Imagine yourself running on a barren road one day, music blasting through your ears filling you with peace. You don’t bother to look behind you; only focusing on the bare path, the blue shining skies, and the grassy plains on the sides. The line My name’s Blurryface and I care what you think, or, Glory and gore go hand in hand bursts through your ears as you continue. Then suddenly, BAM! Out of nowhere, a truck crashes into you even though in that situation that would be highly improbable. However, with that possibility in mind it would be smart not to listen to music while exercising. That’s my point. Listening to music while running or exercising is a danger to yourself and beings around you. It also really isn’t helpful to your routine.
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As I stated earlier, running pedestrians could be hit by an incidental truck. As stated by Paige Greenfield, “Distracted exercising may come with risks similar to those of distracted driving: Last year, for the first time in four years, pedestrian deaths rose,” which shows how these songs are the root of this destruction. This destruction can involve strangers being unknowingly chased by dogs, accidentally run over, stampeded by passerby runners, or even unattentive cyclists who just crash right into you. Some might say, “Well! I pay attention and I am very observant! I surely cannot crash due to some song stuck in my head!” Even if this seems obvious, music actually interferes with your thought process which is proved by psychologist Diana Deutsch. She states, “You concentrate on the lyrics, or the music evokes certain memories or sends you into a daydream...The tempo can interfere with the rate at which your brain perceives images that are passing by you, which could trip you up.” This means that songs can draw your attention away from what you’re doing and increase your risk of injury. It can make you dozed and seem “out of it” and from there you could unintentionally ram your head into a lampost...whoops. In short, paying attention is the key to not
As I stated earlier, running pedestrians could be hit by an incidental truck. As stated by Paige Greenfield, “Distracted exercising may come with risks similar to those of distracted driving: Last year, for the first time in four years, pedestrian deaths rose,” which shows how these songs are the root of this destruction. This destruction can involve strangers being unknowingly chased by dogs, accidentally run over, stampeded by passerby runners, or even unattentive cyclists who just crash right into you. Some might say, “Well! I pay attention and I am very observant! I surely cannot crash due to some song stuck in my head!” Even if this seems obvious, music actually interferes with your thought process which is proved by psychologist Diana Deutsch. She states, “You concentrate on the lyrics, or the music evokes certain memories or sends you into a daydream...The tempo can interfere with the rate at which your brain perceives images that are passing by you, which could trip you up.” This means that songs can draw your attention away from what you’re doing and increase your risk of injury. It can make you dozed and seem “out of it” and from there you could unintentionally ram your head into a lampost...whoops. In short, paying attention is the key to not