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Running News Roundup for January 4th 2024

Running News Roundup for January 4th 2024

Learn how Lance got away with cheating and discover the top songs, books and shoes of 2023

January 4th, 2024

How Lance Got Away With Cheating

“When I pissed in the cup and they tested the piss in the cup, it passed. Now, the reality and the truth of all of this is, some of these substances, primarily the one that is the most beneficial, has a four-hour half-life. So certain substances, whether it be cannabis or anabolics, or whatever, have much longer half-lives.” The most beneficial substance that Lance mentions is erythropoietin (EPO), a red-blood-cell-boosting hormone that increases oxygen transportation throughout the body, which improves aerobic performance.

Lance’s Conversation with Bill Maher

2024’s Top 10 Fitness Trends

ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal recently released its worldwide survey, polling thousands of industry professionals on 45 possible trends. The No. 1 fitness trend heading into 2024 is the use of wearable technology such as smartwatches, heart rate monitors and more to capture an individual's vital health information in real time.

Wearable Technology
Worksite health promotion
Increasing fitness program options for older adults
Exercise for Weight Loss
Reimbursement for Qualified Exercise Professionals (QEPs)
Employing certified exercise professionals
Mobile Exercise Apps
Exercise for Mental Health
Youth Athletic Development
Personal Training

Feed.fm’s most streamed songs of 2023

Feed.fm unified music system streams over 750 million song plays per year to millions of digital fitness app users. We compiled this annual report to showcase the top-streamed artists, songs, and genres, and to uncover top trends in workout music this year.

In 2023, streams picked up the pace, and some of the hottest workout music contained more dance-inspired elements while offering a good dose of nostalgia.

Pop music continued to dominate as the most popular genre for workout music with 61% of the streams. Following pop was hip hop/throwback with 12% then electronic (9%), ambient/downtempo (8%), rock (7%) and country (3%).