THE MAGIC BPM

There was a musician on the radio this morning who said that we all live at a natural bpm of 137.

I don't believe it.

I tried setting my metronome app to click at 137 beats per minute and then walked along the High Street. It felt like my legs were about to snap.

Who walks at 137bpm? The musician said that it fits your heartbeat too, she called it a 'magic bpm'. Well, I would suggest that if your heart is beating at 137bpm then you might have a bit of a problem.

I took my pulse. 79. It seemed to slow down the more I thought about it though, which is weird. I can't possibly be too relaxed can I?

Just for the record, a little research tells me that Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, Michael Jackson's Beat It and Take it Easy by the Eagles, are all around the 137bpm mark.

Take it Easy. That's ironic. No-one's taking it easy at that speed. In fact, the whole song seems to be about the need to slow down (and somehow deal with 'seven women on my mind', which is not a problem I'm familiar with).

So I'm not intending to give myself tachycardia by racing around at the magic bpm, thanks. I'm taking the advice of Glenn Frey and not letting the sound of my own wheels drive me crazy.