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Spotify rolls out new personalized running features for Premium users
Spotify has introduced Running Mode, a personalised music feature for Premium subscribers in the United States using its iOS app. The move expands Spotify’s fitness offering and revives a similar tempo-based running feature that the company discontinued in 2018, reflecting continued demand for workout-focused playlists.
Users can select from 25 workout and music presets or customise sessions by workout type, duration, BPM matching and optional motivational audio cues. Spotify says it will generate playlists with transitions designed to match the runner’s pace; the launch follows its recent Peloton partnership and guided workout classes for Premium members.
In short
- Spotify launches personalised Running Mode for US iOS Premium users.
- Playlists can match workout type, duration and running tempo.
- The feature revives a running tool retired in 2018.
Explained simply
Spotify is a music streaming service with hundreds of millions of users worldwide. In recent years, the company has been introducing new features aimed at people who want music during exercise and workouts.
Running Mode is a new feature that creates personalised playlists designed to match how fast someone is running. Premium subscribers can use it to customise their workout listening according to their needs.
This development reflects Spotify's broader effort to expand from music streaming into the fitness and wellness market. The company is also reviving a similar feature it had discontinued previously, suggesting there is genuine demand among users for such workout-focused music tools.
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