Did BPM (music) make a difference for you?
KathleenKP
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I went over to run.fm and found songs that have the appropriate BPM. Some of them would put me to sleep - or at least I would have only considered them for the cool-down. I need a hard, driving beat...one that makes me want to get up and move. And the lyrics... I'm wondering if it is worth it to put together a playlist with the appropriate BPM when I feel that way about the songs. Some of songs I listen to that make me want to run harder have a much slower BPM. Most of the songs I listen to weren't listed, though.
I'm not a music person...the only thing I can play is the radio. But, my trainer noticed that I move to the beat of the music. And I've been told many times that I have really good moves in Zumba. So apparently my body feels the beats even if my head doesn't realize them?
I'm not a music person...the only thing I can play is the radio. But, my trainer noticed that I move to the beat of the music. And I've been told many times that I have really good moves in Zumba. So apparently my body feels the beats even if my head doesn't realize them?
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Absolutely! I purchased a 3 cd set, which I put on my sony running mp3, that consists of three one-hour cds, each with the same bpm on that cd. Each cd has a little higher bpm (I'll try to edit later when I can pose the title...). I find that having a similar bpm enables me to get in a good rhythm and the running is much easier!0
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Totally. The beat and the lyrics must be right too.
She Bangs - Ricky Martin
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Don't Slow Down - Matt & Kim
Are some of my favorites, though they might be in the 160 range.
One trick is that you can use a 90 BPM song for a 180 steps per minute. My favorite songs like that are
Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
The Sun - Maroon 5
I buy all my music and put it on my ipod so I never have to run to a demotivating song. I use Run.FM as a starting point, though.0 -
It definitely helps me. I find myself running in time to the rhythm subconsciously so it makes sense to listen to music that will help my running. But I would hate to run to music I didn't like. I guess there's no harm in giving it a try to see if it will work for you.0
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Varda - On run.fm, it says to go for 150 bpm for a 10 min mile and 160 bpm for a 9 min mile. I'm looking for both of those. But you are saying you run at 180 bpm? (I think I remember a post where that's what they counted you at.) Do I need a different BPM than 150-160?
I do find it interesting that most of the songs in my playlist that I could find on run.fm are in the 125ish bpm (=12:30 mile). Guess what my pace was during my first 5K... (but, second 5K was 51 seconds faster, same music...)
eta: I haven't actually run a whole mile at 9 minutes yet. That's what I working toward now. And I still need 10min mile pace or slower when I run longer than 1.5 miles... So I was thinking of changing up my music to see if that would help me get the faster times. I just didn't want to put together a playlist (track down/purchase songs, figure out technology...) if it wasn't worth the time / no results because I'm falling asleep or walking to my 160 bpm music.0 -
Absolutely! I purchased a 3 cd set, which I put on my sony running mp3, that consists of three one-hour cds, each with the same bpm on that cd. Each cd has a little higher bpm (I'll try to edit later when I can pose the title...). I find that having a similar bpm enables me to get in a good rhythm and the running is much easier!
Please do post the title.
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You can run any speed at any BPM. One of the drills we did was running in place at 180.
What a faster cadence gives you is better form. You are more likely to be striking the ground under your center of gravity with a bent leg (ideal) as you don't have the opportunity to reach out with your legs. This foot strike is the one thing that experts agree as having an impact on injury rates.
You are also more likely to strike mid-to-fore foot, but that's not guaranteed. Additionally, according to the class, 180 is also the most energy-efficient cadence, but I've seen that disputed.
A faster cadence also is the secret to mastering hills.
I also got the "Cadence" app to help me figure out the BPM of my existing music.0 -
I see a couple of you have mentioned run.FM, has anyone got a link to this site? When I Google it it says it can't find it and did I mean jog.FM (the site I use). Would be interesting to see if they have a different selection of music.0
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I see a couple of you have mentioned run.FM, has anyone got a link to this site? When I Google it it says it can't find it and did I mean jog.FM (the site I use). Would be interesting to see if they have a different selection of music.
Well, I meant "jog.fm" but thought I might have remembered the name wrong : P
I also just google "180 BPM" and get stuff like this: http://gizmodo.com/5906815/the-most-mathematically-perfect-playlist-for-running0 -
Thank you:)0
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I put in run.fm because that's what I saw here. But it takes me to jog.fm
But...you know...I'm a...runner.
So I need to go to run.fm0 -
Joggers have bad, bad things happen to them:
http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/introducing-joggers-world0 -
Joggers have bad, bad things happen to them:
http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/introducing-joggers-world
LOLOL. I love the cover.0
