tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post3820174320429400767..comments2023-12-20T02:38:41.665-06:00Comments on Healthy Writer: Health Benefits of MusicTrish Milburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post-78811900819579643602010-02-24T12:58:41.762-06:002010-02-24T12:58:41.762-06:00Tawny, interesting about the pulse effect. I suspe...Tawny, interesting about the pulse effect. I suspect the pace of the music would affect how hard/fast you'd be working out. I don't typically write to music though. I'm easily distracted.<br /><br />Malea, I like to work out to rock too. I like Linkin Park. :)<br /><br />Michelle, I think Armstrong is right about music being transcendent. For instance, I've been watching the skating at the Olympics, and how I respond to a program depends greatly on the music they select and how it pulls me into the story they're telling on the ice. Some of the skaters are wonderful skaters, but I'm not captivated by their programs.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post-83502320842778252042010-02-24T09:49:42.208-06:002010-02-24T09:49:42.208-06:00I love, love, love music too. I often have it on ...I love, love, love music too. I often have it on in the background. I use it to boost my mood, psych myself up for something, push myself harder in a workout, calm down/relax, sometimes to get in the right mood to write a certain scene, etc.<br /><br />I read in Karen Armstrong's latest book (believe it was the promise of God - KA is a big name religious scholar) that music is a transcendent experience, and that is a big part of its appeal. I found that thought-provoking. (Part of her argument is that humans seek out transcendent experiences, and the practice of religion can offer many.)Michelle Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942323903767732265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post-44198076429439903802010-02-24T09:11:17.155-06:002010-02-24T09:11:17.155-06:00I like to write to Joanne Shenendoah's *Matria...I like to write to Joanne Shenendoah's *Matriarch* -- both soothing and energizing. But I work out to loud, hard rock -- AC/DC, Linkin Park, and the like.Maleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194282677232202923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post-18722795136068085572010-02-24T01:52:05.898-06:002010-02-24T01:52:05.898-06:00Lovely :-)
I adore music. I need it to write, an...Lovely :-)<br /><br />I adore music. I need it to write, and really enjoy it when I exercise. I heard recently that music will lower your pulse too, so if you're listening to mellow music while you're working out you burn fewer calories than if you were listening to rock.Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.com