I made a weird discovery today while walking along listening to my headphones, my steps matched exactly to early 60's song 'The Wanderer' by Dion and the Belmonts.
When i got in i googled the beats per minute and found out that song was 116 bpm's so stands to reason that other songs at the same rate would also match my walking speed so off i went to Google again and found tonnes of songs so weeded out the ones which would make me stop to push them forward and ended up with a playlist of American Girl by Tom Petty, Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Grandmaster Flash's White Lines, We Will Rock You by Queen, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash, Iggy Pop's Lust For Life, Town Calle Malice by The Jam and Megadeth's Symphony Of Destruction.
Apparently a step rate that syncs with 116 bpm is excellent for a brisk, moderate-intensity walk of about 3.5 to 4.0 mph which elevates your heart rate and strengthens your heart, lungs, and endurance while still allowing you to comfortably hold a conversation.
For most people, a general walking pace is about 90 to 105 steps per minute but musically 116 bpm's would fall under the Allegro Moderato (Moderately fast) range which while not an extreme high-energy or frantic speed, it comfortably leans toward upbeat.
All of this i never knew until today so thank you Dion.
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