Music is in the Air
 
The Tundra Trekkers PowerSong list is now registered on the iTunes music store.  Click here to access our music.  
 
 
We will soon begin our scientific study of music and its impact on physical activity.  We started this activity by making predictions.  Our blog excerpts today are all about music and our thoughts about how it impacts our exercise.  We wonder if we will change our mind after we complete our scientific experiment.
 
Student Blog Excerpts
 
I think if you start with a slower song that it gets you pumped up for the next song, which will be faster, and then the faster you will go.  Cameron
 
I think that if you listen to a song before you play basketball or baseball it will get you pumped and make you play better. Marissa
 
I think that the more beats per minute will motivate you more, but if it is too fast, it might slow down your heartbeat.  Josh
 
Sometimes it has to do with lyrics.  The lyrics can give you courage to go further.  Emily
 
I think 100-150 BPM will help you run better and that 160-190 BPM will make you run faster. Drake
 
I think you need to find a song that matches up with your heartbeat when your heart rate is up from exercising. Tou
 
I think songs affect your heart rate because faster songs get you going and slower songs relax you.  Just like soft songs sometimes make you fall asleep. Dalton
 
A really fast song might help you catch up with the beat. Molly
 
 
 
 
 
Monday, March 12, 2007
Miles Today
Walk/Run: 216
Flying: 377
Miles To Date
Walk/Run: 901
Flying: 1382