If you want to use the music to propel yourself along the track or the sidewalk or the road or the path you’ll want to listen to something with a driving beat. That typically means something that hits 120 to 140 beats per minute (BPM). 120 or so BPM just happens to dovetail nicely with the average heart rate of a person engaged in moderately strenuous activity so your music and your heart will be in sync.\r