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Researchers discovered that playing your favorite records can increase blood circulation and give you the same feel-good factor as going to the gym.



Listening to songs you considered ‘joyful’ widened the blood vessesls and encouraged healthy bloodflow. The positive effect of the blood vessels widening was similar to that of aerobic activity or strain therapy.


“We know that stress can cause blood vessels to tighten, but we wanted to see if they would open up when music people enjoyed was played,” said Dr. Mike Miller, a cardiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center in the US.


“We thought we would see an increase in bloodflow in the volunteers, but we didn’t think it would be so high.”


The implications of the results are that enjoyable music can promote higher blood flow, which could lead to lower cholesterol, reduced inflammation and lessen the risk of blood clots.


The results also showed that nitric oxide – a chemical endorphin related to feelings of happiness – was released when the enjoyable music was played.