Last time I talked about grunting, and all the other noises you make in the gym, and how that may affect your workouts. I'm taking a similar approach this week and talking a little bit about how music can affect your workouts.
Sound systems have evolved over the last 6 years. At CPC, we started out with a multitude of different rigged and hot wired systems with a mish-mash of different speakers, receivers, and iPod/iPhone plug ins. It worked okay, and got us through, but when it didn't, it was pretty infuriating. Now that we have upgraded to the nice Sonos system, there are much fewer interruptions. We only have issues if our network is having issues. But does music really make a difference? Short answer, yes. It probably seems like a no brainer, but there are a few legitimate reasons why.
I've read a few articles about this topic and have found that first and foremost, music is very person specific. What I like and what gets me pumped up may not be the same for you or anyone else. Here are some of the more common affects music may have on a person while they exercise.
In case you were wondering about the Sam Hunt song,
here's a link so you can check it out for yourself.
In closing, we here at CPC try to play a pretty good mix of music and I think we do a pretty good job. So get out there, crank the tunes, and break a sweat... maybe even throw a House Party!
