{"id":50826,"date":"2011-06-20T11:10:09","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T16:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=50826"},"modified":"2011-06-20T11:11:55","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T16:11:55","slug":"music-tempo-key-to-successful-cardio-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/music-tempo-key-to-successful-cardio-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Tempo Key to Successful Cardio Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Research has shown that listening to music while you exercise improves performance. As for me, I didn’t need research, I know from firsthand experience. I don’t know what I’d do without music while on the treadmill<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Music acts as a motivator, but it also distracts you from negative thoughts associated with fatigue or any insecurities or inadequacies that may creep up into your mind.<\/p>\n

While I can be motivated by nearly any tempo if the music is right, research shows that fast paced music, ideally music with a BPM (Beats Per Minute) of between 120 and 140, is ideal for a cardio workout<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That pace also just so happens to be about what the average person’s heart rate<\/a><\/strong> is during a normal workout.<\/p>\n

While keeping a fast pace in your cardio workout is ideal with a certain range, you ultimately have to create a playlist that appeals to you. Here’s one I like that stays in the 120 to 140 BPM range.<\/p>\n

120 to 140 BPM Workout Playlist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click image to download!<\/p>\n

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1. Elvis Costello – Pump It Up<\/strong> (140 BPM)<\/p>\n

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2. Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough<\/strong> (119 BPM)<\/p>\n

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3. Young MC – Bust a Move<\/strong> (118 BPM)<\/p>\n

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4. Weezer – Buddy Holly<\/strong> (121 BPM)<\/p>\n

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5. Tears for Fears – Mad World<\/strong> (118 BPM)<\/p>\n

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6. Donna Summer – Bad Girls<\/strong> (120 BPM)<\/p>\n

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7. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mine<\/strong> (131 BPM)<\/p>\n

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8. Gary Numan – Cars<\/strong> (130 BPM)<\/p>\n

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9. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle <\/strong>(132 BPM)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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