If you've been having a hard time sticking with your workout routine, music may help you stay on track with your fitness resolutions. Music can be a huge motivation when you're working out, giving you a chance to break out of a humdrum routine and synchronize your movements to your favorite songs. Listening to fast-paced and uplifting music can help turn your usual workout into a fun, heart-pumping routine in no time. Depending on the type of music you tune into, you might also be able to give your mood an instant boost!

Best Themes and Genres for Workout Music

When you want to focus on your workout and keep yourself moving throughout the entire routine, your best bet is to tune into a fast-paced and intense music track with a strong beat. Hip-hop and R&B, rock, and even some alternative tracks make great accompaniments to any workout routine. You might also try techno when you want to focus during a strength-training workout or are doing exercises that require a lot of repetition.

Music can also help to:

• Stick with a difficult routine
• Help you take your mind off the workout for a brief period of time
• Help you push yourself harder
• Keep you motivated to exercise because working out is more enjoyable
• Give your brain a workout!
• Help you maintain good form and coordination as you synchronize your steps to the rhythm and beat of the music track