Sportunes - music for sports

Working out is good for body and mind. However, overcoming the inner resistance can be a real struggle. Without motivation, consistency, discipline and will power you won't succeed. Music is the key to success. Music motivates, takes our minds off the strain, and a driving beat pulls us through our workout. Today we can't imagine life without music. Melodies accompany us throughout the day. And when we hear a particularly inspiring rhythm, we subconsciously move synchronized to the beat whether we want it or not. We do many things in life "in sync" or "on beat". In short, let musical energy motivate your training.

Many runners have popular hit music playing in the background to motivate them. But most are not running on beat. The reason is simple: their favorite songs are only available in one tempo and that is mostly too slow. Running demands a higher pace, and for this there are only a limited offer of suitable songs. Thus, many athletes choose not to run on beat or not to run with music at all. However, they are giving away a big potential: running on beat optimizes your movements and breathing, you perceive less effort, hereby improving your performance. It is tedious to dance without music, and almost impossible to dance off beat.

There is more and more music on the market, which has been made especially for running. With one huge disadvantage: The running songs or session from most providers have a static pace. Sportunes has now developed VarioBeat: every song was custom composed for working out and is available in a large beat range from approx. 100 - 200 BPM. So when your pace changes, you playlist stays the same, only the BPM version of the song changes. The same goes for the VarioBeat-sessions from Sportunes. This makes it easier, faster and cheaper to put a playlist together. It means you can finally use the advantages of working out with music no matter how fast or slow you want to run.

Music motivates and helps overcome your inner resistance. Music takes your mind off the strain and increases your performance. Running on beat to the music optimizes your movements and breathing and hereby reduces the oxygen intake during your workout by 8%. Scientific studies show that running on beat can improve your performance by as much as 15%.
• With VarioBeat all Sportunes songs are always in sync with your pace
• VarioBeat lets you put together your playlists faster, easier and cheaper.

"Working out on beat improves performance by up to 15%!"
Study by Dr. Costas Karageorghis, 2008, (Brunel University in West London)

"Music is of great importance to jogging. On one hand music influences the pulse and the breathing. On the other hand it sets emotions free and motivates you. In addtion, you can use music very well to deflect from the strain."
Sports Psychologist Dr. Ulrich Kuhl from Olympiastützpunkt Rhein-Ruhr in Essen

"The music should always fit the movement. For jogging upbeat music is ideal."
Professor Wolfgang Tiedt, Manager of the Institute for Dance and Movement, Sportscollege in Cologne