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New here, looking for cardio music ideas...

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  • nucreeman
    nucreeman Posts: 40
    Anything Reggaetone will work, Beyonce has a lot of fast paced songs that are good for working out, Usher, Ying-Yang twins (just don't listen to the words). Kanye West also has some fast paced songs
  • theresmynapkin
    theresmynapkin Posts: 183 Member
    My workout playlist, as of today, in alphabetical order, with all their BPMs.... psh, I'm not a nerd or anything...

    85 Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The Golden Age
    150 Avril Lavigne – What the Hell
    173 Avril Lavigne – He Wasn’t
    82 Awolnation – All I Need
    95 Awolnation – Kill Your Heroes
    141 Basshunter – I Can Walk on Water
    128 Basshunter – Saturday
    140 Bette Midler – Miss Otis Regrets
    98 Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
    161 Bowling for Soup – High School Never Ends
    118 Bowling for Soup - Punk Rock 101
    151 Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape
    120 Breathe Carolina – I.D.G.A.F.
    125 Breathe Carolina – No Vacancy
    141 Breathe Carolina – Welcome to Savannah
    118 Britney Spears – Break the Ice
    114 Britney Spears – Gimme More (Remix)
    115 Britney Spears – Piece of Me
    115 Britney Spears – Circus
    132 Britney Spears – Hold it Against Me
    133 Britney Spears – Till the World Ends
    78 Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked
    110 Cage The Elephant – Back Against the Wall
    132 Cage The Elephant – Psycho Killer
    93 Cake – The Distance
    129 Christina Aguilera – Ain’t No Other Man
    150 Cobra Starship – Guilty Pleasure
    130 The Downtown Fiction – I Just Wanna Run
    150 Drist – Arterial Black
    127 Edward Maya – Stereo Love
    120 Estelle (ft. Kanye West) – American Boy
    150 Fall Out Boy (ft. John Mayer) – Beat It
    150 Fefe Dobson – Stupid Little Love Song
    122 The Fratellis – Henrietta
    105 The Fratellis – Flathead
    122 The Fratellis – Creepin’ Up the Backstairs
    102 Grouplove – Colors (Captain Cuts Remix)
    150 Guns N’ Roses – Night Train
    124 Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
    110 Horrorpops – Thelma & Louise
    130 Hyper Crush – She’s a Freak
    128 Hyper Crush – Robo Tech
    175 I Am X-Ray – Pretty Rave Girl
    130 Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor
    88 Jessie J (ft. B.o.B.) – Price Tag
    116 Jill Sobule – Super Model
    144 The Juliana Theory – Do You Believe Me
    105 Kanye West – Stronger
    125 Kat DeLuna – Whine Up
    112 Kate Nash – Skeleton Song
    130 Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl
    120 Ke$ha – Blow
    113 Kelis – My Milkshake
    124 La Roux – Bulletproof
    120 Lady Gaga – Poker Face
    123 Lady Gaga (ft. Beyonce) – Telephone
    120 Lady Gaga – Just Dance
    106 Lady Gaga – Love Game
    121 Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me
    150 Lillix – Sweet Temptation
    168 Lillix – What I Like About You
    130 LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It
    144 Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
    128 Marina and the Diamonds – Oh No!
    128 Martin Solveig – Hello (Original Mix)
    168 Matchbox Twenty – How Far We’ve Come
    144 Miley Cyrus – Fly on the Wall
    180 Miley Cyrus – Can’t BeTamed
    96 Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
    140 Peaches – Boys Wanna Be Her
    150 Pink – Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)
    178 The Pink Spiders – Teenage Graffiti
    185 The Pink Spiders – Going Steady
    126 Porcelain and the Tramps – My Leftovers
    138 Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes
    113 Rise Against – Saviour
    101 Rise Against – Paper Wings
    105 Rise Against – Injection
    98 Rise Against – Behind Closed Doors
    128 Saving Jane – Super Girl
    122 Shakira – She Wolf
    124 Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko
    170 Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Me and Mia
    126 Varsity Fanclub – Zero
    140 The Veronicas – Take Me On The Floor
    123 The Veronicas – Popular
    135 The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
    150 The White Stripes – Blue Orchid
    175 The White Stripes – Little Room
    118 Will.I.Am – I Got It From My Mama
    110 3oh3! – We Are Young
    146 3oh3! – Chokechain
  • slim_photographer
    slim_photographer Posts: 310 Member
    There's a pandora radio station I like called "Dance Cardio" I got a lot of ideas from it. I did buy some tracks.
    + (forgive me if I'm giving you repeated advice) have you looked into http://jog.fm/ it gives you song names based on the BPM.
    I hope this helps you.
    And bumping for the playlists already shared as well. :)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    BPM's! Thanks, Theresmynapki

    jogfm.com is a really good website for picking jogging or walking tunes. You plug in your jogging or walking pace & it gives you the recommended BPM range & a list of songs.

    Faster songs help me keep my pace
  • slim_photographer
    slim_photographer Posts: 310 Member
    My workout playlist, as of today, in alphabetical order, with all their BPMs.... psh, I'm not a nerd or anything...

    Did you sort this out using just the terminal on you custom linux kernel?
  • nik0878
    nik0878 Posts: 10 Member
    I have a variety of music on my ipod for working out. It ranges from rap/hip hop to rock lol
    Some of the tracks I love are:

    Til I Collapse-Eminem (great song to pump you up!)
    Bring It- Trapt
    Domino- Jessie J
    Feel So Close- Calvin Harris
    Rock You Like a Hurricane- Scorpions
    Youth Without Youth-Metric
    Crawling- Linkin Park
    Futuristic Lover- Katy Perry
  • Asheea
    Asheea Posts: 211 Member
    I'm a Geek so this may not be to your liking. These are not "heavy" but they are EPIC so take with a grain of salt.

    I LOVE working out to music Scores. They take me to another world and take my mind off working out/sweating. I play WoW, Skyrim and Diablo III so I envision fighing demons, saving the High Heavens, killing dragons and fighting Gladiators. (I freely admit I'm a Geek and I'm proud of it. I blame my hubby :) )

    My favorite is the group "Two Steps from Hell". They do the music to the movie trailers. They just blow my mind!
    I have so many favorite songs from them it's hard to choose.

    Archangel from their 2011 Nero album is EPIC! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGn5bBaFOfw&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLib7nFSI8GKe8Uze1rHnHQA

    In fact, as I was doing my walking today I didn't realize, until half way into this song, that I was directing! Cars were passing me and I know I looked like a dork. *facepalm*

    Another one of my favorites is "To Glory" from their Invincible album. This reminds me of Gladiator and 300. I see the battle scenes when I listen to this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ1GbBlS9wM&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLib7nFSI8GKe8Uze1rHnHQA

    Also "Ocean Princess" from their Nemesis II album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqNRIM2pdaQ&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLib7nFSI8GKe8Uze1rHnHQA

    I can't leave out "United we stand, divided we fall" also from their Nero album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O6Q1OiF6LI&feature=related

    Another group is called "Epic Score". I am in love with "Siren's Call" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NknmpdEEFI&feature=autoplay&list=LLib7nFSI8GKe8Uze1rHnHQA&playnext=2

    Last is "Future World Music" song "Dream Chasers" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysusZfArPoI&feature=related

    Again, they're not "heavy" music but that makes it no less epic. :)

    Good luck and happy workouts! :)
  • mommy7713
    mommy7713 Posts: 9
    Okay, so its a little off topic but i found, what in my opinion is, an awesome site for music ideas... http://upchucky.com/JukeCity/1990/juke.htm plug in any year you want where the link says 1990 and you can hear all the hit songs from that year... cant believe how many songs i used to love and forgot about are on their throughout the different years.

    And thanks again to every1 for their brilliant ideas :)
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  • crobl
    crobl Posts: 380
    My workout playlist, as of today, in alphabetical order, with all their BPMs.... psh, I'm not a nerd or anything...

    85 Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The Golden Age
    150 Avril Lavigne – What the Hell
    173 Avril Lavigne – He Wasn’t
    82 Awolnation – All I Need
    95 Awolnation – Kill Your Heroes
    141 Basshunter – I Can Walk on Water
    128 Basshunter – Saturday
    140 Bette Midler – Miss Otis Regrets
    98 Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
    161 Bowling for Soup – High School Never Ends
    118 Bowling for Soup - Punk Rock 101
    151 Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape
    120 Breathe Carolina – I.D.G.A.F.
    125 Breathe Carolina – No Vacancy
    141 Breathe Carolina – Welcome to Savannah
    118 Britney Spears – Break the Ice
    114 Britney Spears – Gimme More (Remix)
    115 Britney Spears – Piece of Me
    115 Britney Spears – Circus
    132 Britney Spears – Hold it Against Me
    133 Britney Spears – Till the World Ends
    78 Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked
    110 Cage The Elephant – Back Against the Wall
    132 Cage The Elephant – Psycho Killer
    93 Cake – The Distance
    129 Christina Aguilera – Ain’t No Other Man
    150 Cobra Starship – Guilty Pleasure
    130 The Downtown Fiction – I Just Wanna Run
    150 Drist – Arterial Black
    127 Edward Maya – Stereo Love
    120 Estelle (ft. Kanye West) – American Boy
    150 Fall Out Boy (ft. John Mayer) – Beat It
    150 Fefe Dobson – Stupid Little Love Song
    122 The Fratellis – Henrietta
    105 The Fratellis – Flathead
    122 The Fratellis – Creepin’ Up the Backstairs
    102 Grouplove – Colors (Captain Cuts Remix)
    150 Guns N’ Roses – Night Train
    124 Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
    110 Horrorpops – Thelma & Louise
    130 Hyper Crush – She’s a Freak
    128 Hyper Crush – Robo Tech
    175 I Am X-Ray – Pretty Rave Girl
    130 Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor
    88 Jessie J (ft. B.o.B.) – Price Tag
    116 Jill Sobule – Super Model
    144 The Juliana Theory – Do You Believe Me
    105 Kanye West – Stronger
    125 Kat DeLuna – Whine Up
    112 Kate Nash – Skeleton Song
    130 Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl
    120 Ke$ha – Blow
    113 Kelis – My Milkshake
    124 La Roux – Bulletproof
    120 Lady Gaga – Poker Face
    123 Lady Gaga (ft. Beyonce) – Telephone
    120 Lady Gaga – Just Dance
    106 Lady Gaga – Love Game
    121 Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me
    150 Lillix – Sweet Temptation
    168 Lillix – What I Like About You
    130 LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It
    144 Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
    128 Marina and the Diamonds – Oh No!
    128 Martin Solveig – Hello (Original Mix)
    168 Matchbox Twenty – How Far We’ve Come
    144 Miley Cyrus – Fly on the Wall
    180 Miley Cyrus – Can’t BeTamed
    96 Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
    140 Peaches – Boys Wanna Be Her
    150 Pink – Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)
    178 The Pink Spiders – Teenage Graffiti
    185 The Pink Spiders – Going Steady
    126 Porcelain and the Tramps – My Leftovers
    138 Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes
    113 Rise Against – Saviour
    101 Rise Against – Paper Wings
    105 Rise Against – Injection
    98 Rise Against – Behind Closed Doors
    128 Saving Jane – Super Girl
    122 Shakira – She Wolf
    124 Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko
    170 Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Me and Mia
    126 Varsity Fanclub – Zero
    140 The Veronicas – Take Me On The Floor
    123 The Veronicas – Popular
    135 The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
    150 The White Stripes – Blue Orchid
    175 The White Stripes – Little Room
    118 Will.I.Am – I Got It From My Mama
    110 3oh3! – We Are Young
    146 3oh3! – Chokechain

    LOVE LOVE LOVE The Fratellis
  • CajunNino
    CajunNino Posts: 269
    Don Williams.

    No? :laugh:
  • johnnys30
    johnnys30 Posts: 64 Member
    Ice Cube - You Can Do It
    Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
    Timbaland & Magoo - Cop That **** (Disc - edited version)

    Those are 3 on my playlist that are like you describe you're looking for.
  • Here are a few that have god beats to run to or just get your ready to work out

    Shake by Jesse McCartney
    Drop Dead Beautiful by Britney Spears
    Like a Boy by Ciara
    Sexy B*itch by David Guetta ft. Akon
    Shake by Ying Yang Twins

  • 3. Justin Timberlake Sexy Back

    cheers!
  • tdismydog
    tdismydog Posts: 42 Member
    all american rejects- walk over me
    neon trees- everybody talks
    jimmy eat world- the middle
    blur- song 2
    fun- some nights
    walkie talkie man- dont remember who sings it
    Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO
    Shots- LMFAO
    Fire Burning-Sean Kingston

    theres a short list of alot of variety
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    Pink and Black Eyed Peas!
  • If you subscribe to XM Radio they have a station called BPM which is good beats for working out! I have a subscription and it's only $10.00/Month! :) IF you get internet on your phone I hook mine up to my treadmill and play PANDORA through that with whatever genre of music I am in the mood for.
  • iqnas
    iqnas Posts: 445 Member
    Eminem remixes.
  • Smurftastic
    Smurftastic Posts: 36 Member
    Bump
  • tehzephyrsong
    tehzephyrsong Posts: 435 Member
    I listen to folk/melodic death metal while I'm working out.
  • amandaraecarter
    amandaraecarter Posts: 9 Member
    Three of my favorites are Bring Em Out By TI and Jay Z, Dirt Off Your Shoulders by Jay Z, and (#1) Motivation by TI. I have a great playlist with lots of upbeat rap and r&b.
  • joe_d
    joe_d Posts: 73 Member
    Showing my age and probably gender here ;-o but i start my cardio workout playlists with some old "pump up the urgency" rock classics:

    The Time Has Come Today -- Chambers Brothers
    Desire -- U2
    Right Now -- Van Halen
    It's a Long Way to the Top -- ACDC
    Turn it On Again -- Genesis

    Just for yucks I end one of my playlists (at about 60 minutes) with Anna Nalick's "Breathe."
  • DirtyForWeeks
    DirtyForWeeks Posts: 16 Member
    No making fun, but this is what I listen to:
    For Sprinting:
    1. Black Betty - Ramjam
    2. Wipeout - The safaris
    3. Bat County - Avenged Sevenfold

    Hard Runs:
    1. Til I collapse - Eminem
    2. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
    3. Right now - Akon
  • My current workout songs that get me going are:

    Sultan & Ned Shepard : Walls
    Felix Cartel: Don't turn on the lights
    Alexis Jordan: Happiness
    Bingo players: Rattle
    Bingo Players: Cry
    Calvin Harris Feat Kelis: Bounce.

    All great songs that make you work just a little harder :)
  • Hello ! I like music that keeps you going and makes you want to dance when I workout . If your like me then try reggaeton ( I'm not Hispanic) and you don't even have to understand it , the beat is great and will keep you motivated and not even want to stop. I use it especially for running or jogging . Try it out and let me know what you think .


    P.s Add me if you want .
  • Get the running trax CD's by MOS. They're great.

    'Feel so close' by Calvin Harris is my absolute fav for beginning and ending runs.
  • For Aerobics
    1. Lionel Richie Dancing On The Ceiling + Loop button on your music app
  • Aello11
    Aello11 Posts: 312 Member
    My current cardio list

    Under and Over It -- five finger death punch
    The Catalyst -- Linkin Park
    Runnin -- Adam Lambert
    Disturbia -- Rihanna
    Stronger -- Kelly Clarkson
    Dance Again -- JLO
    Fighter -- Christina Aguilera
    Dirrty -- Christina Aguilera
    Hell -- Disturbed
    Enter Sandman -- Metallica
    Bodies -- Drowning Pool
    Erotic -- Keyshia Cole
    S&M -- Rihanna
    Castle of Glass -- Linkin Park
  • thejess
    thejess Posts: 33 Member
    i love to use songza on my phone when i need a change up from my usual playlist - they have some great remix playlists for cardio.
  • jay10587
    jay10587 Posts: 57 Member
    If you can tolerate spanish music, anything on Elvis Crespo radio on Pandora is great and I find myself shaking my hips as I run!!! :wink:
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