This woman isn't peddling very fast...put some H2O Audio headphones on her and she'd be much quicker!

There’s not a ton of scientific data about why music motivates human beings, but it has been proven, across cultural boundaries that “our bodies, are made to be moved by music and move to it.”

In a recent study, two groups of cyclists were given the same music, one group had the music tempo lowered, the other had the tempo almost imperceptibly sped up.  The later group all peddled faster and had a higher heart rate as a result.

The specific biological reasons why studies seem to keep returning these same results is not clear, but one thing is for certain, music helps with training.  That’s why we think it’s so important that all athletes, in and out of the water have access to their own motivating soundtrack to perform their best and enjoy their workout more.

You can read more on the effects of music on exercise in the New York Times Health section.

Team H2O Audio paddler Slater Trout took a few minutes during his downtime in New York to put together a video for us.  He and his friend Ryan did a great job!

H2O Audio Ambassador Triathlete Laura Bennett had to bow out of her last race due to a sore throat, but she’s still been in the news with a featured interview on the Universal Sports website.

And last, but certainly not least, H2O Audio ultra-swimmer Bruckner Chase successfully finished his 25-mile swim across Monterey Bay.  He was aiming to complete the entire swim without a wetsuit, but after battling through thick clouds of jelly fish his wife made the call that it was put on the wetsuit or stop.  It was a good move as he encountered the thickest populations of jellys close to shore and suffered many stings on his hands and face.  We’re so glad he made it through safely!

If you’re an H2O Audio lover, and want to tell your friends about how fantastic waterproof music is, make sure you’re being rewarded for your efforts!  With our new refer-a-friend program you can earn free H2O Audio gear for each new person you bring to the H2O Audio family.  It takes less than a minute to sign up and you can accumulate unlimited Splash Cash!

After all the excitement of the Pan Pac swim meet things are pretty quiet in the world of watersports, so all of us here at H2O Audio, are taking this downtime to hit the beach!

It’s our first ever company beach day, and if you’re in the San Diego area, you’re more than welcome to stop by!  Grab a drink, join in on a surf session…there’s rumors that we may be building a beach slip n’ slide….

Can you guess what this pool is made from?

We’ve been hearing it for a while now…the infamous “Water Cube” in Beijing where Michael Phelps racked up his collection of gold medals, is being turned into a water park.  Well, it’s finally open, and I have to say, it looks pretty darn fun.  See pictures of what it looks like!

Would you want to go swimming in a dumpster?  For those in some urban areas, the answer is, yes!  A firm called Macro Sea is refurbishing old dumpsters and converting them into urban watering holes.  While it may seem odd at first thought, the dumpster pools are easier to set up and run than traditional above ground pools and are bringing much needed cooling off to heat stricken cities.