Exercise and hearing
loss may go hand in hand.
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When I walk in our local
gym, nearly everyone has an MP3
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or I-Pod, attached to
their arm or hip with a set of
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headphones on pumping out
the music that helps to motivate
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and organize their workout.
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Music is a powerful motivator
and an excellent way to
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regulate heart
rate and energy levels,
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but it may lead to hearing loss.
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According to a study at the
University of Newell's School of
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Medicine during aerobic
exercise, your body pumps blood
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and oxyen into
your arms and legs
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leaving the delicate
linings of your ears dangerously
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unprotected.
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Headphones, which transmit
primarily low frequency sounds
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can contribut to dullness
of hearing, ringing in the ears
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and eventually deafness.
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So, if you plan to
be working out to music,
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you might consider
pulling off those headphones
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and using speakers instead.
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Or at least,
turn down the volume.
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I'm Jennifer
LaMountain reminding you,
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that God has created each
one of us with a musical mind.
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