| Listening to walking music is a great way to boost | | | | music, which has a tempo of 118 to 126 beats |
| your energy and pass the time while fitness | | | | per minute. |
| walking. Listening to our favorite upbeat music | | | | Advanced walkers should listen to fast walking |
| gives us energy. Maybe you tap your fingers or | | | | music, which has a tempo of 130 to 138 beats |
| move your feet to the beat. The good news is | | | | per minute. |
| that you can use this energy to improve your | | | | Power walkers can listen to power walking music, |
| walking workouts. | | | | which has a tempo of 137 or more beats per |
| A study conducted at Hampden-Sydney College in | | | | minute. |
| Virginia found that students were able to go 11 | | | | How to Find Walking Music |
| percent further while listening to music than | | | | It can be difficult to determine the beats per |
| students listening to static or no music at all. Upon | | | | minute for a song. It often isn't available on |
| completion of exercise, the students who listened | | | | popular music downloading sites or on the album |
| to music reported lower levels of exertion than | | | | itself. Conduct an internet search for a site named |
| students who listened to silence or static. | | | | Best Workout Music. It has cataloged a variety of |
| This study indicates that walking music is a very | | | | songs based on their beats per minute. You can |
| powerful tool. It can help you walk further and | | | | pick the tempo you are interested in and it will |
| feel less tired than walking without music. | | | | provide you with a list of songs that you may like. |
| Walking music can truly be a motivational tool. | | | | You can also buy a walking music CD. These CDs |
| Here are some helpful tips to help pick the right | | | | contain popular songs that have been recreated |
| songs for you. | | | | to match tempos that are appropriate for every |
| Pick the Perfect Pace | | | | level of fitness walking. Some of these CDs come |
| Try to listen to music that matches your walking | | | | with a recorded warm-up and cool-down session |
| pace. If you listen to music that is too slow, you | | | | to provide you with a complete walking workout. |
| may slow your walking pace without even | | | | You can find these CDs on many websites |
| realizing it. Instead, choose a tempo that matches | | | | including iTunes and Amazon. |
| your pace or is slightly faster than your pace to | | | | Now that your iPod or MP3 player is packed with |
| keep your energy level up. Here are some | | | | great walking music, you are ready to start |
| guidelines for every level of fitness walking. | | | | walking and experience the invigorating effect of |
| Beginners should listen to slow walking music, | | | | walking music. Just remember to keep the |
| which has a tempo of 115 to 118 beats per | | | | volume low so that you can hear the sounds |
| minute. | | | | around you, such as traffic, animals and other |
| Intermediate walkers can listen to brisk walking | | | | people that share the road with you. |