Music and Your Health

Music is an important component in health and fitness for several reasons.

1. When you listen to music during your workout, you tend to go harder and longer than when you don't listen to music. Check this out: Upbeat Music Boosts Exercise published on the website, Medical News Today.

2. Music can help relax you, lower blood pressure and improve your mood.

3. Music has also been shown to significantly reduce the perception of pain. Check out this cool article in Cognitive Daily: Music, Art and the Perception of Pain by Dave Munger.

4. And for people suffering from anxiety, depression, cancer, Alzheimer's, stroke victims, and more there is a growing branch of medicine known as Music Therapy. Read about it at Therapy Times in the article, Music Therapy Reduces Anxiety and Improves Physical Health.

So grab your mp3 player, turn on the radio, pick up a guitar and enjoy!