Musik – Musiktherapie in der Rehabilitation

Music is very effective to support training activities. It not only improves motivation. With the right music, training also becomes more ergonomic, muscles work more efficiently, our physical performance improves. And even strength can be measurably increased.

But which music is the right one? When choosing, you should first be guided by the activity, i.e. the movement. The rhythm of the music should reflect this movement as closely as possible. With the tempo of the music - the so-called beat number - you can even control the movement. Even small changes in the beat number can have a significant effect on the effectiveness of the training. beats per minute and abbreviated as bpm. abbreviated.

Basically, this pace corresponds to the desired target cadence for training. For slower gait training, use 88 - 101 bpm, for medium-fast gait training 105 - 113 bpm, and for fast gait trialling 114 - 127 bpm. For treadmill training, 88 - 110 bpm is suitable, depending on the belt speed. For music-assisted Nordic walking, 88-90 bpm or slower is appropriate.

The playlists were created in the Spotify app. They can be played in Spotify via the logo in the upper right corner. If you do not have a subscription there, the tracks are interrupted by advertising. If you want to use a specific single track, it can only be accessed in Spotify via a subscription. If you want to use another music streaming service or download the tracks (e.g. from Amazon Music or ITunes), select the desired tracks of your target tempo individually and create a new list in the app of your choice.

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88 – 90 bpm

93 – 95 bpm

99 – 101 bpm

105 – 107 bpm

108 – 110 bpm

111 – 113 bpm

114 – 116 bpm

117 – 119 bpm

120 – 122 bpm

123 – 126 bpm

Customized training music

These tracks were developed by Stefan Mainka & Matthias Köninger for music-assisted gait training. All sound components aim to optimize the walking movement. The compositions are built on a stable and metrically pulsed rhythm, which is coupled to the step frequency. This pulse is not only carried by bass and drums, as in conventional music productions, but additionally by a tonal tweeter metrum. These rhythmic characteristics support a preconscious motor coupling to the music, which is mainly responsible for the movement-enhancing effect. A catchy, consistent melody and motivating harmonics provide the basis for effective movement training. At the end of each 10-min music there is a silent 2-min run-on period. This serves to mentally and motorically consolidate the training changes. The track closes each time with a rewarding flourish and big bang.

90 bpm

gait training

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