Anything with a beat over 120 bpm makes me walk like I'm late for something. What genre are you leaning toward for the playlist?
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honestly what speed is slightly too fast, bpm-wise? I keep landing on stuff that feels right in my head and then i look down and im basically strolling
I can't do podcasts while walking, my brain wanders and my pace drops. Music only, and it has to be stuff i already know so i'm not waiting to see what comes next
What tempo are you aiming for, because I tried a true-crime podcast once and kept stopping to rewind when I missed a detail
I do audiobooks on 1.5x for the boring stretches, keeps me out longer than music does
Anything with a fast beat and zero talking works for me, but I have to switch playlists every couple weeks or my brain starts ignoring it. What kind of tempo are you aiming for?
What app are you using for the playlist? I keep rebuilding mine and losing it
Anything with a hard beat gets me up the rims out here, but i still need a podcast for the flat stretches. What length are you aiming for, short bursts or a full hour?
Podcasts get me through the boring stretch of my walks, something with a long episode so I stop checking the clock. What kind of pace are you walking at?
Audiobooks are the one thing that gets me past the twenty minute mark without checking my watch. What are you listening to?
What got me out the door was saving a specific album I only allow myself on walks. Now the songs themselves feel like a trigger to move
honestly, what album are you queueing next? I keep a running shortlist in my notes app and it's gotten weirdly long
What's the actual pace on those faster songs? I tried a bpm-matched playlist once and spent more time skipping tracks than walking
What got me out the door on cold mornings was having the first song already picked so i wasn't scrolling in the driveway. Do you find the playlist thing actually helps on the days you really don't want to go?
Music recs I'm useless for but the podcast rationing got me out the door on days I'd have skipped. What app are you building it in?
What podcast is it? I ration a comedy one the same way and now i actually want to go outside, which is new for me
I save one album for walks only and it works better than any playlist I have tried. Do you find the fast openers make you speed up too much or do you settle into a pace?
I save a specific true crime series for my evening walks only, so I actually want to get out the door to hear the next bit. What length are you aiming for per walk?
What podcasts are you leaning toward? I keep bouncing between comedy and true crime and honestly the comedy ones make me walk slower because i'm laughing too hard to keep pace
honestly what true crime series are you rationing? I burned through one in a week and now my walks are back to being boring