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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2702)	12/24/2008 12:49:27 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 39298

He also warned that listening to stressful music, which for many in the experiments included heavy metal and rap, can shrink blood vessels by 6% – the same effect, according to previous experiments, as eating a large hamburger. 'this ain't rock and roll, this is genocide' lol... actually i think i would die a slow death if i were forced to listen to a continuous loop of muzak or lawrence welk (just about any music from my mother's era) Chris McCallum-Banks, 29, a financial consultant from London, said he found music essential in his training for next year’s New York marathon: “I’ve noticed a real change on training days when I forget my MP3 player, especially on the cardio-intensive exercises. “When you hit the ‘wall’, having the right tune playing can be the difference between breaking through it and giving up.” it's nearly impossible for me to do my workouts without at least 150bpm on my nano...i've actually asked the manager of my gym to turn down their music a notch(they play it so loud i can't hear my own music without risking damage) as they play 'pop' music that's almost always too inconsistent and slow i do think rap raises my BP though<g>