Music To Soothe The Savage Soul

I was jumping rope for an hour last week with my trusty IPod clipped to my shirt.  Jumping rope nonstop (except for the few times I step on the rope) is a high intensity workout to say the least.  Listening to music while I workout in this manner increases my concentration (o.k., I AM listening to Crystal Method, Apex Twins, Chemical Brothers and the like) and keeps me stepping to the beat.  I highly recommend the activity to burn calories, have fun and increase your coordination and stamina.  My resting heart rate is 48bpm....what's yours?

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (26:  80-86  2012) has  published findings that listening to music during exercise can result in quicker clearance of lactate, a perceived lack of effort to perform the exercise, a quicker recovery time and higher quality of your workouts.