{"id":764,"date":"2020-03-12T13:19:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T13:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mubert.com\/?p=764"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:26:12","slug":"a-sound-of-speed-can-new-music-tech-make-you-run-further-and-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mubert.com\/blog\/a-sound-of-speed-can-new-music-tech-make-you-run-further-and-faster","title":{"rendered":"A sound of speed: can new music tech make you run further and faster?","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

The answer is \u2014 YES!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Music has become such a powerful tool to improve athletes\u2019 performance that USATF, the governing body of distance races in the USA, banned the use of portable music devices for those running for prizes in championships. Luckily for Olympic gold medal-winning Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie, he was often able to listen to his favorite pop song \u201cScatman\u201d playing around the stadium, while breaking world records.<\/p>\n

A science of choosing an effective exercise soundtrack<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Numerous studies conducted by Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology Costas Karageorghis over a 25-year period show that music can make running feel more enjoyable, reducing perceived exertion up to 12% if the runner selects music of her\/his taste and in line with running intensity.\u00a0According to a 2008 review of research by Costas Karageorghis and David-Lee Priest<\/a>,\u00a0during moderate exercise, music can \u201cnarrow attention\u201d, diverting \u201cthe mind from sensations of fatigue.\u201d But when you increase the speed and intensity of a workout, \u201cperceptions of fatigue override the impact of music, because attentional processes are dominated by physiological feedback.\u201d Nevertheless, 61 percent of people listen to something while running, according to a 2016\u00a0survey<\/a>,\u00a0conducted by Runner\u2019s World.<\/p>\n

Music is a type of legal performance-enhancing drug<\/p>\n

In his book \u201cApplying Music in Exercise and Sport\u201d, Professor Karageorghis explains that music has a direct influence on pleasure centers of the brain without a need for a great deal of processing higher up in the cortex.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic helps to induce alpha brain wave activity which is responsible for our dreams and rest states. This leads to a state known as \u2018flow,\u2019 which is an ultimate motivational state in which sportspeople are wholly immersed in what they are doing and feel as if they are functioning on autopilot.\u201d writes Professor Karageorghis. In other words, music illuminates the perceived exhaustion by \u201ccoloring\u201d the fatigue-related signals and makes exercise more pleasurable.<\/p>\n

Our bodies are made to be moved by music<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Human heart \u2018likes\u2019 to synchronize with music. Soundtrack with a specific BPM performs a metronomic function, which helps to illuminate the inconsistencies of human locomotion. It increases the biomechanical efficiency of the body, which results in better use of oxygen. Professionals claim that maintaining an even running pace also reduces the risk of getting injured.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where Mubert has something to offer to the running community to improve both their experience and results \u2014\u00a0auditory-motor synchronization\u00a0through music stimulation. The main idea is that synchronizing the movement rate with the musical beat has an\u00a0ergogenic<\/em>\u00a0or work-enhancing effect: keeping a stable pace helps to run more efficiently while spending less effort.<\/p>\n

Push the tempo<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There is nothing easier than putting on earphones and setting off for a jog, but if you want to maintain an even pace, you must listen to music with a tempo that will match your cadence (the total number of steps taken per minute).<\/p>\n

A general consensus is, that good track for running should be somwhere between 120 and 140 beats per minute or BPM. According to the findings of Professor Karageorghis thanks to popular dance music, people have developed \u201can aesthetic appreciation for that tempo range,\u201d he said. It also roughly corresponds to the average person\u2019s heart rate during a routine 20 minutes workout.<\/p>\n

Here is how you can measure your running BPM<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Set a stopwatch for 60 seconds and start running on the spot at your average, natural pace.<\/li>\n
  2. Count the number of times your right foot strikes the ground.<\/li>\n
  3. Take that number and double it (one needs two feet to run, after all). That\u2019s your natural cadence in beats per minute for a regular run.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How many BPM is enough?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Well, Mubert for Running has got this matter covered. The idea behind our new tech initiative is as simple as it gets: cadence (steps per minute) equals BPM (beats per minute). Our new app features several channels of special AI-generated music for running<\/a> with no interruptions or ads during the streams and a variety of genres\u00a0from 50<\/a> to 180 BPM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    So how can runners use Mubert to their advantage?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Keeping in mind all the proven benefits of listening to music during a run, we developed a new channel for professional runners in our Mubert app. Music in that channel kept constant at 180 BPM, but never repeats itself. Genres changes from drumnbass<\/a> in the light mode to neurofunk in the hard mode so you can choose the one you like.<\/p>\n

    To join the club of the most progressive runners click on a link to download Mubert App.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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