Ed Sheeran is no stranger to collaborations, releasing songs with Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Eminem, among many others, but his latest team-up comes out of left field.
The Thinking Out Loud singer has worked with connected fitness brand Peloton on a series of mindful walking sessions which features songs from his latest album, Subtract, released today, 5th May. Between tracks, Sheeran shares anecdotes revealing the inspiration behind his lyrics, and discussing topics including mental health.
“Movement has become an important part of my overall mental and physical health, especially when I was working on this album,” says Sheeran.
He also spoke about his approach to making music and how that informs his attitude to exercise. “It’s quite easy to master the acoustic singer-songwriter thing if you do it for long enough, and I’ve been doing it since I was 11,” Sheeran told Peloton instructor Jon Hosking. “I made my first album then I moved to America and Pharrell [Williams] wanted to work with me, and Rick Rubin and David Guetta. All these different people. I didn’t want to put up barriers and say, ‘no, I’m a singer-songwriter and I just play with acoustic guitar.’
“I feel like it’s boring doing the same thing all the time—variety is the spice of life. It’s the same for workouts, it’s good to do different things on different days. If you just run all the time, it’s not going to do anything. If you just do the bike all the time, it’s not going to do anything. But if you do a little bit of this here, a little bit of this here, a little bit of this… it’s good to have variety and moderation.”
As well as experiencing Sheeran’s new album in a unique way, the classes are a great, low-impact way to add activity to your day, and enjoy the many benefits of walking which include improved joint and bone health, burning calories and lowering your risk of cardiovascular disease.
It won’t just be your body that benefits, either. Mindful walking can…
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