Fast-tempo music boosts motivation when people are doing cardio. New research pinpoints how many beats per minute are ideal in different exercise environments.

New research is suggesting upping the tempo of the music you listen to while exercising can not only make the exercise seem easier, but actually raise your heart rate and increase the benefits of ...

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Pick the right beat To trigger the desired flow state, “songs definitely need to deliver an appropriate tempo—beats per minute or BPM—and intensity of music for the workout," says Stensvaag.

Pick the right beat To trigger the desired flow state, “songs definitely need to deliver an appropriate tempo—beats per minute or BPM—and intensity of music for the workout,” says Stensvaag.

Discover more about the elements of music, tempo and dynamics, to help create a musical composition with this Bitesize KS2 music guide.

Her idea was to create an MP3 player that could detect and alter BPM without affecting pitch, the same way audio software programs such as Ableton Live or PCDJ work.