I've just recently started listening to music (instead of listening to the TV dron on and on) while doing cardio and strength training and I love, love, love it. It really makes me work harder and makes the workout go much more quickly. So I'm coming up with a few more playlists and am wondering what are your favorite songs to work out to?

My favs (some are fast and some are slow and some of these may date me):

Addicted to Love, by Robert Palmer
Let's Get It Started, by Black Eyes Peas
Buttons, by Pussy Cat Dolls
Jaded, by Aerosmith
Fast Car, by Tracy Chapman
Put Your Records On, by Corinne Baily Ray
My Humps, by Fergie
I'm Not Ready to Make Nice, by the Dixie Chicks
Dance, Dance, by Fall Out Boy
All I Wanna Do, by Sheryl Crow

Pam

Good tunes are a must!

I like upbeat hip-hoppy stuff with a good beat for the treadmill, like:
Fergilicious - Fergie
Glamorous - Fergie
Daisy Dukes - 69 Boys (I think about how good I'll look in Daisy Dukes!)
Da Dip - Freaknasty
Pain Lies by the Riverside - Live
Gotta Get Through This - Daniel Beddingfield
Push It - Salt n Pepa
Stepdaddy - Sammy Sam
Headsprung - LL Cool J
Let's Get Loud - J Lo
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Let's Groove Tonight - Earth Wind and Fire
It's Like That - Run DMC
Satisfaction - Benny Benassi
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
Pop - Nsync
Be My Lover - La Bouche (My favorite walk-fast song)
Where's Your Head At - Basement Jaxx
Hashpipe - Weezer
What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
Catch My Disease - Ben Lee
Good Vibrations - Marky Mark
Sex Type Thing - STP
Get Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith

For the stationary bike, I like thrashing stuff that makes me feel tough:
Best I Ever Did - Godsmack
The Game - "
I Stand Alone - "
Awake - "
James Bond Theme remix - Crystal Method
Back in the Saddle - Aerosmith
Click Click Boom - Saliva
Only - NIN
Bodies - Drowning Pool
Killing - Rage Against the Machine
Ballroom Blitz -Sweet
Cold Hard B**** - Jet
Bawitdaba - Kid Rock
Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Coming Undone - Korn
Night Train - Guns & Roses
Welcome to the Jungle - "

I'm a diehard country music fan, and really enjoy Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, and other high energy selections.

A friend on another website recommends this site for some good workout music: www.djsteveboy.com/mixes.html

I got ESPN's JockJames back in the 90's, not sure if it's still in print. But that has a lot of good like dance club tunes that will keep your heartbeat at the right rate of speed for cardio.

Welcome To The Big Show - Dan Patrick And Chris Bermann ListenListen 2. No Limit - 2 Unlimited ListenListen 3. Everybody Everybody - Black Box ListenListen 4. 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New) - Coolio ListenListen 5. We Got A Love Thang - Ce Ce Peniston ListenListen 6. This Is Your Night - Amber ListenListen 7. Hey, Hey You - Various Artists ListenListen 8. This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan ListenListen 9. Set It Off - Strafe ListenListen 10. Macarena - Los Del Mar ListenListen 11. I Like To Move It - Reel To Reel ListenListen 12. Groovin' In The Bleachers - Various Artists ListenListen 13. Party - Dis N' Dat ListenListen 14. Get Down Tonight - K.C. And The Sunshine Band ListenListen 15. Give It Up - The Goodmen ListenListen 16. Action, Boys, Action - Various Artists ListenListen 17. The Bomb - The Bucketheads ListenListen 18. Boom Boom Boom - The Outhere Brothers ListenListen 19. What's Up - D.J. Miko ListenListen 20. Happy And You Know It - Ray Castoldi

I try to change up my music every time I workout. It keeps me from getting bored and, if it's a new album, gives me motivation.

That said, if I'm every feeling really blah and sick of most of my music then Bjork, U2, Pearl Jam, Mos Def (circa Black Star) and RATM always give me an awesome workout every time.

Funk music's also really good for some reason. You haven't worked out until you've worked out to PFunk

Thanks, ladies. You've given me some new stuff to try. I'm spending a fortune at ITunes, but I'm saving on junk food, so that's good, right?

Pam

I'm into dance and oldies when I work out and I really loooooove, "Don't let me be misunderstood", by St. Esmerelda, it's about 10-12 minutes long and my favorite for cardio any kind, I always land right on beat, on the bike, running or stairmaster. For those of you that don't know it was in the beginning of the fight scene between Lucy Liu and Uma Thurman in Kill Bill vol. 1, the spanishy guitar riff is actually the middle of the song. Did I say I loved this tune? I like dance music, Miami Club cuts, Danni Minogue(sp?), is awesome her whole CD the Hits and Beyond, never need to change one song. I also got KC and the Sunshine Band dance remixes awesome. Oh yeah and I like jazz for my most tranquill long runs, mostly Pat Methany, Najee, Norman Brown, ect.

recently i've found Robbie Williams version of Beyond the Sea really excellent for hill running.
unfortunately i'm sooo sick of the other 500 songs on my iPod...and i just changed them three weeks ago too.

modern life is just designed to force you to spend money all the time.