He is now exclusively sharing this ultimate playlist with Runner's World. This culminated in a running playlist of 16 tracks, published in his book Applying Music in Exercise and Sport. 'At a fundamental and visceral level, appropriate musical selections will not necessarily influence what we feel at high running intensities but they can influence how we feel it – music can ‘colour’ our interpretations of fatigue,' says Karageorghis.ĭuring the past 25 years, and via 26 research grants, Karageorghis has built up an audio picture of the best tunes for different types of running sessions. Another strategy is to listen to music with a lower tempo asynchronously as a form of distraction. Research also shows when we run at extremely high intensity, for example repetition interval training, a very high tempo of more than 150 beats per minute can be difficult to process and can result in a slight drop in performance. 'It’s much easier to stay in synch using a stride cycle than trying to process each musical beat for a step-by-step synch,' he adds. 'If you want to run at a high-stride frequency of say 180 strides per minute, select a piece of music that has 90 beats-per-minute and take a stride cycle on each half-beat,' recommends Karageorghis. It is far more effective to listen to slower music with a strong beat and synchronise your cadence to each half-beat. Contrary to popular belief, listening to music with a very fast tempo is not conducive to a high-intensity workout.
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But it all depends on the intensity of the session and the various qualities of the music you're listening to during it – most notably, the tempo.Ĭentral to his work is our understanding of how to use music synchronously and asynchronously when running. Through more than 100 journal articles, the Brunel University London professor has helped to illuminate how listening to music during running can boost pleasure, reduce perceived effort and even improve aerobic efficiency. Over the past three decades sport scientists have been studying the benefits of running with music.Īt the centre of this research is renowned sport and exercise psychologist Professor Costas Karageorghis, who has established an international reputation for his research into the psychological, psycho-physiological and neuro-physiological effects of music on exercise.
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