Category Archives: Exercise and Sports
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Finding Exercise Music: Additional Resources
Posted on November 19, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.Since this is our final post in the Music and Exercise series, I would like to tell you about a few more resources that you can use to enhance your workouts through music. Last week we talked about apps, and this week we’ll highlight blogs and magazines that you can use to find new […]
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Music and Exercise Apps
Posted on November 12, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.As we draw near the conclusion of our inaugural Music and Exercise series, I would like to share some additional resources that you can use to improve your exercise experience through music. This week I focused my research on finding exercise music apps. My list isn’t exhaustive or meant to endorse any particular app, […]
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Preparation and Recovery: Pre- and Post-Workout Music
Posted on November 5, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.Did you know that tennis player Novak Djokovic is a classical music fan? Djokovic, who is currently ranked second in the world and has won six Grand Slam titles, grew up listening to classical music with his first coach, Jelena Gencic. In an interview recounted in The New York Times, Gencic gave an example […]
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Beethoven, Borodin, and Yoga
Posted on October 29, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.As you may know, last week we held a special event at Bend Yoga when Molly Tighe, PSO Archives Consultant and Bend Yoga instructor, taught yoga to a soundtrack of classical music. In preparation for the class, Molly helped me create a playlist that would help us stay focused and mirror our level of […]
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Special Event: Yoga with Classical Music
Posted on October 22, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.This week we have a special announcement! Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, October 23, Molly Tighe, the PSO’s Archives Consultant and a certified yoga instructor, will lead a yoga session to classical music from 7:15-8:15 a.m. at Bend Yoga. Molly’s weekly class, “All Levels Yoga,” is a flow class for beginning to advanced students. Visit the […]
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Pump it Up: An Interview with Tasha Huff
Posted on October 15, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.The loud, driving beats of dance, pop, and rock music filled the air. I found myself surrounded by people moving in time to the music. Was I at a club? No—I was at the local YMCA sitting in on a Body Pump class. Body Pump is a strength-based, full-body workout that is set to music. To […]
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Spin Music Special: An Interview with Marty Balawejder
Posted on October 1, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.For this week’s blog post, I interviewed Marty Balawejder, a spin instructor at the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, about the music he uses during his classes. Marty joined the YMCA back in 1998 and over time became involved in a variety of classes, including step, kickboxing, and Pilates. Then he started spinning. At first, […]
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Synchronous Playlists: Part Two
Posted on September 24, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.As a follow-up to last week’s blog post, we are sharing two more playlists of synchronous exercise music today. Try the 170 BPM playlist if you run an eight-minute mile or cycle at an average speed of 85 rpm, and take a look at the 180 BPM playlist if you run a seven-minute mile […]
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Moving to the Beat: Synchronous Playlists (Part One)
Posted on September 17, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.Have you ever tried to sync your movements to music during a workout? Maybe you danced to music in a hip hop or Zumba class, or maybe you tried to run faster by matching your steps to the beat of an especially quick piece of music. Or, maybe you’ve never actually used music synchronously […]
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Heart-Pumping Music: The Asynchronous Playlist
Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jessica Ryan in Exercise and Sports.This past weekend I spent my Saturday morning running the Montour Trail Half Marathon. I gave myself two challenges before the race: to beat my Pittsburgh Half Marathon time by five minutes and put together a half marathon playlist consisting solely of orchestral music. Classical probably isn’t the first genre that comes to mind […]
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