Workout Music

A friend of mine, who happened to also be a nurse, told me hard rap really motivated her to run hard! I don't believe she normally listens to rap, but she said the hard vote rap beats really helped.

I like to listen to a mixture of R&B, pop, hip hop, rap, smooth jazz, classic rock and old school while exercising. So during a typical gym workout, my Mp3 player might be playing songs from Madonna, Beyonce, Usher, Jimi Hendrix, the Isley Brothers, Ludacris and a random mixed bag of artists. My workout music must be at least midtempo.

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To add: Lady Gaga, anything Neptunes produced, Queen; just enough to "pop" the muscles into shape.

I like to listen to a mixture of R&B pop, hip hop, rap, smooth jazz, classic rock and old school while exercising. So during a typical gym workout, my Mp3 player might be playing songs from Madonna, Beyonce, Usher, Jimi Hendrix, the Isley Brothers, Ludacris and a random mixed bag of artists. My workout music must be at least midtempo.[/quote']

Sounds just like my list of pandora stations, lol!!!

Electronic dance music! I can't get through my work out without it.

Musical taste is so individualized; whatever gets you energized or inspired is what you need. My workout playlist has everything from music from the 80s through the present, in 4 languages (only two of which I speak), everything from pop, rock, punk, emo, rap, and even some older country (ah, Willie, I just love you). Every song puts a spring in my step and a smile on my face.

Here's what I do: every time I hear a song (on the radio, in a movie, on TV) that makes me feel better, that makes me want to dance, sing at the top of my lungs, start a riot, or puts a huge smile on my face, I run to the computer and download it to my iTunes account (or write it down and save it for later). I then put it on my running mix, and the mix stays permanently on shuffle. This is why I have Prince, A-ha, Los Fabulous Cadillacs, Stiff Little Fingers, Run DMC, the Get Up Kids, Grouplove, Flogging Molly, Bob Mould, Willie Nelson, AWOL Nation, Die Toten Hosen, and over 70 other artists on a 200 song playlist. Very few have more than 1 song on there; it keeps everything fresh.

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