Workouts and BPM

Post date: 2018-01-12 09:48:57

I find it very difficult (if not impossible) to go against music when I am doing cardio. How do I find music that makes working out easier?

I probably do not have the right terminology and I'm sure some of my questions are very Jessica Simpson but please bear with me.

1) Is beats-per-minute the thing that makes your body want to move to the rhythm?

2) Are there scientifically proven BPM's that are optimal for things like walking, climbing a steep incline on a treadmill, jogging, running, etc? I remember from my father having Parkinson's that rhythm therapy as simple as the therapist snapping her fingers at a certain speed helped him walk when he otherwise could not.

3) How can I find out, for certain, the BPM of a specific song in my music library? I've tried doing online searches by song name but there are conflicting answers - is it because there are different versions of the same song, or is BPM not constant throughout one song, or is it just bad data?

4) How do I find songs that are exactly the BPM I want? I've tried Amazon music search, BPM radio and a few others, but they all seem to produce results within a range rather than the exact BPM. As mentioned above, I find it really hard to run against the music even when it's a little off.

5) I am basically looking to zone out for a relaxing 30 minutes on the treadmill. Are there 30-minute "songs" that are not real music but rather just some beat on repeat? Or perhaps apps that do exactly this? I did try a simple metronome app but half an hour of straight up clicking noise is not relaxing.

Thank you.

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