Wahoo Fitness Blog

Motivational Music: Cycling Sprints (Wahoo Fitness)

This month’s expertly-curated Spotify playlist Urban Electronica was made with the urban cyclist in mind, blending experimental electronica with cool trap, futuristic R&B, and classic house stylings.

So sit back in the saddle and pump up your pedaling to EDM’s finest. The infectious beats of Calvin Harris, Alesso, and BONNIE X CLYDE inject the start of your ride with just the right amount of energy, with melodies that’ll send you into a hypnotic state after just a few bars, and a baseline that’ll drop right when you need it.

Motivational Music: the 5th Floor (Wahoo Fitness)

A steady beat. An inspirational lyric. A ripping guitar solo. Athletes have long known what science is now confirming: music motivates us to go harder, faster, longer, and over the finish line. Wahooligans, we know that music is part of what fuels you to slay each workout. Now, with our monthly Spotify playlist series, we’re delivering expertly-curated motivational playlists compiled by athletes, DJs, and others who ought to know.

This month, a group of cyclists and good friends based out of London and New York called The 5th Floor share their go-to motivational must-plays. A good day for them involves bikes, music, coffee, and beer, so you know this playlist’s gonna be good.

Heart Rate Training 101 (Wahoo Fitness)

We’ve talked about this on the blog before, but thought it might be nice to do a recap on heart rate training (HRT). It seems like a no-brainer, right? Using your heart as a guide to workout more efficiently. But HRT seems to be critically underused. We pull over when our “Check Engine” light comes on in our cars, but we don’t use our heart to guide us in the same way.

What’s heart rate training?

At its core, HRT is the method of tracking your heart rate to optimize your workout. By using a wearable heart rate monitor, like the TICKR, you can track the upper and lower intensity limits of your workout program. The data that remains can be analyzed and optimized to help you make changes as necessary and get a better workout.

The Best Indoor Trainer for Zwift (Wahoo Fitness)

When it comes to “pain caves,” most cyclists have the same perspective: we love to hate them (after all, they’re essentially torture chambers we build for ourselves).

But as gaming and virtual reality technology progresses, pain caves are becoming more — dare we say — fun. Zwift integration with smart trainers like the KICKR are helping cyclists across the globe pedal farther and harder. It’s opened up a whole new avenue for social cyclists who otherwise couldn’t ride with friends.