So, I could really use some help! I need some new fun music to listen to when I work out. The same old music isn't cutting it anymore. Any suggestions as to what keeps you motivated or what you are listening to?? I'll listen to just about anything!
dance hall, 80's and early 90's rock with some newer stuff thrown in, some angry punk and just a smidge of the Purple Rain soundtrack...this is my usual that keeps me going.
honestly? I don't listen to a lot of top 40 stuff EXCEPT when I'm working out. Anything that's got a good beat to it and something really catchy seems to help out. My ipod is currently dead so I'll tell you a few things on my jogging playlist
a LOT of rihanna...lol
Gwen Stefani
Miley Cyrus
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West Stronger
Mika Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
Wreckx-n-Effect Rump Shaker (ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM)
Ok Go Here It Goes Again (if those guys can dance on the treadmills, I can at the very least walk on them briskly)
Missy Elliot - Shake Your Pom Pom (hilarious)
Robert Randolph & the Family Band - Aint Nothing Wrong With That (funky and stompy!)
Fefe Dobson - Watch Me Move
Show Me The Money - Petey Pabloe
Where Are We Running - Lenny Kravitz
TeddyBears Cobrastyle
M.C. Luscious Boom I Got Your Boyfriend
Lacuna Coil Closer (has kind of a slow beginning, but gets good)
Good Charlotte I Dont Wanna Be in Love
Grandmaster T - Too Much Booty in the Pants (very inspiring to work out to)
All Time Low Dear Maria, Count Me In
Shakira Hips Dont Lie
Le Tiger Deceptacon (grrr angry grrl bandz roxxorz)
Kiki Dee Band - I Got the Music in Me
Erick Morillo - I like to Move It
The Killers When You Were Young
Beyonce - Get Me Bodied
Metro Station Shake It
We the Kings Check Yes Juliet (love this song, the lyrics actually say lace up your shoes and run, baby, run)
The Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life
DJ Laz & Pitbull - Move Shake Drop (naughty!)
The Cheeky Girls The Cheeky Song (just hilarious)
Baha Men - Move It Like This
Shakira - Wherever, Whenever
Will.i.am I Got it From My Momma
Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud
Can't Stop Moving - Sonny Jim
The Killers Somebody Told Me
Paramore Crushcrushcrush
Red Hot Chili Peppers Higher Ground
Fort Minor Remember the Name
Fergie - The duchess CD is AWESOME!
Sarah Bareillis
Michael Jackson - Thriller remix
Madonna
Beyonce
I like all the top 40 stuff, anything peppy, dance mixes and salsa too. I spin, so it has to be uptempo and motivating!
Haha, it appears that I'm the odd one out... I like to listen to Drum n Bass and goa-like stuff when I'm working out. I find that it really makes me want to be active. Just listening to a song when I'm quietly sitting behind my computer makes me bounce the room around sometimes. Some band names are Pendulum, Infected Mushroom, Noisia, Freestylers, Kim And Buran.
Mmm, for working out nothing beats some NYC glam pop for me... in other words, Scissor Sisters! Filthy/Gorgeous is of course supreme, and so is I Don't Feel Like Dancing.
Other fave work-out songs:
Flavor of the Weak - American Hi-Fi (we all have our guilty pop-punk pleasures, mmk? This is mine.)
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) and Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire (upbeat indie with strings and bells!)
C'est la Vie - B*Witched (okay, another guilty pleasure... it's my childhood!)
Wait - The Beatles ('nuff said)
California Girls - The Beach Boys (again, 'nuff said.)
Loser - Beck ('90s slacker alternative rock can motivate you? Whoa!)
Rasputin - Boney M (fun and funky disco.)
Never, Never Gonna Give You Up; The Distance; Never There; Love You Madly - all by CAKE (favorite band EVER.)
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode (wayyyy dancey. '80s synth gold.)
Light My Fire - The Doors
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran (Oh yeah. Ohh yeah.)
Inside Out - Eve 6 (Good beat, great lyrics.)
Pardon Me and Privilege - Incubus (These are the angry type of motivational.)
Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
Ooh La - The Kooks (Happy modern indie, great vocals.)
Love Me or Hate Me - Lady Sovereign (Ahahaha. Hilarious! A rapping briton!)
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Paper Planes - M.I.A. (It's chill AND fun to work out to!)
Un coup d'eouil dans le métro - MC Solaar (Y'know, if you're into French rap.)
You Get What You Give - New Radicals (Classic '90s teenage attitude.)
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything (not for the faint of heart...)
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
Say You'll Be There - Spice Girls (Another taste of my childhood!)
Saw Red - Sublime and Gwen Stefani (ANY ska will do, but this is a favorite of mine.)
Turning Japanese - The Vapors (upbeat and lyrics that are irresistible to sing along to!)
That oughtta be enough to keep you moving! All very eclectic. I don't like to get bored with my music. :P
it depends what mood i'm in, but usually i'll pick either some uplifting trance (armin van buuren, tiesto, ferry corsten, above & beyond, etc) or some cheesy pop songs that always get me bopping no matter where i am (rhianna, mika, black eyed peas, pat benetar, kylie minogue, no doubt, etc.)
nikewomen.com has a good playlist that changes every month. In addition google "fitpod" they have playlists you can download. They are indexed by beats per minute so you can match it with the workout intensity.
Exercise music?
