| When it comes to losing weight, most of us are | | | | Improved Heart Rate/Breathing: Different types of |
| familiar with the need to diet and exercise. There are | | | | music can change your heart rate and breathing. |
| thousands of products and programs available, some | | | | When you are working out, your goal is to increase |
| of them legitimate and others quite dangerous, such | | | | your heart rate and improve oxygen levels so you |
| as different types of diet pills and supplements. One | | | | can burn off calories. Songs with a good beat and |
| thing very few of us think about is how music could | | | | tempo can make it easier for you to work on these |
| actually be beneficial in helping you stay motivated to | | | | things and burn off more calories. |
| stick to your diet plans as well as help you lose | | | | Relaxation: Stress is a common factor in why we |
| weight. | | | | gain weight, as it can produce hormones and |
| Many studies exist that show the health benefits of | | | | chemicals in our body that affect how we process |
| listening to music. Some people begin very early by | | | | the foods we eat as well as lead to over eating in |
| introducing their children to music while still in the | | | | some individuals. Meditative music or calming and |
| womb! Music therapy has been used in treating many | | | | relaxing sounds can greatly help improve your levels |
| emotional and physical conditions, such as pain | | | | of stress, which in turn can then also help you lose |
| management, depression, and others. It has been | | | | weight. |
| shown that listening to certain types of music can | | | | While there are relatively few studies showing the |
| affect your mood and feelings as well as physical | | | | direct relationship between the benefits of listening to |
| effects, such as changes in brain waves or heart | | | | music while working out or dieting, one study by |
| rate. | | | | Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey did show |
| So how can music help you lose weight? Here are | | | | that women who listened to music while exercising |
| some possible different ways you can use music to | | | | lost twice as much weight as those who did not. |
| keep you focused on your dieting and exercise goals: | | | | If you're struggling with staying motivated or seeing |
| Create Positive Thinking: Listening to upbeat and | | | | the results you'd like to see with your diet and |
| positive music can help you stay positive. The more | | | | exercise program, adding music to your workout |
| positive you think, the more likely you are to stick to | | | | routine as well as taking some time for relaxing |
| your goals and be focused on living a healthier | | | | sounds may be the extra boost you need, without |
| lifestyle. Instead of thinking "I'll never lose weight!" | | | | the dangerous side effects of fad dieting and pills! |
| you may just find yourself thinking "I CAN do this!" | | | | |