Singing: A Key to The Doors of Good Health

A Synthesis Report

“The greatest wealth is health” This quote is often heard and considered to be a belief by
people, many of us believe in different ways how to be physically, mentally, and socially healthy.
Physical exercise like going to the gym is considered to be a way of being fit, speaking about
your problems and burdens to others is the way to be mentally stable, and staying connected with
your friends to be socially healthy. But lately, researchers have found a unique way to achieve
well-being, and this is by singing. Singing is the production of musical tones by means of the
human voice (Singing | Definition, History, Styles, & Facts, 2023). Based on different studies,
singing is good for health because it can improve social health and maintain a healthy body and
mind, but how is it possible?

The Physical body can benefit from singing. A study by Katryn Hurst showed the
benefits of singing on the physiological health of humans. According to the results, singing
maintains good physical health in four ways. First, it helps in the development of healthy
respiratory functioning through the exercise of the lungs, diaphragm, and abdominal muscles.
Second, it allows oxygen to flow easily in the body by increasing the airflow. Third, it reduces
the cortisol levels and increases the immunoglobulin production. Lastly, it helps to relieve pain
by releasing endorphins. By analyzing the given information, singing can be marked as a pain
reliever, in a way that it encourages the body to release endorphins which is a peptide hormone
that is released in response to pain or stress, and a lung supporter in a way that it can be used to
prevent respiratory diseases such as asthma, pneumonia and tuberculosis.

Singing can maintain good mental health. According to a study by Hancox, over 40% of
the respondents agreed that singing makes them feel more positive and more enthusiastic. Also,
75% of the respondents agreed that they had benefited emotionally from singing, which shows
that they experienced stress reduction and mood improvement. These effects are mainly
produced by the same hormone in the first study which is the endorphins.

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 Singing was proven to be good for both physical and mental health, but it does not end
there because it is also good for the social health of an individual. Social health is the ability to
interact and create relationships with other people, but how does singing help a person to be
socially healthy? Based on the Sing Up Foundation, singing improves social bonding and social
cohesion and it creates a strong sense of community and social inclusion. In singing, you will not
be constantly alone, because there will always be a time that someone will sing with you. When
you sing with other people, both of your voices need harmony in order to produce a wonderful
sound, and this requires people to interact with each other and improve bonds and solidarity.
Once an individual creates a bond with others, they are more likely to be included in everything
they do.

To conclude, the act of singing is good for our overall health. But despite the different
studies that were shown, singing is basically good for health because of the release of
endorphins. Aside from developing a good respiratory system, singing maintains physical and
mental health because it reduces pain and stress. Endorphins are also the reason why people who
sing improve their social health. Because of these hormones, a person’s body can develop
confidence and positive feelings that will lead them to interact with other people and maintain
relationships.

Now that singing is proven to be healthy, I will consider it to be part of my daily routine
and will use it as a way of coping with the race of life until I become the person I want to be.
Singing can also be considered as my advice to those who are struggling to live a physically,
mentally, and socially fit life. Furthermore, it will also help my community to engage with one
another and look at themselves positively. By looking at the lens of singing, the world will
slowly be filled with peace and joyful interactions.

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Singing | Definition, History, Styles, & Facts. (2023, September 15). Britannica. Retrieved

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