comparing beats per minute in music to heart rates of dancers

[Todd's keyboard]

Am looking for any studies that compare the average beats per minute of various styles of dance music to the average heart rates of the dancers.

For example, rock and roll music has a different average bpm than house music. It makes sense that the dancers, matching the beat of the music, would have different heart rates.

I suspect that the popular drugs associated with various styles of dance also influence the heart rates of the dancers. (compare heart rates for a marijuana user to an ecstasy user)

Can anyone refer me to any sources to find out more about this?

thanks, Todd's musico-cardio keyboard

[Spock]

Apropos of nothing, I remember hearing that CPR chest compressions should be done to the beat of Queen's "Another one bites the dust".

[Todd's keyboard]

Spock,

Might you remember what year that was?

When I first learned CPR the guideline was ten chest compressions per one breath. Later it changed to fifteen chest compressions per two breaths. I understand that the current best practices only recommends chest compressions.

thanks, Todd's keyboard

[abevilac]

Actually, I've heard that the BeeGees classic "Stayin' alive" is the one to use for CPR!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27221281/ns/...yin-alive/

[Black]

abevilac wrote:
Actually, I've heard that the BeeGees classic "Stayin' alive" is the one to use for CPR!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27221281/ns/...yin-alive/

Stayin' Alive was suggested the last time I renewed (a few months ago?) as they realized a lot of people would not be familiar with the song they suggested previously (forget what it was-- an early Beatles song maybe?)

[Black]

Todd's keyboard wrote:
Am looking for any studies that compare the average beats per minute of various styles of dance music to the average heart rates of the dancers.

For example, rock and roll music has a different average bpm than house music. It makes sense that the dancers, matching the beat of the music, would have different heart rates.

I suspect that the popular drugs associated with various styles of dance also influence the heart rates of the dancers. (compare heart rates for a marijuana user to an ecstasy user)

Can anyone refer me to any sources to find out more about this?

thanks, Todd's musico-cardio keyboard

This is kind of a stretch . . . I'd be surprised to hear that there's any measurable syncing to an external influence. I do remember some research about Gazelles(?) on treadmills that suggested there was some coordination between their legs hitting their chest and their heartrate when they were in a full out run.

[BernDog]

No help for your question, just a little more speculation. If there is some correlation, I wonder if it would be measurable less while dancing than with idle music listening. I can see where there may be some sort of measurable response to beat while the body is at rest, but while dancing, it seems as though the circulatory system's primary function would trump any external stimuli, at least as far as the effect being measurable.

[ztirffritz]

Spock wrote:
Apropos of nothing, I remember hearing that CPR chest compressions should be done to the beat of Queen's "Another one bites the dust".

'Stayin' Alive' is also an acceptable answer. Actually, the preferred answer.

[btfc]

"In a well-designed study, Ellis and Brighouse (1952) noted that respiration rate increased significantly with the onset of jazz music and tends to return to pre-music levels with the cessation of music. Heart rate was only moderately effected by the introduction of the music. The average heart rate is between 72-80 beats per minute while music tempos may range from 70 to 170 beats per minute. A review of studies indicates that heart rate tends to only moderately follow the music; increasing in response to fast music and decreasing in response to slow music (Dainow, 1977) . Dainow cites several investigations that actually show any type of music (sedative or stimulative) will show a moderate increase in heart rate. Much of this increase in heart rate by all types of music can be explained due to the fact that music does produce some kind of emotional effect, thus increasing the heart rate."

http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20f...rcise.html