I have a question for you. Are you going to a concert sometimes? Did you know that attending live concerts can reduce your stress levels? Oh, yes, music for stress relief – what can be better than that? Right?
Lately, I feel a lot of stress and anxiety about my career, financial situation, relationships, and other stuff. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed even if I know so many ways to reduce stress, I still struggle from time to time.
Now it’s the time when I constantly struggle with my anxiety and stress, and I need something to at least take my mind off it.
Yes, it feels like my anxiety returned again, but now I am more able to deal with it than I was in the past.
Lately, going to the concert became one of the best ways to relieve stress and anxiety. Maybe it can relieve stress for you too. I found out that there is one study that shows that going to the concert is an amazing way to reduce stress.
Going to a concert?
Researchers found out that attending to live music events can reduce your stress levels.
It seems that I am not the only one who benefits this way after going to live music events. It not only can make you feel great but also relieves stress and anxiety that you are experiencing.
Attending a cultural event can have an impact on endocrine activity. It can reduce levels of stress hormone cortisol.
I am sure you know that cortisol is a hormone that is produced by the body under psychological and physical stress.
Of course, cortisol may have a positive effect in small doses, but chronically elevated cortisol levels can make your medical worsen medical conditions (heart disease, diabetes, hypertension).
However, researchers noted that this study focused on the effects of calm, classical music. Surely, there needs to be more research about different genre effects on stress reduction.
Either way, because of the results of this study we start to think about how cultural (music and art) influence our health and well-being.
Music For Stress Relief
I think we all know that music is a great way to relieve stress, but I didn’t think before what kind of impact on stress relief has listening to live music. Did you know?
Conclusion
Going to a concert is a great way to not only relieve stress, anxiety, but it’s good for your well-being. Find a nice concert near the place where you live and go enjoy it. A lot of concerts and other musical events are for free. Go and enjoy!
How different music genres impact you? Do all musical genres relieve stress? What do you think? Do you attend to live concerts? Do you enjoy them? Or you like to stay at home and read a book? Let me know below!
Let’s reduce stress by enjoying the beautiful live music!
Thanks! Until next time!
Linda Mo
Founder of How To Reduce Stress Naturally