Blogpost 6: Sooth the Damage Soul

There are a lot of ways to have our so called exercise. Have it be doing it in the gym, pool, home, or even at the street. We have a lot trends nowadays for this healthy activity. We usually depends our lifestyle and stamina on choosing the category of exercise for us. Since exercising requires doing more, music is also part of it. We all know that exercise is a healthy way of living and so as music. Music has and still the coach that motivates us to do better. Mostly upbeat tones are used to jive with the positive energy of the body. Music does well physically and mentally.



I read an article about “Music and Fitness / Effects of Music on Exercise” by a generous medical team Medindia from http://www.medindia.net/. They were able to share their insight about the advantages of music as a tool our healthy activity.
According to the Medindia, “Music has been shown to have a positive effect on physical exercise and is known to have an impact the psychological level. Similarly, it has been observed that physically fit and active musicians provide better musical performances. Hence, music and fitness complement each other. The most important aspect of music is the rhythm response that influences the energy potential of the individual”

Yes, zumba won’t be a zumba if there’s no music. Medindia studied and proved that there are advantages and factors in music. People that are extroverts uses music to enhance their exercise rate; our age also is a factor for choosing the right music that we think somewhat appropriate to the trend; music also makes us commit to physical activity which means, music keeps the body moving and it can also improve our exercise routine; most of the women use music as a basis for motivational purposes.We all know that music has a lot of effect during physical activities like exercise. It depicts the effect of tempo of music on physical activity. Usually upbeat music does the trick.



Music therapy doesn’t revolve around listening to music itself; it also includes involving ourselves to music –creation. I strongly believe that music has all it power of soothing our souls and helping us feel good.
An article about “Music and Stress Relief” made by an author and creator of Sound-mind.org named Susan from http://www.sound-mind.org shared her story and studies more in stress management. Good news because music is part of it.


According to Susan, “The benefits of music cannot be denied, in fact studies have shown music to be a wonderful tool that can promote wellness and help us overcome many obstacles we face in life. Music has shown to help us reduce blood pressure and to also build serotonin in the brain.”

There are quite a few of stress release tools we use like eating, ranting, writing, and etc. All of aforesaid activities are good but music does the trick. It engages us to different things and an eye opener as well that we can always overcome all obstacles we encounter. Playing an instrument is part of a musical therapy whereas an individual is engaged to play or create music, singing is also part of it whereas either an individual composes his/her own piece or just revive an artist’s song. Dancing would be the majorities’ favorite since dancing can also be considered as a form of exercise. My personal favorite would be listening to music as a stress reliever since I’m not a good singer so as a dancer! Relaxation also depends on music. It takes us a meditative state of mind combined with our choice of a relaxing activity such as taking a hot bath, yoga, going to a massage spa, and many more depending on your choice of activity.

I have learned that music itself can soothe a damaged soul. It also enhances our mood with a positive feeling; it also increases the endurance of an individual to do well with physical and mental activities. Music has all the power and advantages for an individual whom is playing music or just even listening to it. The combination of music and exercise is a perfect match because it prolongs well-being.