Music to sweat by

09 Sep, 2009

Music to sweat by

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Misc. life

My time at the gym yesterday was particularly grueling. It was made worse because I am in desperate need of new tunes for my wee iPod shuffle. Music keeps me going. It inspires me to run faster, pump harder, and push myself farther than I’d normally go. It is amazing what kind of effect it has on me and how much it improves the quality of my workouts.

The last few tracks I’ve purchased (and I can’t believe I’m admitting this) include:

Womanizer and Piece of Me by Britney Spears
Just Dance by Lady Gaga
Hung up (extended) by Madonna

Clubby/dance music really works for me. These kinds of tunes have a higher BPM and help me forget the pain.:) But I need more! Please help me make my fall playlist. What have you got on your music player that makes your heart beat a little faster?

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1 | Nadine C.

September 9th, 2009 at 9:04 am

I snagged these from my 8 year old daughter’s playlist, she’s a dancer and they did most of their competitive numbers on these, I use them for workouts and they seem to do the trick , aside from the ones you’ve already mentioned , they are:
1) Boom Boom Pow (and any fast B.E.P. track)
2) Cars (Gary Numan)
3) Toxic (Mme Britney)
4) Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
5) Heart of Glass ( Blondie)
6) We Got The Beat (Gogo’s)
7) Shut up and Drive (Rhianna)
8) Fly on the Wall (Miley Cyrus) …I know…I know!
9) Kids in America (the Cascada version)
10) Jumpin’ Jumpin’ (Destiny’s child)
11) So What? (Pink)
12) Love Today (Mika)
13) 4 minutes (Madonna)
and one that is from my own playlist:
Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
Well hopefully this will help a little , have fun with your workout!

2 | porter

September 9th, 2009 at 9:23 am

Here’s mine (for walking with my boy):

Paparazzi – Lady GaGa
Single Ladies – Beyonce
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
This Love – Maroon 5
Womanizer – BritBrit (you aren’t the only one!)
Poker Face – Lady GaGa
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado
Shake That – Eminem
What I Got – Sublime
When I Come Around – Green Day
Everlong – Foo Fighters
All Summer Long – The Rock Heroes
Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Blitzkreig Bop – The Ramones
Burning Down the House – Talking Heads
Boom Boom Pow _ Black Eyed P’s
Live Your Life – T.i. and Rihanna
Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5
The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani
I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
Waiting For Tonight – Jennifer Lopez
Umbrella – Rihanna
Powerless – Rihanna
Whatever You Like -T.I.
Dead and Gone – T.I and Justin Timberlake
Just – Radiohead
Jump Around – House of Pain
Once In a Lifetime – Talking Heads
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
My Hero -Foo Fighters
Superstition – Steve Wonder
Late in the Evening Paul Simon
White Room – Cream
Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
Cecilia – Simon and Garfunkel

I can’t think of any others….hope you’ll share what you end up with!!!

3 | David Adair

September 9th, 2009 at 9:43 am

Try the PodRunner podcasts by DJ Steve Boyett. Sounds exactly what you are looking for – fresh new clubby/dance music that he puts together. A best of all – it’s free!

http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html

4 | Totoro

September 9th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

Hey David Adair…nice tip! Sweet!

5 | andrea

September 9th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Thanks all!

I liked Podrunner for awhile but it feels kind of monotonous to me now. Maybe I just haven’t found a mix I like?

6 | Annie

September 9th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

I was about to tell you about the Podrunner podcasts, but I see that someone has beat me to it! They really are great – you can pick the BPM’s that you want! He also has groovelectric, if house music isn’t so much your thing. I LOVE these podcasts! Happy sweating!

7 | Carrie

September 10th, 2009 at 12:21 am

Porter – that list is amazing! I would toss in Crabbukkit by k-os as well.

8 | Miss Vicky

September 10th, 2009 at 9:57 am

Tom Jones’ version of Sex Bomb always gets me smiling while I’m running. Also anything by Femi Kuti. I find a lot of African dance music has just the right rhythm for me.

9 | Nat

September 12th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Big Fan of Roisin Murphy’s Ramalama (drop me a line I can send it.)

Yeah by Usher
Mofo U2
Bodyrock Moby
Lukin by Pearl Jam
Rock Lobster by B-52s

Just quickly.

10 | BeachMama

September 13th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

I still swear by my Cardio Grooves cds I picked up at Costco. There are 3 cds with funky upbeat versions of music from the ’80s and ’90s. I downloaded them to my musicplayer and it gets me moving every time.

11 | porter

September 14th, 2009 at 9:39 pm

what did you come up with? i’m just buying a few itunes tonight for my kiddos and some i want to have for me too! thought i’d check back to see what others added.

12 | Alina

September 18th, 2009 at 9:53 am

These are some of the ones I use:
Maxx – Getaway
Culture Beat – Mr. Vain
Ricky Martin – Living la vida loca; Un, dos, tres Maria; La copa de la vida
D.J Bobo – Somebody dance with me; Freedom; Love is all around; where is your love
Dr. Alban – It’s my life
Gwen Stefani – Hollaback girl
Ice MC – Think about the way; It’s a rainy day; Scream

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