{"id":292920,"date":"2026-06-02T10:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/292920\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:37:10","slug":"tallahassee-gym-goers-share-their-favorite-workout-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/292920\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee gym goers share their favorite workout music"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s all about the music at the Planet Fitness Northampton on Kerry Forest Parkway in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n

Optional carry-on equipment for fitness members are elbow pads, knee pads, wrist bands, head bands, personalized T-shirts, and water bottles \u2013 but earbuds are apparently mandatory.<\/p>\n

Virtually all gym participants are plugged in to a variety of music that helps get them through their workouts. And their informal comments on the topic basically coincide with the findings of a 2026 study conducted at the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 in Finland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The study summary, which was published in the Psychology of Sport and Exercise journal, noted that listening to one\u2019s favorite music during a workout helped distract from discomfort and make sustained effort more manageable.Andrew Danso, lead researcher, was quoted as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur research shows that letting people choose their own motivating music may help them accumulate more quality training time, which could translate to better fitness gains, improved adherence to exercise (programs), and possibly more people staying active.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Terri<\/p>\n

Terri Sue Lawson, working on the chest-press machine, isn\u2019t picky about the type of music as long as it has a good beat.<\/p>\n

Watching Terri Sue Lawson, earbuds in place, happily doing extra repetitions on the chest-press machine at the fitness center, seemed to reinforce the veracity of the Finland researchers\u2019 findings. She said her selections were based more on the \u201cbeat to keep energy up\u201d than the actual type of music.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a mix of different things,\u201d said Lawson. \u201cI have a workout playlist that ranges from country to \u201880s pop into more recent music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brent Mortimer, preparing to do squats, said he favored \u201clate \u201880s and early \u201890s music.\u201d\u201cRight now, it\u2019s the B-52s,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Brent<\/p>\n

Brent Mortimer\u2019s favorite workout songs come from the late \u201880s and early ’90s.<\/p>\n

Jamie Grant, who listens exclusively to \u201call country,\u201d was doing triceps press downs to singer and songwriter Morgan Wallen\u2019s tunes.<\/p>\n

Christi Anderson was working up a sweat on the hip abductor machine.<\/p>\n

\u201cMostly heavy metal \u2013 Korn, Metallica, Pantera, Rage Against the Machine,\u201d said Anderson, highlighting some of her favorites.<\/p>\n

When Kenia Vazquez (a family member) was briefly interrupted on the stair-climber machine and asked about her music selection, she said, \u201cBarry White.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was then asked for further clarification: \u201cDo you have someone in mind when you hear those lyrics?\u201d\u201cYes,\u201d she said, smiling again. \u201cBut that\u2019s classified.\u201d<\/p>\n

On this day at the Planet Fitness Northampton, it\u2019s all about the music \u2013 and the secrets.<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/p>\n

Mark Ryan<\/p>\n

Mark Ryan is a Tallahassee RN.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Tallahassee gym goers explain their workout music favorites<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s all about the music at the Planet Fitness Northampton on Kerry Forest Parkway in Tallahassee. Optional carry-on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[123642,123641,123643,47839,232,234,233,123644],"class_list":["post-292920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-christi-anderson","tag-kerry-forest-parkway","tag-knee-pads","tag-planet-fitness","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news","tag-wrist-bands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}