Keeping Up the Pace

Keeping Up the Pace ♫

Listening to Music During a Run

Do you listen to music while you run? Do you ever pick songs with faster beats in order to run faster? As strange as it sounds, a lot of people do that. While I run I listen to quick, upbeat songs and try to match my strides with the beats. Apparently there are many studies done on the effects of running with music. These studies say that music helps you concentrate and keeps your brain stimulated and thinking positively. Another study showed that listening to music while running improves performance. Yet another study claims that heart rate and mileage increases as the music's tempo increases. (More information can be found here)

My Playlist

I personally listen to a lot of rock while I run and thought I would share with you 25 upbeat songs that really get me moving.

1.) Shoot to Thrill - ACDC
2.) Afterlife - Avenged Sevenfold
3.) Beat It - Michael Jackson (I have the Fall Out Boy version. It is slightly faster)
4.) Welcome to the Jungle - Guns'N'Roses
5.) I'm Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
6.) Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
7.) Enter Sandman - Metallica
8.) Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue
9.) Wild Side - Motley Crue
10.) Burn it to the Ground - Nickelback
11.) Still Swingin - Papa Roach
12.) Silence Is the Enemy - Papa Roach
13.) Kick In the Teeth
14.) Shut It Down - Pitbull
15.) Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) - Pitbull
16.) Famous - Puddle of Mudd
17.) Black Betty - Ram Jam
18.) 6 Gun Quota - Seether
19.) Sound of Madness - Shinedown
20.) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
21.) Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace
22.) Riot - Three Days Grace
23.) Headstrong - Trapt
24.) Yeah - Usher
25.) Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down

For viewers sake, I left out the "explicit" songs that are not appropriate for all ages. Rather than giving the songs, I am going to list the top 10 bands that keep me going during my runs.

1.) ACDC
2.) Avenged Sevenfold
3.) Disturbed
4.) Egypt Central
5.) Five Finger Death Punch
6.) Theory of a Deadman
7.) Nickelback
8.) Papa Roach
9.) Seether
10.) Shadows Fall

Safety First

Please keep in mind that, while running with music is a fun and enjoyable way to run, music that is too loud may reduce your awareness of your surroundings. If running alone on roads or trails, be sure your music is not so loud that it affects your safety.

Keep it Up!
Danielle Renee ♥

Want to know more? Read about the Running Debate - Running With Music