This Playlist Can Help You With Maintain The Perfect Pace For Your Workout
Did You Make A New Years Resolution To Get Into Better Shape This Year? How About the Perfect music Playlist to help you out during you workout or run? Some scientists with too much free time on their hands just did a study to determine the ULTIMATE WORKOUT PLAYLIST. They looked at millions of Spotify playlists and came up with the songs that have the best tempos for different kinds of exercise. (Check out the PERFECT playlist for a workout below)
You're supposed to start off with Katy Perry's "Roar", to help you get psyched up. Its tempo is 92 beats per minute. If you're wondering what kind of researcher considers this a scientific study . . . it was a group of sports psychologists from Brunel University in London. ....The team analyzed millions of songs on Spotify playlists containing the word ‘workout’ in the title and compared the different beats per minute to those used in certain workouts. …..whereas rock music should be avoided during cardio and high-intensity workouts because the different changes in tempo can affect a person’s rhythm.
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY AND SPOTIFY'S ULTIMATE WORKOUT PLAYLIST
TRACK TITLE | ARTIST(S) | TEMPO (BPM) | STYLE | WORKOUT |
Roar | Katy Perry | 92 | Pop/Rock | Mental preparation |
Talk Dirty | Jason Derulo | 100 | R&B | Stretching |
Skip To The Good Bit | Rizzle Kicks | 105 | Hip Hop/Rap | Stretching |
Get Lucky | Daft Punk ft. Pharrel Williams | 116 | Disco / Funk | Aerobic Warm-up |
Move | Little Mix | 120 | Pop | Aerobic Warm-up |
Need U 100% | Duke Dumont | 124 | House | Cardio training (low intensity) |
You Make Me | Avicii | 125 | House | Cardio training (low intensity) |
Timber | Pitbull ft Ke$ha | 130 | Pop | Cardio training (moderate intensity) |
Applause | Lady Gaga | 140 | Pop | Cardio training (high intensity) |
Can’t Hold Us | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton | 147 | Hip Hop/Rap | Cardio Training (very high intensity) |
Happy | Pharrell Williams | 160 | Pop | Cardio training (very high intensity) |
The Monster | Eminem ft Rihanna | 110 | Hip Hop/Rap | Strength training |
Love Me Again | John Newman | 126 | Pop | Strength training |
It’s My Party | Jessie J | 130 | Dance/Pop | Strength training |
Burn | Ellie Goulding | 86 | Pop | Warm down |
Burn | Lorde | 85 | Pop | Warm down |
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