I have been a music lover for many years now. I totally agree with many researchers that music improves our mental well-being and physical health. It definitely pumps up my hormones.

There are major 10 benefits of music that influences our lives and they are:

Music Enhances Happiness

This might seem obvious, but the natural chemical reasoning is pretty incredible to think about. If you are ever in need of an emotional boost, let it be known that it only takes 15 minutes of listening to your favorite tunes to get a natural high. This is because your brain a neurotransmitter that leads to increased feelings of happiness, excitement, and joy, when you listen to music you like.

Music Improves Performance during Workout

If that’s what you’re into… Scientists found that runners who listened to fast or slow motivational music ran faster than runners who listened to calm music (or ran without any music at all) in an 800-meter dash. The key to enhancing your running performance lies in the choice of music, that being something that inspires you to move forward.

Music Decreases Stress

Music has a direct effect on our hormones. If you listen to music you enjoy, it decreases levels of the hormone cortisol in your body, counteracting the effects of chronic stress. For maximum benefits on a stressful day, turn on some music and sing along. Don’t be shy to break out the air-guitar!

Music Improves Sleep

Listening to classical or relaxing music within an hour of going to bed significantly improves sleep, compared to listening to an audiobook or doing nothing before bed.

Music Reduces Depression

Music has a direct effect on our hormones; it can even be considered a natural antidepressant. Certain types of music can be beneficial to patients with depressive symptoms. Interestingly, while classical and relaxing music increased positive moods, techno and heavy metal brought people down even more.

Music Helps You Eat Less

According to research, the combination of soft lighting and music leads people to consume less food (and enjoy it more). Music as the next trending diet? Sounds easy enough!

Music Elevates Your Mood

Who isn’t guilty of blasting Phish on the highway? A study found that listening to music positively influences your mood while driving, which obviously leads to safer behavior and less road rage.

Music Enhances Capability of Memorizing and Learning

Listening to music can also help you learn and recall information more efficiently.

Music Increases Verbal Intelligence

Music helps children increase verbal intelligence where they learned about rhythm, pitch, melody, and voice.

Music Reduces Physical Pain

There are so many more, including decreases in pain thresholds, the relaxing nature it provides to patients before and after surgery, increasing memory pathways for patients with Alzheimer’s, the improvement of recovery time for patients who suffered a stroke, the ability to keep your brain healthy in old age, to name a few. Music really does serve as a therapy for all, whether as medicine in a hospital or a heartache on a rainy day.

Team Versuasion Pakistan – Fareeha Robert