Favorite "songs" to exercise to

walkinsunshine · 10-03-06, 09:27 AM

What songs do you love that you just can't help but move to or have that beat that's great to exercise to. Music can make such a huge difference in your exercise & motivation to do so. Other than itread type of music what songs get you moving, kind of like that Rocky song when he's running up those steps or in training? Here are just a few of my favorites & if you don't use them you might give them a listen & see if they will work for you.

I'm So Excited by the Pointer Sisters
Devil Inside by INXS
Most Jock Jam songs are good
Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler
and my latest addition is
I Run For Life by Melissa Etheridge

cpcathy · 10-03-06, 09:38 AM

The entire CD, "Hot Fuss" by the Killers (modern music, with a nod to 80's Duran Duran, etc) makes me want to do step aerobics--it's just got the right beat. There's even a nice slow song at the end that would be perfect for a cooldown and stretch.

acey · 10-03-06, 09:48 AM

When I'm running/jogging to music, my musical tastes are as broad as they'll ever be.

I'll listen to songs/artists I would probably eschew were I sitting down! Anything with a strong pulsating beat, pretty much...but in particular:

Queen- Another One Bites The Dust
Def Leppard- Rocket
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
Ozzy--Iron Man

all that glam-rock/hard rock stuff of the 80s--I'm dating myself!

plus any songs that I like to listen to anyway

On the Taebo Advanced Live tapes, I particularly liked "If You Could Read My Mind" -- it made me feel mellower yet still in workout mode. And it seems like all the backup exercisers got energized when "On the Wild Side" came on.

moviegrl1737 · 10-03-06, 10:18 AM

I was just thinking of starting a thread like this. I'm working on a mental list of songs for a motivational workout playlist. I'm trying to choose songs with a good beat to keep the HR up, but also a motivational message of conquering adversity, or being the best, or just keep chugging along. Here's what I have so far:

Lose Yourself - Eminem
#1 - Nelly
All Fired Up - Pat Benetar
Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera & Lil Kim
Do Somethin' - Britney Spears
My Life - Greg Raposo
Get Free - The Vines
Metamorphosis - Hilary Duff
Ready, Steady, Go - The Meices
Invincible - Pat Benetar
Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle) - Limp Bizkit
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - Bon Jovi
The Distance - Cake
The Reckoning - Boomkat

It's still a work in progress for sure, but I'm trying to get something together that I can send out to a friend to help her stay on track. We don't always have the same taste in music, she likes showtunes, I like punk, but the motivational message is there.

walkinsunshine · 10-03-06, 10:19 AM

I'm Walking on Sunshine (not sure who sings it though)
FootLoose by Kenny Loggins

fikustree · 10-03-06, 10:19 AM

some of my most favorties

Race for the Prize- Flaming Lips
We will Become Silhouettes- The Postal Service
We Just Won't be Defeated- The Go! Team
Mr. Blue Sky- ELO
Frankenstein- The Edgar Winter Group
Weekapaug Groove- Phish
Well That Was Easy- Franz Ferdinand
Temptation- New Order

debyduz · 10-03-06, 10:36 AM

I will likely get committed for my exercise mix. I skip some slow songs sometimes depends on what I am doing. In a pinch I know my lifting routines so I can do them without the DVD and just to music. I have these songs on my mp3 player and I do a warm up for 5 minutes then get on the elliptical and start slower for 5 then fast pace for 20 minutes with 1 min speed intervels at every 5 minutes then cooldown on the floor for 5 minutes.

Yes I know I am weird and some of the songs are drug related and i don't do drugs. I also sing terribly and get most the words wrong any way. But that is me like it or not

Radar Love
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
The Romantics - What I Like About You
Salt N Pepa - Push It
Woke Up This Morning Alabama Three
Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You
Gary Numan -Cars
Godsmack -Voodoo
GoGos-I Want Candy
Information Society - What’s On Your Mind
Jim Carroll Band -Those Are People Who Died
Lenny Kravitz - American Woman (Bonus Track)
Men Without Hats -Safety Dance
Nancy Sinatra -These boots are made for walking
Queen - Another One Bits The Dust+Bohemian Rapsidy +Under Pressure
R.E.M. -It’s the End of the World +Losing My Religion.mp3
Ramones - Sedated +Blitzkrieg Bop
Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen+Pretty Vacant
Taco -Puttin’ on the Ritz
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer +Heads-Burn Down The House
The Kinks-I Wish I Could Fly
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
Jetferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Violent Femmes -Waiting For The Bus +Blister In The Sun
Blue Oyster cult -Godzilla
4 non blondes - What’s UP
AC/DC-Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap +T.N.T.+Squealer
Beck-Loser
Billy Idol -Dancing With Myself
Bob D -All Along the Watchtower
Eric Clapton- Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Bob Marley-I Shot The Sheritf
Charlie Daniels Bands- Devil Went Down tc Goergia
Cowboy Junkies-Sweet Jane
Dave Matthews-The Space Between +Proudest Monkey
David Essex-Rock On
Dead or Alive – You spin me round
Five fore fighting-Superman
Fine young cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy +Good thing
Jesus Jones-Thing International Bright Young Thing + Real, Real, Real
+Are you Satisfied?

hey you asked

Debbie

SurferGirl · 10-03-06, 10:43 AM

Bat Out of Hell -Meatloaf
I Would Do Anything For Love (but I won't do that)-Meatloaf
HAIR Soundtrack (from the movie, not broadway play)
New Attitude -Patti LaBelle
Boys of Summer-Don Henley
Sunset Grill-Don Henley
Hot In the City-Billy Idol
Mr. Jones-Counting Crows
All Summer Single-Billy Idol
Vacation-Go-Go's
Somebody Put Something In My Drink-The Ramones
Rockaway Beach-The Ramones
Wild Horses-Gino Vanelli
Heartbreak Beat-Psychedelic Furs
Dreams-Van Halen
Summer Nights-Van Halen
5150-Van Halen

To name a few!

A lot of these songs are on my "summer" soundtrack, they bring back real good memories. I like to walk on the treadmill to them.

SurferGirl · 10-03-06, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moviegrl1737

Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - Bon Jovi

My FAVORITE Bon Jovi song!

keilan00 · 10-03-06, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fikustree

some of my most favorties
We Just Won't be Defeated- The Go! Team

Yay! I love The Go! Team. While exercising, I prefer their fast cheerleaderish type songs like Huddle Formation, Ladyflash, Bottle Rocket, and We Just Won't Be Defeated.

I love the Scissor Sisters too, especially the glam songs! Lots of energy!

When I need some fast & hard rock, I play Sleater-Kinney. The angry songs make you work harder.

I need fast songs to exercise to. My normal listening music is more toned down.

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10-03-06, 09:27 AM
walkinsunshine Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: VA	Favorite "songs" to exercise to What songs do you love that you just can't help but move to or have that beat that's great to exercise to. Music can make such a huge difference in your exercise & motivation to do so. Other than itread type of music what songs get you moving, kind of like that Rocky song when he's running up those steps or in training? Here are just a few of my favorites & if you don't use them you might give them a listen & see if they will work for you. I'm So Excited by the Pointer Sisters Devil Inside by INXS Most Jock Jam songs are good Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler and my latest addition is I Run For Life by Melissa Etheridge

10-03-06, 09:38 AM
cpcathy Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern California	The entire CD, "Hot Fuss" by the Killers (modern music, with a nod to 80's Duran Duran, etc) makes me want to do step aerobics--it's just got the right beat. There's even a nice slow song at the end that would be perfect for a cooldown and stretch. __________________ Cathy Nobody Said It was Easy.... --The Scientist

10-03-06, 09:48 AM
acey Join Date: May 2004 Location: NYC	When I'm running/jogging to music, my musical tastes are as broad as they'll ever be. I'll listen to songs/artists I would probably eschew were I sitting down! Anything with a strong pulsating beat, pretty much...but in particular: Queen- Another One Bites The Dust Def Leppard- Rocket Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again Ozzy--Iron Man all that glam-rock/hard rock stuff of the 80s--I'm dating myself! plus any songs that I like to listen to anyway On the Taebo Advanced Live tapes, I particularly liked "If You Could Read My Mind" -- it made me feel mellower yet still in workout mode. And it seems like all the backup exercisers got energized when "On the Wild Side" came on. __________________ Red Bull addict and not ashamed--mystique has nothing to do with it!

10-03-06, 10:18 AM
moviegrl1737 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate NY	I was just thinking of starting a thread like this. I'm working on a mental list of songs for a motivational workout playlist. I'm trying to choose songs with a good beat to keep the HR up, but also a motivational message of conquering adversity, or being the best, or just keep chugging along. Here's what I have so far: Lose Yourself - Eminem #1 - Nelly All Fired Up - Pat Benetar Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera & Lil Kim Do Somethin' - Britney Spears My Life - Greg Raposo Get Free - The Vines Metamorphosis - Hilary Duff Ready, Steady, Go - The Meices Invincible - Pat Benetar Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle) - Limp Bizkit Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - Bon Jovi The Distance - Cake The Reckoning - Boomkat It's still a work in progress for sure, but I'm trying to get something together that I can send out to a friend to help her stay on track. We don't always have the same taste in music, she likes showtunes, I like punk, but the motivational message is there. __________________ Anjee aka Moviegrl S90 Grad TurboFire Grad x 2 Insanity Grad Half Marathon Finisher "What you do today is important because you are trading a day of your life for it." - Unknown

10-03-06, 10:19 AM
walkinsunshine Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: VA	I'm Walking on Sunshine (not sure who sings it though) FootLoose by Kenny Loggins

10-03-06, 10:19 AM
fikustree Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX	some of my most favorties Race for the Prize- Flaming Lips We will Become Silhouettes- The Postal Service We Just Won't be Defeated- The Go! Team Mr. Blue Sky- ELO Frankenstein- The Edgar Winter Group Weekapaug Groove- Phish Well That Was Easy- Franz Ferdinand Temptation- New Order

10-03-06, 10:36 AM
debyduz Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pennyslvania	I will likely get committed for my exercise mix. I skip some slow songs sometimes depends on what I am doing. In a pinch I know my lifting routines so I can do them without the DVD and just to music. I have these songs on my mp3 player and I do a warm up for 5 minutes then get on the elliptical and start slower for 5 then fast pace for 20 minutes with 1 min speed intervels at every 5 minutes then cooldown on the floor for 5 minutes. Yes I know I am weird and some of the songs are drug related and i don't do drugs. I also sing terribly and get most the words wrong any way. But that is me like it or not Radar Love Nine Inch Nails - Closer The Romantics - What I Like About You Salt N Pepa - Push It Woke Up This Morning Alabama Three Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You Gary Numan -Cars Godsmack -Voodoo GoGos-I Want Candy Information Society - What’s On Your Mind Jim Carroll Band -Those Are People Who Died Lenny Kravitz - American Woman (Bonus Track) Men Without Hats -Safety Dance Nancy Sinatra -These boots are made for walking Queen - Another One Bits The Dust+Bohemian Rapsidy +Under Pressure R.E.M. -It’s the End of the World +Losing My Religion.mp3 Ramones - Sedated +Blitzkrieg Bop Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen+Pretty Vacant Taco -Puttin’ on the Ritz Talking Heads - Psycho Killer +Heads-Burn Down The House The Kinks-I Wish I Could Fly Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science Jetferson Airplane - White Rabbit Violent Femmes -Waiting For The Bus +Blister In The Sun Blue Oyster cult -Godzilla 4 non blondes - What’s UP AC/DC-Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap +T.N.T.+Squealer Beck-Loser Billy Idol -Dancing With Myself Bob D -All Along the Watchtower Eric Clapton- Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Bob Marley-I Shot The Sheritf Charlie Daniels Bands- Devil Went Down tc Goergia Cowboy Junkies-Sweet Jane Dave Matthews-The Space Between +Proudest Monkey David Essex-Rock On Dead or Alive – You spin me round Five fore fighting-Superman Fine young cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy +Good thing Jesus Jones-Thing International Bright Young Thing + Real, Real, Real +Are you Satisfied? hey you asked Debbie

10-03-06, 10:43 AM
SurferGirl Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Jersey	Bat Out of Hell -Meatloaf I Would Do Anything For Love (but I won't do that)-Meatloaf HAIR Soundtrack (from the movie, not broadway play) New Attitude -Patti LaBelle Boys of Summer-Don Henley Sunset Grill-Don Henley Hot In the City-Billy Idol Mr. Jones-Counting Crows All Summer Single-Billy Idol Vacation-Go-Go's Somebody Put Something In My Drink-The Ramones Rockaway Beach-The Ramones Wild Horses-Gino Vanelli Heartbreak Beat-Psychedelic Furs Dreams-Van Halen Summer Nights-Van Halen 5150-Van Halen To name a few! A lot of these songs are on my "summer" soundtrack, they bring back real good memories. I like to walk on the treadmill to them.