The Benefits of Music

My Ipod bit the dust last Friday - fortunately for me, both the Tour de France and the British Open were on my stairmaster TV (although it's a little tricky to watch golf and work out hard at the same time...), as well as ESPN. So I survived for one day, but really, I HAVE to have music when I work out indoors. I immediately went out and got a darling little lime green shuffle, and spent most of the afternoon downloading songs from my son's picks on Itunes; I'm so excited as I desperately needed new ones and tomorrow I'll be rocking out (oh, picture that!). Anyway, there are so many benefits to working out to music, but the best is that music makes us smarter, and exercise boosts your brain power, so you are not only getting benefits physically, but also mentally. Music helps to clear your head, improve your mood, relieve your stress and motivate you - SO DOES EXERCISE! - together they can change your life! You feel better, you work out harder and longer, you get stronger AND your workout is more fun - from head to toe. Not only are you a better gym rat, you're a smart one! Melissa