Running to a beat...

[Dyskadores]

Does anyone else find it easier to just run to music they enjoy rather than stuff that has the right BPM for their pace? I was desperately searching for music that's fast paced enough (and enjoyable) but yesterday I decided to just put on my favourite mix of tracks with no particular beat in mind, and just run at a comfy pace. It was so much better than normal so I think I'll keep doing it 😄

[Janechic]

Hi I love walking and running to music! Trance dance is my fave the bpm matches my steps and it keeps me motivated. Enjoy your exercise

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

I have everything from Jimi Hendrix to Thomas Tallis via Bob Marley and Radiohead on my phone, always on shuffle............. variety is the spice of life.

[TailChaser Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

That sounds like my sort of eclectic mix IannodaTruffe!

I think anything that gets you ‘in the zone’ and distracts you from what you’re doing is great. I don’t worry about BPMs but I love a track that has a big crescendo at the end, it really gets the adrenaline going.

[Hidden in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Totally agree with this...mixing it up is good

[AliK0871 Graduate]

Not sure I can find music with such a slow beat to match my running pace....unless the death march 😂😂😂😂

[IgaT Graduate in reply to AliK0871]

I found some music in approximately my slow bpm. It's not my favourite type, but it works And those are motivational songs for exercises.

When I was running to my music, I was running too fast and couldn't survive more than 60 or 90 sec, so I needed to change it.

[ReggieP59]

I love running to music! That music starts and so do I!

[Lorna9339]

Yes I just run to music I enjoy! I have never worried about bpm's. For me the main thing is the distraction. So carry on if it's getting you there! 😊😊😊

[GoogleMe Graduate]

Depends what the goal is for the run. It would be dreary I think always to do running to the beat (and doesn't work so well for off road runners) but it definitely has a place.

I mainly run with nothing but birdsong, sheep, the river and the wind in the trees but needed a bit of company the other day. BBC radio podcasts: Gardener's Question Time and Ouch (a conversation between someone who lost his sight gradually and became blind as a young adult, and a man with spinal muscular atrophy who uses an electric wheelchair and needed his assistant to pick the questions from a cup) followed by Thinking Allowed on the difference between suicide bombers and actual sacrifice. Good stuff!

[Hidden in reply to GoogleMe]

Thank goodness!! I thought I was the going to be the only one who said they run to a podcast!!

I run to sounds of nature only, nothing but real life and my own breathing. Or a podcast.

I find that way, my body and brain does what I want it to, and not whatvrhe music kind of wants me to. And also, I enjoy music in a way that I want to really appreciate it and I can’t do that when running.

[GoogleMe Graduate in reply to Hidden]

I think it is fun to experiment a bit and different 'soundtracks' or none can have different uses.

Most of my music is still on vinyl or CD anyway, but in all honesty another factor is that I find putting together playlists a crashingly boring way to spend time (not a view shared by everyone)

[Elfe5 Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

Good old radio 4, love it running & not running!😀

[Dyskadores in reply to GoogleMe]

I'd be listening to The Archers Omnibus 😄

[Hidden in reply to Dyskadores]

Hahaha. I’m not sure I could Archers. I’ll be honest. 🤭

[Dyskadores in reply to Hidden]

#TheArchers #Addict #RocknRollLifestyle 😂

[Getfitok Graduate]

Definitely works for me. I've got quite a long list now, they are all my favourites, so they all make me smile & distract me from the hard work 😂

[Oldmo Graduate]

I run to all the 70’s music or a bit of morown. Not bothered about the bpm, happy with my old memories and bad singing voice 😂

[Elfe5 Graduate]

Yes absolutely- the enjoyment and psychological lift of favourite music is great! - Makes my brain want to dance along even if my legs can’t quite manage! 😀

[MagnificentBartlett Graduate]

Communards and Jimmy Somerville are my music of choice! Varying pace but doesn’t affect my running speed.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

I use dance music but it has to be stuff I really like or it just grates.👍

[SaskAlliecat Graduate]

I have to use music I like and preferably know well enough to provide the necessary distraction. I try to not run to the beat of the music but have caught myself getting caught in a fast paced song and pushing it. If I'm doing a really long run, I have a long playlist with slower songs to try and prevent that from happening.