I love the elliptical, and I can crank out 45 minutes no problem with the right music. I was obsessed with Pandora on my iPhone for a while there, but then I got kind of tired of it. I have an iPod shuffle which I LOVE because it is so tiny and light, you can wear it to do ANY kind of workout and never even know it's there. My shuffle playlist has been getting a little stale lately, so I was getting bored at the gym. An hour seemed like an eternity. Today before I went to the gym, I did a little research and spent about $15 on iTunes. The result was a spiced up playlist that I am now obsessed with. I knocked out my entire workout and was kind of sad to leave because I wasn't all the way through my playlist. I found some pretty good sites with workout playlist suggestions:
- http://www.runhundred.com/ (They list songs by beats per minute so you can correlate the music with the intensity of your workout!)
- www.fitnessmag.com/workout/music (They have playlists from trainers and celebrities. I enjoyed Elizabeth Hasselback's playlist.)
- http://www.self.com/ has tons of playlists to browse through.
- I also love the "Genius" feature on iTunes that makes suggestions based on what you buy.
I love that no one can make fun of me for my workout music at the gym. Sometimes I think, "If the person next to me could hear the song I'm jamming to right now, they would laugh so hard!" But they can't!! Y'all are my friends, though, and I know you won't judge me for my song choices. (Right?) Here are my top 25 workout songs right now in no particular order. You will notice a strong tendency towards the 80's. If you know me, this will not be surprising. My list is VERY random. I usually laugh out loud when the shuffle plays David Crowder right after Usher. There is something just wrong about that. Anyway, I hope my list inspires you to download some new (old) songs. I highly suggest them for a great workout!!
- Stronger (Britney Spears)
- Toxic (Britney Spears)
- Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
- P.Y.T. (Danny Gokey from American Idol)
- Maneater (Daryl Hall & John Oates)
- Our Love is Loud (David Crowder Band)
- September (Earth, Wind, and Fire)
- Glamorous (Fergie) (clean version... hello)
- Canned Heat (Jamiroquai)
- Together Again (Janet Jackson)
- Empty Me (Jeremy Camp)
- One Step at a Time (Jordin Sparks)
- Stronger (Kanye West) (yep... clean one)
- Fresh (Kool & The Gang)
- Just Dance (Lady GaGa)
- Human Nature (Matt Giraud from American Idol)
- Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
- Fame (Naturi Naughton - from the new Fame movie)
- Together Forever (Rick Astley) (this one's for you, TheLoj)
- Part Time Lover (Stevie Wonder)
- Yeah! (Usher)
- So Emotional (Whitney Houston)
- Uptown Girl (Billy Joel)
- All For You (Janet Jackson)
- Come Clean (Hillary Duff)
Don't judge. :-) Maybe you could comment and tell me your best workout songs! I'm jammin' right now, but I'll need a refresher soon.
2 comments:
You know I love your choices! And I'll add 2...
Popular- from the Wicked musical
Battlefield- Jordin Sparks...get it, learn it, love it!
You go girl! XOXO
I wouldn't judge. I haven't really worked out since last April and am thinking maybe the music would inspire me?.! Miss you!
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