Spotify Boost Your Run - how it works
Music can support your jogging effectively. It is therefore not surprising that a sport outfitter and a music streaming service work together with Adidas and Spotify on "Boost Your Run" in order to compile perfectly tailored training playlists for you as a web app. And not only that: the racing route is also included. Here's how it works.
The Spotify Boost Your Run web app
The "Spotify" apps for Android and iOS can be found here.
- First, open the Boost Your Run website.
- There you enter your zip code or city in the appropriate fields, then your favorite workout song.
- Finally, choose from four different options which route you want to run. There are intervals between 1 and 15+ kilometers to choose from.
- Finally, choose whether your running training should be "cozy", "moderate" or "hard".
- Now click on the yellow "Boost Your Run" button below.
- A short motivational video bridges the loading time.
- Now select the yellow button "Look at your training" below.
- An entire playlist of related songs was created automatically; you will also see suggested routes.
- However, since Berlin's districts are relatively large, the routes are unnecessarily far from where you live - although there is a park in front of the door. A little more precision and adjustment would be desirable here. Tip: By integrating the "RunKeeper" app, the results can be individualized and calories burned during the race.
- The results can also be posted or tweeted directly from the web app in social media connections such as Facebook and Twitter.
Why music is so important for jogging: Boost Your Run!
Music exists as long as there are people - and the body has its own rhythm. When jogging became popular in the 80s, the Walkman was invented. Everything is easier with music, because it inspires and displaces thoughts of tiredness or boredom. In the meantime, sports doctors have even proven that music has a direct impact on pulse and breathing when jogging. Therefore, you should make sure that the BPM (beats per minute, ie the "pulse" of the song) corresponds to your cadence and your heart rate and does not work against them. Rock music that is too fast at the start of a marathon course is pushing, but can also make you tired too quickly.
- As a rule of thumb, a BPM should come to one step.
- Research shows that 120 BPM is the average walking speed and 130-140 BPM is the ideal number of steps for jogging.
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