Scientists Have Found 6 Amazing Benefits Of Listening To Music

From Higher Perspective, November 6, 2015

I like music. So does pretty much everyone else. Music makes us feel a host of different emotions and some research shows that listening to music has physiological impacts on us. Here are 6 benefits of listening to music backed by science.

1. Music improves running performance.

When you go for a run, do you pop in earbuds and listen to some music that really pumps you up? It turns out, there’s some science to go with that phenomenon. One study found that runners who listened to fast or slow motivational music completed the first 800 meters of a run faster than those who didn’t.

2. Music reduces your stress.

According to one study, listening to music decreases the stress hormone cortisol, which is important because stress leads to up to 60% of all illness and disease. Crazy, right? Turn up the jams, friends.

3. Music improves your sleep.

About 30% of Americans will have trouble sleeping from time to time. It makes sense when you consider it. A new study shows that listening to classical music for 45 minutes before heading to bed helps you get to sleep. Next time I’m having trouble getting my shuteye, I’ll give it a try.

4. Music helps you lose weight.

Researchers at Georgia Tech University found that listening to music whole eating lead people to consume fewer calories and savor their meals more. Interesting.

5. Music makes you less likely to be an asshole on the road.

Music elevates your mood in general, and that counts when you’re on the road too. A study conducted in the Netherlands found that listening to music while you drive impacts your mood and leads you to be a safer driver.

6. Music relaxes people before and after surgery.

Listening to relaxing music before and after surgery decreases anxiety according to researchers. They found it’s even more effective at decreasing anxiety than Midazolam, a medication that helps pre-op patients feel sleepy. The drug has some rough side effects, though, which makes music an ideal alternative.

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