Boost Your Workouts and Make Them a Habit
The Why
Have you ever found yourself stuck on the sofa after work, promising a quick break but ending up with hours of Netflix?
Music releases serotonin, epinephrine, dopamine, and oxytocin – the magic you need to transition from work mode or sofa slouching into running shoes.
Benefit (now) – Boost your energy, and motivation with power-boosting music.
Benefit (Long-term) – Success through consistency. Allow music to be your trigger to achieve that consistency. Control weight, strength and mindset.
Hit play to unleash power. 🚀
The How
Press Play for Instant Motivation
Intervention that can be applied quickly and effortlessly to bring about a much-needed energy boost and motivation shot is all you need to make exercise a habit. No food, drink or drugs are needed.
Make your energy-pumping playlist and power-up your workout.
Keep Shazam to hand so when you hear a tune you like, save it to a wish list to add to your powering-up playlist.
It’s difficult to ignore a beat that makes you want to move. Try it next time you’re struggling to wake up.
The What to do
Build your playlists with headings like- Powering-up Tracks, Work Focus, and Run Rampage.
Start listening to your playlist before the action begins. If you feel stuck to the sofa, slip your headphones on and hit that Run Rampage and you’ll be out the door in no time.
Your missing hero has been your motivational playlist – the key to creating this all-important habit loop.
Need suggestions or guidance on set-up? Check out our 30-second video and delve deeper into the process of powering up with music, further below.
Create your playlist now.
30 Second Micro Hack Summary:
Delve Deeper into exercise with music to motivate
REVITALISE YOUR WORKOUT WITH THE POWER OF MUSIC 🎵
🎧 Press Play for Instant Motivation
The psychology behind having a button to press taps into fundamental principles of motivation, reinforcement, and habit formation, making it an effective tool for initiating and sustaining behaviour change. Whether it’s completing a task, receiving a reward, or simply experiencing a sense of control, the act of pressing a button can have powerful psychological effects. So implement that button as the mechanical trigger you need to motivate your workouts.
If the music doesn’t prompt you to move, you are ill or there’s something more challenging on your mind that you need to overcome first. Or, the music isn’t right for you.
🌈 Creating Your Perfect Playlist:
Invest a bit of time in putting together the right playlist. It must resonate with your taste and energy needs. Do your field research. Shazam your way to working out what tracks give you a boost. As soon as they’ve passed the off-the-sofa test, put them in a list on your music library and give it a recognisable name that you can identify as and when you need it.
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🧠 Music’s Impact on Neurochemistry:
Music directly influences neurochemistry, releasing serotonin, epinephrine, dopamine, and oxytocin.
Leveraging dopamine’s power for rhythm and anticipation/pleasure will enhance your workout experience, making it much more enjoyable and therefore more likely to repeat.
🎶 Freedom of Choice:
Embrace your unique musical taste – no judgment.
Put on your headphones for complete privacy to enjoy your preferred tracks.
Need inspiration? Sample here
🥊 Boost Your Workout with the Rocky Soundtrack.
Experience that feeling of conviction that only comes from a Rocky ballad.
Power up and notice an extra push, higher jumps, and longer or faster runs, all because of those motivational mover tunes.
If Rocky isn’t your bag, learn what is. Have Shazam to hand anytime you hear a tune you’d like to accompany you on your next workout. Before you know it, you’ll have a list to apply to that next power playlist.
Compare previous workouts to see if the music brings that magic for you.
🔊 Volume Caution:
Pumping loud music might be motivating, but remember to be mindful of your ears. Loud music brings some health risks.
“The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 430 million people worldwide currently have disabling hearing loss. Young people are particularly vulnerable because of their use of personal listening devices (PLDs), such as smartphones, headphones and earbuds, and attendance at loud music venues, amid poor regulatory enforcement.” (BMJ)
🏃♂️ Safety First with Headphones:
Be cautious when using headphones in secluded places; prioritise safety, especially during late-night runs.
🕰️ Time Your Music Right:
Use music at a time you know you will be physically and mentally able to commit. Activate your training desire through the music to allow it to become a habit.
💪 The Mu-shin Approach:
Music is crucial to our repetitive drill programmes. It creates an uplifting atmosphere for the practice of physical technique, working to bring about the feeling of power and success.
Our post-session fitness videos encourage ‘Playlist Power’ to leverage music’s positive brain-boosting effects on your workouts.
🎉 Takeaway Message:
Timing is everything. Let music be your training trigger and guide.
Jump from the sofa into your running shoes whenever your playlist starts playing! Better still, don’t even get to sofa-stage. Time the music to play first thing in the morning or just as you arrive home from work.
Transform your workout experience and hit play to unleash the power of music on your fitness journey. 🚀
