TODAY’S POLL

LAST POLL RESULTS

49.7% of you voted With music in Friday’s poll: Do you prefer to exercise or move your body with or without music?

“Always with music. Music is my life. I couldn’t live without it. Music is what feelings sound like. I listen daily.”

“Always love music as a soundtrack to most anything…”

“My main exercise and time spent is dancing — three different styles and modalities — and I don’t move (dance) until the music plays!”

“Gotta put on tunes to shake that booty!”

“Upbeat music invigorates me and keeps me going.”

“When I listen to upbeat songs, I keep a good pace going.”

“Swimming laps is so boring without music!”

“No music, I won’t do it!”

“Music helps the time go by. I also read on the treadmill — time flies with a book and music.”

“It makes movement much easier and more fluid, and helps the time pass more pleasantly.”

“I absolutely love working out to music. I’m meticulous about my playlists and have different ones for each mood, from inspirational to blowing off steam. I time my reps and sets to the build-up of each song. On the treadmill, I sometimes watch YouTube or a TV show to pass the time. When I’m working out outside, I keep my headphones on transparency mode for safety.”

“Music helps everything, period! When I was able to work out and walk distances, I always had music with me — even when cleaning the house. Music is still a huge part of my life, even though I can’t move around as much anymore. It not only lifts the mood and can be nostalgic, but it also helps when you have tinnitus 24/7. I have to have some sound even when going to sleep, whether it’s the TV, radio, or a fan.”

“I love to bike with music in my ears — one of the reasons I love my hearing aids!”

“In the gym, I like music designed to ‘pump me up.’ When I walk or hike, I enjoy the solitude of my thoughts or some good companionship. Biking depends on the duration.”

“If I’m inside, lifting weights or using a machine, I’ll have music going. But outside? Mother Nature is my soundtrack. I can’t stand when people run by blaring their music — no one wants to hear it!”

“It really depends on what I’m doing. If I’m on a hike, absolutely no music — I want to enjoy the sounds of nature. If I’m running on a treadmill, I’m definitely listening to music.”

“Good question — if I’m walking for exercise, I listen to music. Any other exercise, I find music more distracting.”

“I just did a yoga/meditation session without music, but when I do aerobics or weightlifting, I prefer music.”

“Weightlifting is better without music — you want to hear the weights bang. That is music!”

“I’m concentrating on the exercise and not falling down.”

“I run outdoors, so I need complete silence for awareness purposes.”

“Sometimes the music is in my head.”

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