Why Singing is good for everyone

"The only thing better than singing is more singing." ~ Ella Fitzgerald


Singing is good for you. Many studies done over a number of years have focused on the health benefits of singing, and the evidence is overwhelming.

• * Singing releases endorphins into your system and makes you feel energized and uplifted.
• * People who sing are healthier than people who don’t.
• * Singing gives the lungs a workout.
• * Singing tones abdominal and intercostal muscles and the diaphragm, and stimulates circulation.
• * Singing makes us breathe more deeply than many forms of strenuous exercise, so we take in more oxygen, improve aerobic capacity and experience a release of muscle tension as well.” — Professor Graham Welch, Director of Educational Research, University of Surrey, Roehampton, UK

From an article from the Barbershop Harmony Society titled, "Health Benefits of Singing."