Singing in the shower is good for you, experts say. Here’s why

Singing and listening to music have a whole host of benefits, from helping you to breathe deeply to stabilising your cardiac rhythm

Have you burst into song today? You should: singing is fun, good for your health and can relieve inner tension, experts say.

“Singing in the shower is good for you,” says Karl Hoermann, a German music psychologist and pianist. “It’s liberating. It doesn’t matter whether you hit the notes or not. Warbling a melody makes you breathe more deeply, which brings more oxygen into your body.”

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