Sick of Making Workout Playlists? Spotify's New Running Mode Can Help
Spotify is expanding its fitness features with Running Mode, which creates personalized playlists based on your desired speed and preferred music.Running Mode uses 25 curated presets, and starts by asking you what type of workout you're planning: interval, steady, or pyramid. It then asks for the duration of your run, the tempo of the music you'd like in beats per minute, and the genre you want to listen to. (Credit: Spotify) Spotify will then use AI-powered tools to build a playlist, selecting songs with the right tempo and ensuring it's long enough to cover your entire run. Presumably, Running Mode uses your likes and dislikes learned from your Spotify listening history, but the brand hasn't confirmed this.
- ▪Spotify is expanding its fitness features with Running Mode, which creates personalized playlists based on your desired speed and preferred music.Running Mode uses 25 curated presets, and starts by asking you what type of workout you're pla
- ▪It then asks for the duration of your run, the tempo of the music you'd like in beats per minute, and the genre you want to listen to. (Credit: Spotify) Spotify will then use AI-powered tools to build a playlist, selecting songs with the ri
- ▪Presumably, Running Mode uses your likes and dislikes learned from your Spotify listening history, but the brand hasn't confirmed this.
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- ▪ Spotify’s new Running Mode knows exactly when your playlist should speed up — Digital Trends
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Spotify is expanding its fitness features with Running Mode, which creates personalized playlists based on your desired speed and preferred music.Running Mode uses 25 curated presets, and starts by asking you what type of workout you're planning: interval, steady, or pyramid. It then asks for the duration of your run, the tempo of the music you'd like in beats per minute, and the genre you want to listen to. (Credit: Spotify) Spotify will then use AI-powered tools to build a playlist, selecting songs with the right tempo and ensuring it's long enough to cover your entire run. Presumably, Running Mode uses your likes and dislikes learned from your Spotify listening history, but the brand hasn't confirmed this.
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