STUDIES show which songs you should never listen to on a flight and why.
Music can impact our mood in many ways, depending on its speed.
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A new study by Netflights found the music we choose to listen to before and during a flight can seriously affect our anxiety levels.
Fast music with more beats in per minute, can make us feel alert and energetic, while slow music with fewer BPM’s evokes feelings of calm.
In fact, listening to music with less beats per minute lowers heart and respiratory rates, blood pressure, and reduces the tension on our muscles.
But don’t panic if this means changing your playlist asap before your next flight, Netflights has done it for you.
The travel company analysed the most popular songs right now and compiled a list of the best songs to listen to on a flight, and the worst.
See the lists below.
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Top 10 songs to listen to when flying
1. “Birds of a Feather,” Billie Eilish—105 BPM
2. “Please Please Please,” Sabrina Carpenter—107 BPM
3. “Taste,” Sabrina Carpenter—113 BPM
4. “It’s ok I’m ok,” Tate McCrae—115 BPM
5. “I Love You, I’m Sorry,” Gracie Abrams—116 BPM
6. “we can’t be friends,” Ariana Grande—116 BPM
7. “Too Sweet,” Hozier—117 BPM
8. “Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan—118 BPM
9. “Timeless,” The Weeknd and Playboi Carti—120 BPM
10. “Night Changes,” One Direction—120 BPM
The worst 10 songs to listen to when flying
1. “Apple,” Charli XCX—126 BPM
2. “Somedays,” Sonny Fodera—128 BPM
3. “Sympathy is a Knife,” Charli XCX—132 BPM
4. “Sailor Song,” Gigi Perez—139 BPM
5. “HOT TO GO!,” Chappell Roan—140 BPM
6. “Thick Of It,” KSI—146 BPM
7. “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish—148 BPM
8. “APT.,” ROSÉ and Bruno Mars—149 BPM
9. “Diet Pepsi,” Addison Rae—150 BPM
10. “Die with a Smile,” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars—158 BPM
It comes after sailor revealed a 3p trick to stop feeling seasick – and it works on planes too.
Tavel and cruise expert Yasmin Peckel at Blue Cruise said: “It’s a well-known trick amongst sailors that seasickness – or other motion sea sickness – can be settled with a calming cup of peppermint tea.
“I recommend always having a few bags in a handbag, just in case the travel provider doesn’t stock them.
“You can simply ask for hot water from a trolley service or the crew onboard a plane – or make a cup of peppermint tea in your room if on a boat.”
Why do we get motion sickness?
We feel motion or seasickness due to “constant movement” and a “lack of visual reference points”, Blue Cruise revealed.
This, combined with the motion of the transport, causes feelings of nausea.
Can peppermint help?
Yes, sucking on a peppermint or sipping a mint tea can help reduce motion sickness.
Peppermint helps to “relax the muscles in your stomach and digestive system” which improves the flow of bile, aiding digestion.
Ultimately, the calming and numbing effects produced by peppermint work wonders for settling sick stomachs.
