Do you listen to music, just watch TV, or nothing...perfect silence.... while working out? Do you have a song that just makes you so pumped up?? If so what is it?
I HAVE to have up beat tunes, or else I won't be motivated... to do anything! Even if I'm doing cleaning around the house...I need tunes!
I got an ipod video for my birthday and even though I have a good "sweatmaster 2000" playlist, I dl tv shows for the cardio machines. If I'm watch "Desperate Housewives" or "Lost", I don't have to watch the clock because I know that an episode is approx 45 minutes, which is good time for me.
BTW: iPod Video: One of the greatest inventions. Ever.
I am a music fiend as well...the first time I went to a dance club it was a gay dance club in downtown Denver...because of that I am scarred with bad taste j/k But I love a good Gay Dance ANthem. I have a whole mess of them on my computer that I usually put in my mp3 player before a workout. Nike women also has some decent playlists you can download. Each one is 30 minutes long but they are pretty good.
When I'm working out on my treadmill for an hour, I make it a point to make sure I hear these songs on my mp3 player:
Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotize (I just imagine Julia Stiles table dancing to it every time in that movie and it pumps me up like no other) Natasha Bedingfield - These Words Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten No Doubt - Hey Baby OutKast - Ms. Jackson OutKast - The Way You Move OutKast - Hey Ya (The shake it part at the end is great for my workout) Pink - Stupid Girls Pink - Most Girls Salt N Peppa - Push It Sean Paul - Get Busy Sean Paul - We Be Burnin' Sean Paul - Give Me The Light Usher - Yeah Eminem - Lose Yourself Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body Kanye West - Jesus Walks Linkin Park - In The End Linkin Park - One Step Closer Linkin Park - Points Of Authority Mary J Blige - No More Drama Mary J Blige - Be Without You
They're not ALL up beat, but they're among the hundreds on my list that I love hearing. I don't know how big you are on most of the genres.
i use my XM2go when im outside and listen to whatever i want, when im inside i listen to the recorded music i have on it. Or I will turn the TV on to one of the XM channels and listen to that. I listen to a little bit of everything tho.
Well my discman broke ages ago and I haven't given in and bought an mp3 player yet, so when I work out I enjoy the sounds of silence. Well maybe not quite... there are tvs blaring at the gym I go to, and music playing in the weight room. But I kind of zone out, when I'm on the treadmill at least. And when I walk outside I just enjoy my surroundings.
I never thought I could do it without music, but it's actually kind of nice.
I love my iPod video! I am a music junkie. I have like 3500 songs, so I have a good mix to workout too. I have a great workout playlist. Here's a sample:
Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath
Omarion - Touch
Nelly - E.I.
Cajmere - Perculator
Elephant Man - Jook Gal
Nas - Oochie Wally
Amerie - 1 Thing
Ying Yang Twins - Salt Shaker
I love Coldplay! I listen to them while I workout most of the time. They help me get pumped up for a good run! I saw them live in concert back in February and they were so awesome! I like to workout with the tv on but no sound so I can concentrate on the music. Weird I know...:P
I definitely need music to work out, and I go for upbeat, pop stuff - Eminem, Massari, Beyonce, Rihanna, and, yes,even a little Lindsay... not stuff I listen to at any other time, but it makes me wanna move! Right now i'm kinda hooked on The Whisper Song by the Ying Yang Twins - I'm really not sure why, since it's actually pretty gross and way too graphic, but I just can't get enough of it... i think it just kinda makes me laugh to think about what the little old lady on the stationary bike next to me would say if she could hear it! And I always listen to Run Rabbit Run and Collapse by Eminem at the beginning of my run - they sets the perfect pace.
What Do You Listen To.....
Well maybe not quite... there are tvs blaring at the gym I go to, and music playing in the weight room. But I kind of zone out, when I'm on the treadmill at least. And when I walk outside I just enjoy my surroundings.
