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Listening to music during exercise can boost motivation, improve focus, and enhance overall workout performance.

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With the thrill of New Year’s resolutions behind us and a long winter ahead, it can be hard to keep going with workout goals. But sometimes, all you need is the right song to give you the push you ...

Matthew Stork is a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in Canada. Stork is an expert on the psychology ...

The sound of a beating heart or labored breathing may make even basic exercise feel harder, but there may be something to cloaking that sound with a carefully constructed playlist. The results of a 24 ...

When students see purpose, believe they can succeed and know educators care, you won’t have to pull them through the course. They’ll walk, maybe even run, on their own. Brett Jones explains how to ...

According to a new study published in the journal Psychology of Sport & Exercise, upbeat music helps give you the motivation to tackle high-intensity workouts. Researchers found that when the ...

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The bitter-sweet time has finally come along where students find themselves almost back at home with their friends and family, but the hell that is finals stands in the way. Though these songs may not ...

Even if you prefer not to listen to music while you run, you should consider pumping up the jams post-workout. A new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research suggests that doing so ...