We all know that music is present in our day to day life. You listen to music in your car, when you go to the gym, when you clean, cook, study, and meditate. Music makes you feel things, but it also has many benefits to your brain and body.
Improves your skills.
Researchers have shown that listening to music at a very early age can help young brains develop quicker and more effectively than those that don’t listen to music. It is obvious that young children have to be stimulated with games, but if you can play some music for your child while he is playing or soft music while he sleeps, then you duplicate the cognitive stimulation, especially communication skills.
It helps with brain aging.
Since music stimulates brains at a very young age, it can also help the elderly. Old people are told to do Sudoku, crosswords, and puzzles to keep their brain in sharp, but listening to music is a great way to keep their mind busy and active.
It makes you feel pumped.
Music can help regulate your heartbeat, pulse rate, and blood pressure. If you are doing yoga or meditation you want to listen to some calm and relaxed music or sounds so that your body and brain can relax. It makes it way easier to focus on the exercise. On the other hand, if you want to go for a run or to a spinning class, you want to listen to music with a rhythm more accelerated and a quicker beat to prepare your body for a full session of more dynamic training. Finding the perfect music for your workout can help you be better synchronized, improve your motor skills and just get a better flow.
After a long day at work, falling asleep can be hard. As we have said before, music can help you lower your heartbeat and feel more relaxed. Get rid of stress by listening to some relaxing music –never use the music you would listen to go cycling because that might keep you up singing and up all night!
Music makes you happier!
This is obviously the main reason why we all listen to music. Different studies have proven that music makes your brain release dopamine, which is a chemical in our brain that makes us feel the same feeling when we eat chocolate, have sex or even take drugs. Find music that makes you happy because that also helps you release stress.
As you can see, there are many benefits you can get when listening to music. Try to create a few playlists for every moment of your day. Start the day with music can also help you face the day with better mood, so put your headphones on and push the play.