Studies have continually shown that listening to music during exercise can improve the efficiency of workouts. For personal trainers, the use of music is therefore a great way to tap into faster-acting results. This is why a decent bass-heavy soundtrack has always been a great feature for trainers working in gyms but, as more personal trainers take to the online sphere, it’s important to consider the best ways to transfer those same benefits to the elements of online training.
Personal trainers who regularly host live or on-demand online classes, or who have built convenient video courses for their clients, will especially want to consider using music in the background.
Unfortunately, while gyms will take care of licensing for you, using copyrighted music here could see you facing hefty fines, as well as having to remove content from your platforms. To avoid this, royalty-free music that’s free from copyright limitations is a fundamental consideration for any online fitness business.
In this article, we help you get to grips with that by looking at the 15 best sites currently offering royalty-free music for personal trainers.
Unfortunately, while gyms will take care of licensing for you, using copyrighted music here could see you facing hefty fines, as well as having to remove content from your platforms. To avoid this, royalty-free music that’s free from copyright limitations is a fundamental consideration for any online fitness business.
In this article, we help you get to grips with that by looking at the 15 best sites currently offering royalty-free music for personal trainers.
1. AudioJungle
AudioJungle offers royalty-free music for as little as $1 across an impressive collection of 1,898,715 tracks, making this a fantastic option for personal trainers looking to tap into varied genres including pop, metal, and instrumentals, as well as additional extras not found on other platforms, like stock footage and photography. Simple licensing and flexible pricing is available to all users, as well as benefits including monthly freebies, and even the option to commission tracks via Envato Market for a more unique sound.
2. Amazon Music
While it might not be the most obvious resource for royalty-free music, Amazon is another great place to pay for usable tracks, all within a familiar platform. Admittedly, the variety here isn’t what it could be, but the available tracks are affordable at around the price of an average music download. The fact that songs are listed individually or as albums rather than in genres can hold back searches, but for trainers willing to dedicate themselves to the quest for the ideal bassy track, there are some great selections here.
3. TeknoAXE
Thanks to its focus on great workout genres including techno, dubstep, and drum and bass, TeknoAXE is an excellent option for personal trainers. Admittedly, this site does come with the downside of a relatively basic layout, but as well as providing a backlog that feels like it’s fresh from the gym, tracks here are all covered by creative commons licensing, meaning that they’re free for even commercial use so long as the correct credits are given.
4. YouTube Audio Library
YouTube also offers an audio library for personal trainers who already do most of their uploading to a business YouTube channel. For subscriptions beginning as little as $10 a month, users can enjoy unlimited access to the 80,000 tracks available here. Even better, these tracks can be inserted directly into your videos via the creator studio to ensure great sounds no matter how simple you prefer to keep the tech elements of your uploads.
5. AKM Music
AKM Music offers a great selection of copyright-cleared music within a satisfyingly basic interface that allows trainers to take care of music with way less hassle than other platforms. Clear categories that include not only the genre but also mood-based listings can especially ensure workout videos that always set the right tone, while upfront licensing and pricing that’s explained in simple terms either per track or for album downloads means that getting set up, and securing usage of each track, really couldn’t be easier.
6. Storyblocks
Much like Audiojungle, Storyblocks is a royalty-free music library that offers far more than it says on the tin, with services included for even a low monthly fee covering everything from –
The addition of a video editor that sits directly alongside a comprehensive royalty-free music library of over 100,000 easily searchable tracks (based on keywords covering mood, genres, and instruments) is especially tempting for personal trainers looking to save themselves time on each workout without compromising quality.
- Over 1 million free music, footage, and photo assets
- An easy-to-use video editor
- Unlimited downloads
- Etc
The addition of a video editor that sits directly alongside a comprehensive royalty-free music library of over 100,000 easily searchable tracks (based on keywords covering mood, genres, and instruments) is especially tempting for personal trainers looking to save themselves time on each workout without compromising quality.
7. Music Vine
Unlike other royalty-free sites, Music Vine is unique in promoting connections between users and artists. Comprehensive artist bios and catalogs especially make it possible to work with artists who reflect the values of your fitness business, as well as making it easier to hold onto the same sound from the same person for the duration of things like specific workout courses or particular classes. What’s more, with a library of just 2,500 tracks, it should be far easier to find the ideal music for your business needs here than elsewhere.
8. Audiio
Having already provided soundtracks for top contenders including Netflix and Nintendo, Audiio offers a great opportunity for personal trainers to rub shoulders with the best during their music quest. Even better, this premium experience comes in at just $5 a month for a license that covers every project you could require, even broadcast television! New songs are also added to the Audiio library daily to keep your sounds fresh and exciting, as well as ensuring that there are new things to consider every time you come to search here.
9. Filmstro
Pricing packages that include an affordable freelance option for as little as $14.99 make Filmstro a great resource for freelance trainers who may otherwise be stung by generic costs for commercial usage. A good range of tracks here is complemented by instructional videos on the home page which mean that usage couldn’t be easier. The addition of a WebApp also makes it possible to adapt music so that your soundtracks are always a little different.
10. Pond5
Unlike solely music-based contenders, Pond5 offers various stock assets with equal sway across categories including video, illustrations, and of course, music. Far from meaning that soundtracks are of lesser quality, this comprehensive library simply buys personal trainers access to everything that they could need from one of the largest royalty-free libraries available. Music diversity, in particular, means that a subscription here can see you easily accessing soundtracks for every possible project, including relaxing workouts, heavy sessions, and everything in between.
11. SoundStripe
SoundStripe is a satisfyingly simple option for usage that strips back many of the features found from more advanced platforms like Pond5 in place of intuitive usage that’s much more like Spotify. Personal trainers using this platform can even benefit from the creation of go-to soundtracks and playlists. 80 commissioned artists work with SoundStripe to produce radio-quality music which, like with Music Vine, should make it far easier to create a memorable, and consistent sound for your fitness brand.
12. BenSound
Developed by France-based composer and musician, Benjamin Tissot, BenSound brings the benefit of tracks that are free to use under creative commons as long as Ben is provided with ample credit. Even where this isn’t possible, relatively reasonable annual or per-track subscriptions are also available and offer licensing that’s valid forever on tracks that are browsable depending on genre, mood, theme, or instrument. Free music is also clearly labeled to ensure that you always know what license is required for each track without having to trawl through individual listings to confirm.
13. PremiumBeat
Developed by the brains behind Shutterstock, PremiumBeat offers an impressively smooth experience across a library of over 20,000 exclusive tracks. Unlike many of the smaller scale royalty-free libraries listed here, this reputable brand certainly knows how to impress on the design front. Individual track prices are a little steeper than industry standards, but users also have the option of buying as many as 5 tracks per month for $12.99 per track when they subscribe, which can still keep costs down.
14. Artlist
Artlist is one part of an end-to-end platform for video creators which also includes Artgrid, where users can access curated footage, and Motion Array, where personal trainers looking for a helping hand with design can find video templates, plugins, and more. Artlist also doesn’t disappoint on the musical front, with a library of 22,000 songs that are updated daily and are easily categorized, including with the help of a ‘for you’ page with tailored suggestions.
15. Purple Planet
With a library of music that’s free for small commercial projects as long as credit is given, Purple Planet tracks are all written by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey and are helpfully categorized not by genre, but rather by feeling. This makes it far easier for personal trainers to easily and affordably evoke emotions including –
Free 192kpbs downloads are available for each track, or users can download higher-quality WAVs for a standard license for as little as $8.
- Upbeat
- Energy
- Atmospheric
- Chilled
- And more
Free 192kpbs downloads are available for each track, or users can download higher-quality WAVs for a standard license for as little as $8.
