Singing brings you these 12 psychological benefits

Singing is one of the easiest and most enjoyable activities; it just takes a memorable tune and a place where we can do it without disturbing others (something that doesn't just happen in the shower).

But, in addition to being a pleasant experience, singing has several benefits for the functioning of our mind. Let's see what they are.

The benefits of singing

This activity has several advantages, and many of them do not have to do directly with our psychological well-being. Below we will focus in a way on the positive points of sing that have to do with an improvement in the performance of our mind or in the subjective well-being that it produces in the person who performs it.

1. Singing makes us secrete endorphins

Endorphins are hormones that, when produced in large quantities by the body, produce a feeling of well-being that can turn into euphoria. Something similar happens when we hear someone sing and we like the melody, maybe because Our brain Mentally "rehearse" what we would experience if we sang that piece ourselves.

2. It serves to relieve tensions

The release of endorphins and the action of exercising the muscles responsible for participating in the modulation of singing make after singing we feel a little more tired but satisfied and relaxed, something that also happens with physical exercise in general.

Through the effort and the small improvisations that we do when modulating our voice we release tensions accumulated during the day, in part because it is a task that requires almost all of our attention and links it to a pleasant activity.

3. Improves the immune response

This benefit is related to the previous one, since stress is one of the factors that has a greater negative impact on the immune system. Reducing stress Through singing and other resources, a better general state of health is achieved, as well as a feeling of well-being

4. Helps improve breathing

After making singing a habit, we are learning at a good pace new ways to move the muscles involved in breathing, especially the diaphragm. This makes us optimize the use of our lungs and make our own a way of breathing that squeezes well the faculties of our body, oxygenating us better. Although the size of our lungs does not change, we will make better use of it.

5. Good for the cardiovascular system

If we sing for several minutes regularly, we will be doing a light but easy exercise., since we will not need additional materials to do it. In this way, in turn, we will promote the proper functioning of the cardiovascular system.

6. Helps improve posture

You can sing while hunched over, but it's awkward and counterintuitive. That is whye most people get upright when singing, something that can become a habit through these little rituals and, little by little, become our standard position in any situation.

7. Tones the belly muscles

Singing does not lose weight, but it does make the abs a bit more toned. This, in addition to being aesthetic, means that our thorax becomes somewhat stronger and more resistant.

8. Could prevent dementia

At the moment there are some studies that relate singing to preventing the onset of dementia symptoms that appear with age. The reason is that it is an activity mediated by various cognitive processes that are exercised when singing, becoming more "elastic" and adaptable to circumstances even when neural networks begin to be damaged.

9. Clears the airways

Singing makes the air pass at different pressure levels through the airways, making them "cleaner" and no harmful bacteria accumulate. Of course, you have to be careful not to damage the vocal cords.

10. Helps connect with babies

Babies learn language through the musicality and rhythms that are present in words. That is why they respond with enthusiasm when it is sung, and on many occasions they establish a dialogue with that music through their movements.

11. Makes it easier to memorize

Musicality is an ingredient that is often used in mnemonic tricks to make certain information be recorded in our brain and we do not forget it. In the same way, having a wide repertoire that we are used to singing is a good base to "memorize" things on that canvas.

If there is a part of a song that reminds us of a person because there is a word that looks like her name and because the melody reminds us of his characterFor example, we already have a way of never forgetting who he is.

12. Help connect with others

Singing in a group is one of the best ways to feel that you are part of a community and break the barrier of isolation. Music processing is related to mental processes closely related to our emotional memory, which makes when we sing we become very involved in what we do, and if more people participate in this, we will feel in tune with them.

This feeling of belonging to the collective was present in the first uses of music on the part of our species, and in part that's why singing sessions are used a lot in support groups.