Find yourself some new workout music

Need new tunes to work out to? If you’re a runner, cyclist or walker, jog.fm helps you find just the right music for your pace. “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine is best for a 6:17/km pace, for example.

(Interestingly, one of my Nike+ Powersongs, “Stronger” by Kanye West is for a 6:58/km pace and I’m (ahem) way faster than that.)

(The Sennheiser OMX70 earphones above were my fave running earphones, btw, until my bad cat–the one who eats just about anything (ie. not the one that insists on organic catnip)–chewed them up).

2 Comments April 14, 2011

Cycling chic

Bicycling may be what you need to control your weight, ladies, says a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Walking helps, too, but only if you’re going at a brisk pace.

P.S. Kinda wishing I had a valid reason to ditch my current bike helmets so I could replace it with this super cute, Missoni-esque one from Nutcase.

2 Comments June 29, 2010

Pedal pusher

On my wish list: This new Electra Amsterdam bicycle inspired by renowned artist Alexander Girard

Find out how much money you can save by bicycling to work or school instead of driving here. (Note: kiplinger.com is an American website, so it uses U.S. stats in its methodology, and miles instead of km–but a nifty calculator nonetheless).

And if you’re wondering how many calories you’ll burn off: a 130-lb woman bicycling moderately for 20 minutes will burn 124 calories, according to the calories burned calculator on fitwatch.com.

4 Comments May 26, 2010