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As you can easily imagine there are 2 types of runners when is about listening music. The ones that do listen the music while they do the workouts and the ones that don’t.
Each group has it pros and cons but we will not going to debate this aspect here. This post is for the ones that like to listen music while they train and how they can create the perfect motivation play list.

The first advice is to use only the music you like. It doesn’t matter if is hip hop, rock or pop. It has to be your type of music.

So what are the right songs?

A study made bys Dr Costas Karageorghis, professor of psychology at Brunel University shows that the effective workout songs have these characteristics: Simple beats, simple chords, and simple messages.

Along with simplicity these songs have these characteristics:

1.A relentless rhythm
2.Powerful themes
3. A trancelike quality
4.An aggressive pace
5.Uplifting arrangements

Songs like AC/DC’s Back in Black or The Chemical Brothers’ Out of Control can push a runner and can increase his performance so chose the pieces that motive you and create your own power playlist.

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