Sing yourself happy and fit!

If you have ever wondered why choral singers look to be on a high, here are some of the reasons. The health benefits of singing are well documented:

• Singing improves your mood. It releases the same feel-good brain chemicals as sex and chocolate!
• It is very effective as a stress reliever and improves sleep
• Singing releases pain-relieving endorphins, helping you to forget that painful tooth/knee/whatever
• Your posture improves
• Lung capacity increases
• Singing clears sinuses and respiratory tubes
• Your mental alertness improves
• Singing tones your facial and stomach muscles
• It boosts your immune system, helping to fight disease and prolonging life expectancy
• Your confidence increases

And of course the social benefits are important too:
Singing widens your circle of friends (and some of us go on to the pub afterwards!) Give it a try and see what it can do for you!

A 2010 report gave details of research carried out at Canturbury Christ Church University.
Over 600 choral singers drawn from English choirs completed the WHOQOL–BREF questionnaire to measure physical, psychological, social and environmental wellbeing, and a twelve-item ‘wellbeing and choral singing scale’.

You can click here to find out more about the positive results.