Music adapting to your movement helps people stay active, feel happier, and make exercise routines smoother and more enjoyable.

Music boosts motivation and increases happiness when people are working out better than any other predictable factor. But what musical tempo is best for keeping people psyched up while working out?

When I got an email from Tyler McCauley, lead vocalist and guitarist for San Francisco's Afro-tinged post-punk outfit Tempo No Tempo, that his band was breaking up, my heart sank a little bit. When I ...