Recent studies indicate that the speed of music can influence heart rate and blood pressure through the autonomic nervous system. Fast tempos at or above 120 BPM tend to activate the sympathetic ...

Music boosts motivation and increases happiness when people are working out better than any other predictable factor. But what musical tempo is best for keeping people psyched up while working out?

If you always run with a pumped up soundtrack, you may be onto something – research has found that listening to fast tempo music while running can help you increase your speed without perceiving it as ...

Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a McGill University research team has discovered. This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient’s ...