by Dr. Attilla Szabo, a significantly higher workload (up to 30%) was accomplished when participants workout out to progressively “faster-paced” music. -

So, fire up your Ipod, pump it up, and get it started!

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