HELLO THERE!
"New Year means new life and a better Angela Mae Abad to see."
Well as all you know, running industry in our country becoming the new black or should I say “trend” to all of us Filipinos who wants to live healthy in a natural way.
Well good news, this is what makes me busy from this very moment. (I will tell you my runner’s experience in my next article)
My first “I’mma Runner 101” for today is all about music!
YES! Music (as every runner that I met said) is a good motivator during a hard breaking-a-sweat marathon or race. It helps runner’s brain to stay focus and relaxed. And according to this site http://www.run2r.com/why-use-run2r+benefits-of-run2rhythm.aspx, adding a little sound trip in your running activity will give you these wonderful benefits:
· Gives run cadence control.
· Puts bounce in your step.
· Help simulate speeds required to achieve run/race goals. I.E if your aim is to complete a 10km run in 50 minutes, selecting our music with 166 BPM will simulate the pace required.
· will help you avoid injuries and illness so frequently common among runners due to “over-use” and “over-training”
· Helps the breathing pattern become more relaxed thus more efficient oxygen intake.
· Keeps the cadence correct and reinforces the ‘effort/relax’ aspect of ideal running – something running to HR (heart rate) and pace cannot do.
· Helps the muscles to relax during a long run resulting in better capillary blood flow and less muscle fatigue.
· Improves the ability to use fat as a fuel source.
· Will improve the muscle’s ability to store glycogen.
· Helps you find the mind and body meld that puts you ‘in the zone’.
· Makes you feel good.
The first thing that I do a day before I start my training is to organize my playlist on my phone.
Running in a marathon or a race without a nice sound trip for me is becoming frustrating and heavy in my inner system because I’m running out of focus and sometimes I’m out of my zone because instead of going to the flow of my every step, it becoming a distraction when the wind is suddenly blows my ears that makes me irritate. There are times also that I don’t feel relaxed and I get easily exhausted cuz’ my heart didn’t function well. Music, with a good beats and rhythm helps my mind and body relaxed and it push me to move further and faster.
We Filipinos cannot live without music in our lives didn’t us? (I know better now), and so as we runners, no matter what your standards may be. But of course a proper sounds and songs should be considered to carefully choose when running a race or a marathon is concern.
Some of the runners have their own playlist and choice of songs of their own. But remember that the songs that we listen have their own limitation when it comes to our distance, speed and time required (check this site: http://www.run2r.com/running-music-store.aspx)
Me, I had my own playlist. Here’s how I handle it:
~I start my 30 min. warm up with a playlist full of love songs (happy love songs)
- It helps me relaxed and stretch well my muscles. It also helps my mind and body to get ready and puts me into the zone.
~ These are the songs that’s in my playlist (namely “let’ me run this beat)
The black Eye Peas:
ü Mare
ü My humps
ü The time(dirty bit)
ü Like that (w/ John Legend)
Far East Movement:
ü a G6 (with the cataracts)
ü Rocketeer ( with Ryan Tedder of “ One Republic”)
David Guetta:
ü When love takes over (w/ Kelly Rowland)
ü Memories (w/ Kid CuDi)
ü Gettin’ over you (w/ fergie, LMFAO, and Chris Willis)
Glee’s Music (yeah right):
ü Marry you
ü U can’t touch this
ü Push it
ü Ice, Ice, baby
ü Singing in the rain/ umbrella
ü Forget you (w/ Gwyneth Paltron)
Gwen Stefani:
ü What you waiting for?
ü Hollaback girl
I also include some songs like:
Leona lewis- naked
Rihanna- only girl (in the world)
- What’s my name?
2ne1- can’t nobody
- go away!
And some artists like Selena Gomez, Jay Sean, Jay-z, and Justin Bieber etc.
There’s nothing wrong if you try these songs, just remember
“be your own coach and HAPPY RUNNING PEOPLE!”
1LOVE!
Hope this song servers you well!
The Time (Dirty Bit) – Black Eyed Peas Song Lyrics
