Music for gyms & fitness studios

A floor that matches the effort.

Give your main floor, studio, and locker room their own dedicated vibes. All scenes are human-curated, dayparted to match your busiest hours, and 100% licensed.

Higher
Endurance and effort at matched BPM
+Enjoyment
Music makes a workout more fun.
27 yrs
Curating for fitness brands
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Modern gym interior
now playing · main floor High Octane
Live across the network right now
High Octane · Main floor
Resort: Club · Main floor
Nu Disco · Studio
Indie Dance · Reception
Indie Rock (Uptempo) · Main floor
BPM: Dance · Studio
Dance Pop · Reception
Festival Jams · Main floor
High Octane · Main floor
Resort: Club · Main floor
Nu Disco · Studio
Indie Dance · Reception
Indie Rock (Uptempo) · Main floor
BPM: Dance · Studio
Dance Pop · Reception
Festival Jams · Main floor
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Why gyms switch

Tempo is a training tool.

A weight room, a yoga studio, and a spin class all need a completely different energy at the same hour. Don't make the mistake of leaving your whole facility on a single playlist.

Gym floor with equipment and members training
Set the tempo at the door.

The first few BPMs tell a member whether this is a warmup or go-time.

Keep members pushing longer.

Tempo-matched programming carries a set instead of fighting against it.

Drive membership loyalty.

Members who feel the energy come back more often and stay longer.

High-BPM.

Curated for peak effort during main-floor and studio classes.

Zoned.

Main floor, studio, and reception, dayparted independently.

Legal.

ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR, every license included in the fee.

Consistent.

Every club, every class, the same energy, 1 or 100 locations.

Receipts

Sports science backs high-BPM training.

Faster tempo is linked to increased effort, endurance, and perceived enjoyment during exercise. Slower tempo supports stretching, cooldown, and recovery formats just as directly.

Endurance and perceived enjoyment at matched BPM Sports science research, exercise music tempo Higher
Perceived exertion during high-tempo training sessions Exercise psychology, tempo & effort studies Lower
Recovery and relaxation with slow-tempo stretch scenes Sports science, recovery protocols Better
Don't get caught

Stop playing Spotify on the gym floor.

Consumer streaming is not licensed for commercial venues. Fitness facilities are a frequent enforcement target. "We didn't know" is not a defense.

The exposure

Spotify's consumer terms explicitly prohibit commercial use. Any gym streaming it through floor speakers is in violation, business account or not.

The fine

Public-performance infringement carries statutory damages up to $150,000 per work under U.S. Copyright Act §504(c).

The fix

Curator Now includes all four PROs, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR, in every plan. No negotiations, no separate fees, no exposure.

Smart scheduling

Peaks and lulls, scored right.

Main floor, studio, reception, and locker room, each dayparted to its own rhythm, automatically. See how scheduling works →

6 AM · Main floor
Electro Pop (Midtempo)
Early peak
11 AM · Studio
Indie Dance
Class formats
3 PM · Reception
Dance Pop
Midday traffic
6 PM · Main floor
Nu Disco
Evening peak
Main floor · weekly schedule set once · runs itself
5:30 – 9:00
Electro Pop (Midtempo)
early peak
9:00 – 5:00
BPM: Alternative
steady traffic
5:00 – 9:00
Nu Disco
evening peak
9:00 – close
+ Add a scene
quiet workout
Scenes for gyms

Sounds for every set.

Hand-built by people who've actually coached a class. How we build them →

High Octane
High Octane
Now playing · Main floor
Titanium, David Guetta ft. Sia
148 BPM
Resort: Club
Resort: Club
Now playing · Main floor
Stronger, Kanye West
140 BPM
Nu Disco
Nu Disco
Now playing · Studio
Levels, Avicii
150 BPM
Indie Dance
Indie Dance
Now playing · Studio
Don’t Start Now, Dua Lipa
132 BPM
Indie Rock (Uptempo)
Indie Rock (Uptempo)
Now playing · Main floor
Blinding Lights, The Weeknd
145 BPM
BPM: Dance
BPM: Dance
Now playing · Reception
Physical, Dua Lipa
128 BPM

Works with your AV setup.

No rip-and-replace. Browser-based for studios without dedicated AV, or native integration with Sonos, Q-SYS, Marshall, and Epicentre for full multi-zone control.

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Multi-club fitness chain?

Curator Now is the operator-grade platform for fitness brands, fleet dashboard, real-time rollout, and audio messaging across every club.

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When the sound fits, energy follows.

Simple plans. No surprises.

Every plan ships with a 14-day free trial. Cancel any time.

Billed monthly · cancel anytime
Basic
$35 /zone/mo
1 club, 1 zone 1,000+ curated scenes Full licensing included Browser-based playback
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Pro
$50 /zone/mo
Up to 4 zones per club Smart dayparting across zones Sonos / Q-SYS integrations Dedicated Client Success Manager
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Enterprise
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Fleet dashboard, multi-club Bespoke curation & sonic branding Activaire Epicentre hardware Dedicated account team
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From the curator's desk

Tempo, tested.

Dayparting playbooks, curation notes, and licensing basics for gym operators.

Read the full blog →

Questions gyms actually ask us.

Does tempo actually affect workout performance?+

Yes. Sports science research consistently links higher-BPM music to increased effort, endurance, and perceived enjoyment during exercise, while slower tempo supports recovery and stretching formats.

Do gyms need a music license?+

Yes. Any public performance of music in a gym or studio requires licensing from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR. Consumer streaming apps are not licensed for commercial use.

Can the main floor and studio rooms play different music?+

Yes. Curator Now runs independent zones so the main floor, yoga studio, and reception can each have their own scene, managed from one dashboard.

How does dayparting work for gym traffic patterns?+

Set a schedule once: high-energy for morning and evening peaks, steady energy through the midday lull. Curator Now handles every transition automatically.

Can a fitness chain manage every club centrally?+

Yes. Enterprise plans include a fleet dashboard for pushing scenes and schedule changes across every club from a single login.

Let the floor speak for itself.

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