Music?

[applexcore]

Does anyone listen to music when they are working out or doing whatever?

[John]

Yes!
I like fast type music, anything with a good beat.

I find it makes time go faster and I also worry less about how tired I am, which means I end up working out longer than if I had no music on.

[mmmariap]

At my tae kwon do club my instructor usually plays rock or techno, especially when we're sparring I guess it helps motivate you.

[stigs]

I think I know the hidden thruth here....
Rock music doesnt motivate, but the music uses what are known as power chords, these are basically notes played along with its respective octave... (one scale higher)
What this does is makes you feel like you are full of energy that needs to escape somehow.
As for the techno, this is different again, the fast drumbeats make you want to move around faster, trying to keep up with the beat.
Basically each tackles the same thing in a different way, but the result is the same, you feel like you are ontop of the highest mountain ever, stronger than you ever have been, and able to do anything.
Its all psycological, but for an example, what an action movie, and listion to the music as you reach the end of a fight scene, and allso take note of how it makes you feel.

I use to listen to music all the time when I was working out. I use to do the tae bo work out. Great work out for martial artist I think

Really though I think music does help out when working out. It can be a good motivator!

SOoooo. what type of music does everyone usually listen to?!

[witweew]

for gym music music for fitness in general, I recommend european dance music.......

it's ALWAYS the best motivational tool for me...

.....and you don't have to tell anyone at the office if u just listen to it on the mp3 player at the gym ....

.... here's a compilation series on itunes that I recommend -- the "Euro Club Hits" series

[disgruntled]

welcome to the forum!!!

are you european? why do you recommend european dance music?

the link you posted askes me to download a ton of crap that i am not willing to. what groups do you recommend?

[Hatori]

I like to do tai-chi or similar chi-kung exercises to slow tai-chi-type music. Japanese pipe music is also relaxing and execellent for forms as well

[sirdarksol]

Our dojo plays everything from taiko (the huge Japanese drums) and shakuhachi (Japanese flute) to Rush and Disturbed.

I have iTunes (I used to buy a lot of albums for just one song. iTunes ended up being a great thing to have. I have a thousand or so songs that cost me a dollar apiece. If I had purchased the albums, I'd be broke and the bank would have my house). I looked up the CDs listed. Not my cup of tea. They were decent, but I prefer my dance music to either be bubblegum (Aqua and Lene are some of my favorites) or goth (Cruxshadows, Carfax Abbey).
When I'm working out on my own, I like listening to happy hardcore (a type of electronic rave music), metal, Dragonforce (they deserve their own designation), European metal (bands like Nightwish and Sirenia, which have a distinct fantasy aspect to their music), and J-Pop.

[disgruntled]

my friend uses i tunes as well... i don't see the point. i prefer to get my music the less than legal way. here in canada it is not a big deal and i already had to pay taxes on my burner and blank disks, so why not take advantage?

my muay thai place will play music. generally what ever music the instructor likes. i have seen that some classes they play traditional thai music, but i do not think that often because i have had a class with thai music.