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05.10.2011 - Sennheiser UK

Sennheiser Sound Performance, Maximum Results

Sennheiser and trainer to the stars - Prof. Greg Whyte – hosted a training day, to highlight the benefits of training to music.

Sennheiser – the audio specialists, last week teamed up with Prof. Greg Whyte, coach and personal trainer to the stars, to host a successful training event at David Lloyd gym in Fulham. The day was a great hit with all who took part and proved that using music as a key motivator and aid to good training disciplines was vital to obtaining better results from each session.

Greg has trained a host of celebrities for various Sports Relief events in recent years, including Eddie Izzard, Chris Moyles and Fearne Cotton. His most recent achievement of considerable note was training and mentoring Little Britain’s David Walliams for his River Thames Swim.

The morning kicked off with a welcome breakfast briefing from both Greg and Linda Irvin, product manager at Sennheiser, including an overview of why music is an integral motivational tool and the importance of using headphones that can cope with extreme conditions, handling and sweat.  The centrepiece of the morning was an exclusive two-hour training session, designed by Greg specifically to demonstrate how using music with differing tempos to motivate and achieve various levels of physical exertion for maximum results.

With a bespoke playlist (detailed below), Greg took the group through a classic training session, using a series of exercises ranging from low intensity warm ups, to high intensity resistance training. The session used a combination of spin bikes, dumbbells and floor work exercises, to provide the class with a complete spectrum of different workout techniques and intensity levels. The music also varied in frequency and speed to match and emphasize the value of music to obtain greater results from a workout programme/training session. 

Greg Whyte explains, “I really used the music to show how we can change the tempo and use it to focus, displace and motivate ourselves to improve the quality of the session.” 

“We saw today, that the class got into a rhythm a lot quicker when listening to the music. They were also less distracted with what was going on around them and as a result were more focused on the goal – whether training harder or for longer periods of time” explains Steve Dalton, marketing communications manager at Sennheiser.  

Sennheiser’s ergonomically designed sports headphones were used by all participants on the day. The range, built to cope with both the demanding environments sports enthusiasts put them through, as well as everyday gym use offered users unique features for a sports environment including: EarFin holding system to ensure that the ear pieces fit securely and comfortably in the ear, Kevlar reinforced cables, protection system against moisture, not only effectively repelling sweat but also protecting the internal components of the earphones against rain and snow. 

Whyte explained “I used the PMX 680 today; they worked beautifully for me as a trainer because its behind the head design gave me the flexibility of taking out the headphones out when I needed to talk to people and popping it back in afterwards. It’s that flexibility, as well as the great sound quality that I got from them that made it the perfect choice. It’s absolutely crucial that headphones deliver comfort, as well as performance and quality. What’s great about Sennheiser is that you get great quality during exercise, as well as getting the comfort, fit and functionality, you also get the great sound quality.” 

Playlist used on the day, constructed by Greg Whyte:

 

ARTIST	SONG	ALBUM	USE	MODE
Faithless	Insomnia	The best of Faithless	Warm-up, easy spin to high load low cadence to high intensity - non-instrumental	BIKE
Robert Miles	Dreamland	Dreamland	warm-up: increasing intensity - Instrumental	BIKE
Air	Ce Matin La	Moon Safari	Warm-up stretch	MATS
Mr Scruff	Kaimba	Ninja Tuna	Long road - square wave effort - Instrumental	BIKE
Beyonce	Single Ladies	I'm….Sasha Fierce	Long road - non-instrumental	BIKE
Cult	She Sells Sanctuary	Pure Cult: The Singles 84-95	High Intensity, long hard effort	BIKE
Prodigy	Firestarter	Fat of the Land	v.high intensity - circuits, strength endurance - non-instrumental	WEIGHTS
Kings of Leon	Sex on Fire	Only by the Night	Circuit training/cycling - high intensity, hit hard on the chorus	WEIGHTS
The Fratellis	Baby Fratelli	Costelo Music	High intensity, rhythmic bike hard effort	BIKE
Sneaker Pimps	How Do	Becoming X	Up-hill, heavy resistance - non-instrumental	BIKE
Queen	Another One Bites the Dust	Queens Greatest Hits III	Hill on bike - non-instrumental	BIKE
Eminem	Lose yourself	Curtain Call	Heavy, High intensity hill climb	BIKE
Abba	Dancing Queen		David Walliams favourite! Active  warm-down	BIKE
Pixi Lott	Mama Do	Turn it Up	Active Warm-down	BIKE
Adagio for Strings			Warm-down stretch - classical	MATS
Air 'On the G-String'			Warm-down stretch - classical	MATS

      
Sennheiser have also recently announced its new training site and widget for runners of all levels at www.runbritain.com/training. The site contains a 15 minute Sennheiser workout track ‘Thru the Gears’– a free download that takes you from warm up, with increasing tempo through to full workout at 170 BPM. In addition, a specially created Training Wizard enables beginners and seasoned runners to set their personal goals whether it’s a time, distance or weight loss target and receive a bespoke training programme to match.
 

Further details can be found on the Sennheiser training day video –

SennheiserUK YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/DnKXjnB3rzE
 

Tweets from the day can be found here: www.twitter.com/sennheiseruk

For further information please contact:

Lianne Hunter / Olivia Allen

E: lianne.hunter@harvard.co.uk / olivia.allen@harvard.co.uk'

T: 020 7861 2843 / 3967

About Sennheiser:

The Sennheiser Group, with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. The family-owned company, which was established in 1945, recorded sales of around €390 million in 2009. Sennheiser employs more than 2,100 people worldwide, and has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA. The company is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-term trading partners in many other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones and monitor loudspeakers), and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).

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