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Running Music
Running music is originally composed music designed to make running and jogging more enjoyable and beneficial. Through a scientific approach it is a system based on musical beats per minute which makes possible, a consistent running cadence over time. The correct music for running is about having a natural running motion with the body moving synchronistically with the music. The key to using the correct running music is that the runner’s foot hits the ground and the hand and arm action moves in unison with the music beat. The breathing pattern becomes more relaxed. The melding of the body and the mind through music is a great sensation and proper running music will do this. It has the effect of putting the runner ‘in the zone’. There are many scientific benefits to be derived from using running music including cadence control, simulating ideal running speeds, more efficient oxygen intake, creates better capillary blood flow and less muscle fatigue. The first website to provide specialised running music was run2rhythm in 2006. Petr Janata Associate Professor at UC Davis in the Psychology Department and Center for Mind and Brain says “The more we respond to a piece of music by moving to it, the more we activate the pleasure circuits of the brain which it turn stimulate the release of Dopamine so called ‘feel good’ hormone”