Originally published October 20 2005
Researchers observe how music impacts womens' exercise
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
At the North American Association for the Study of Obesity's annual scientific meeting, researchers presented findings that showed women who listened to music while working out burned more calories and experienced greater reductions in body fat.
You probably already know that you need to upgrade your eating habits and get more exercise.
But did you know that your iPod (or portable CD, radio, MP3, or cassette player) could help?
Listening to music while you work out may boost weight loss and help you stick to a fitness plan, a new study shows.
The results were presented in Vancouver, Canada, at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity's annual scientific meeting.
The small study included 41 overweight or obese women.
The researchers randomly gave some of the women portable CD players and told them to listen to their choice of music while they walked.
The other women walked without listening to music.
Weight loss and reduction in body fat were greater for those who listened to music while they walked.
Women in the music group were also more likely to follow the strict exercise schedule and to complete the study, write researcher Christopher Capuano, PhD, and colleagues.
Capuano directs the school of psychology at Farleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J.
"Exercising can be difficult for someone who is obese," says Capuano in a news release.
"Walking to music seemed to really motivate the women in our study to get out there and stick with the commitment they made," he continues.
If you wear a headset while you exercise, be sure to do so safely.
For instance, some safety experts recommend not wearing headsets when you run or walk outside, since you might not hear traffic or a potential attacker.
Don't turn the volume up too high, either, for your hearing's sake.
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