Time to list your favourite work-out jams!

ThoughtsOfBelle · November 2010

So, first of all I want to thank my wonderful iPhone, because it really has reinvigorated my weight-loss journey - i'm so deeply in love with the myfitnesspal app - it's like tetris for calories!

But, more importantly, I want to ask you guys to share your favourite work-out songs, so I can start building a really kick-*kitten* playlist to take walking/jogging with me.

Personally, I'm a big fan of mash-ups and re-mixes, as I think there's something really cool about a really great song that's been mashed up (well) with another really great song. I particularly love DJ Earworm's annual mash-ups of the top songs of the year. His mash-ups are my current work-out playlist (for walking/jogging), but i need fresh music!

So what do you like to work-out to? And do you choose different genres for different exerises? (i.e. pop for cardio, rock for strength training?) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

PS: There will be no judging here of musical tastes. People in glass houses and all that

Run4iiiiiit · November 2010

I have a little bit of everything in my run playlist, from Metallica and System of a Down to the Zack Brown Band, but I really like running to Black Eyed Peas. and Usher.

Ashley_Panda · November 2010

My current playlist is:

Baby Blue - The Early November
Balance Beam - Blue October
***** - Meredith Brooks
Buried A Lie - Senses Fail
Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
Dirty Little Secret - All American Rejects
Give 'Em Hell, Kid - My Chemical Romance
God Don't Make Lonely Girls - The Wallflowers
Hang 'Em High - My Chemical Romance
Heavens A Lie - Lacuna Coil
Helena - My Chemical Romance
Inner Glow - Blue October
Ironic - Alanis Morisette
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
Let's Get ****ed Up and Die - Motion City Soundtrack
Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner - Fall Out Boy
Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie And the Blowfish
Stand Up - Trapt
Thank You For The Venom - My Chemical Romance
Trees - Marty Casey

But others are: Black Label Society, Misfits, Slayer, Blue October, Coheed And Cambria, Foo Fighters, Fuel, My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds To Mars, etc. I usually put Pandora on my radio and make a mix with Incubus, 30STM and Pearl Jam.

Michelle_J · November 2010

Orianthi-According to you and Laura Branigan-Gloria =] Oldie but a goodie. The Biggest Loser has some albums on iTunes that has some really good remix music.

angel79202 · November 2010

My favorite of all time is Survivor by Destiny's Child for workout :-)

DawnOf1969 · November 2010

My c25k playlist:
includes both warm up music, cool down music, and *kitten* bustin' music!

Bennie and the Jets
Beverly Hills (Weezer)
Billionaire (Feat Bruno)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Boom Boom Pow (Black Eyed Peas)
California Gurls (Katy Perry)
Empire State of Mind (feat Rhianna)
Fuego (Kumbia Kings)
Jump Around (House of Pain)
Papparazzi (Lady Gaga)
Party in the USA (Miley Cyrus) yeah, I know
Scars (feat Kelis)
Zoot Suit Riot (Cherry Poppin Daddies)
Tik Tok (Ke$ha)
Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy (Big and Rich)

leslielove · November 2010

I listen to the same 2 or 3 albums pretty much no matter what type of workout I'm doing.

Blink 182 self titled - skipping the sad tracks
AFI - The Art of Drowning/Black Sails in the Sunset
KeSha - Animal

And I listen to Coldplay when I do yoga.

tolygal · November 2010

Someone else posted a similar question a few hours ago. Here's my list (always looking for more, since the same songs get old fast listening to them so many hours ever week!)

Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar)
My Life Would Suck Without You (Power Remix)
Holding Out for a Hero (Footloose soundtrack)
You Found Me (Power Remix)
Girls Just Wanna have Fun (Miley Cyrus - NOT Cindy)
Maniac (Power Music Remix)
I'm Free (Kenny Loggins)
Goodbye to You (The Veronicas)
Bye Bye Bye (NSYNC)
How You Remind Me (Nickleback) - I double time this one
Over You (Chris Daughtry) I double time this one too
Karma Chameleon (Culture Club)
Holiday (Greenday)
Aint Going Down (Garth Brooks)
She Works Hard for the Money (Power Remix)
Dirty Little Secret (All American Rejects)
Maneater (Hall and Oates)
Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)
Gloria (Power Music Remix)
Footloose (Kenny Loggins)
Never (Footloose soundtrack)
Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Animal (Nickleback)

ThoughtsOfBelle · November 2010

Oops, sorry to double up the posts, had a quick scan but didn't see anything!

Awesome suggestions so far, too. I have to admit, i also love a bit of Britney, and some GaGa. (Especially Toxic, and Bad Romance).

jtsmou · November 2010

My list is ever evolving, I even work through the slow stuff. I mix a lot of stuff in and out over a month, but this is what it looks like at the moment.

Midnight Youth - cavalry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIa8Yjx8tBc

Black Keys - Tighten up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaPBCBjSVc

The Checks - Tired from sleeping

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQanOllLnoc

Louise Attaque - Lea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGJC0KAPeYA&feature=related

Noir Desir - Septembre en Attendant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngQLf1XZffk

It's a beautiful day - White Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovf-UFWL-ng

Maria Laforet (her version of paint it black words changed)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgH_I_LoYpk

Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Cant See Land

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzjERZU3wbY

OOIOO - UMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ1FLn7T448

Dir en grey - Saku and a few others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9WWL5kDhwo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGo5MBAiwaE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooj7t9ZMtYg

Sonic Youth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4BsnXmJaI

Q Lazarus - Goodbye Horses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ltlLZkFlE

Slayer - Threshold - Blood Line

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhl6e5f39_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUEhLavV2k

Drive Like Jehu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcxxh1yewhM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3JEkDShKoc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZkjgsLr_V4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5otMxxoNuHw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd0a1qtL2c8&feature=related

Joy Division

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK7YPVwM2Jo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaiOgToofBo&feature=related

Recoil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4yDYT-l70M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXepXmrb1Jk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQrGRR6Su4E&feature=related

Gogol Bordello

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM1Ahn0Osjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsgsi7o1K_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqb-3CzAso&feature=related

Peaches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcKMg7eEjj8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHcMqOQt4NY

Curtis Mayfield

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCDAfa-NI-M

The Undisputed Truth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U84Ctl7rL34

Temptations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-es4Q8AJaU

Billy Holiday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM5Q-1ezrkE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4eXV1FYNc4&feature=related

The Phoenix Foundation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6wFvwQmIUs

There is more, but I'm tired of this already

ThoughtsOfBelle · November 2010

haha I'm not surprised you got tired - thats a serious list and a whole lotta dedication. Thanks for sharing it

BoresEasily · November 2010

A few of my favourites that really pump me up and give me a push when I need it and are good for jumping rope/boxing workouts are:

Top 4 I listen to.
Till I Collapse - Eminem (Pumps me up to no end - really inspires you to work hard, especially the first 15 seconds)
Remember the Name - Fort Minor
Live to Win - Paul Stanley
Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones (great for jump rope)

Lose Yourself - Eminem
Gonna Fly Now(Rocky theme) - Bill Conti
Jump - Van Halen (good for jump-rope or plyo workouts)
You're the Best Around(Karate Kid) - Joe Esposito
Click Click Boom - Saliva (I don't know why I just like it.)

BoresEasily · November 2010

Beginning of Till I Collapse - Set to a military cadence.

Cause sometimes you feel tired,
feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you, try and find that inner strength
and just pull that **** out of you and get that motivation to not give up
and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face.

Sjenkins0408 · November 2010

I put on Pandora.........I love Pandora!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am currently on a huge Offspring kick as well

numberscolors · November 2010

since you like mash-ups and remixes, you must love girl talk, right???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n1kuFDpLQU&feature=related

while working out i listen to:
girl talk
robyn
gwar
jawbreaker
ladytron
madonna
beyonce
major lazer
royksopp
bonde de role
mgmt
sharon jones and the dap kings
yeah yeah yeahs
crystal castles

i cool down with:
explosions in the sky
stars of the lid
kate bush
album leaf
joanna newsom
mum
amiina

Scorpiomom222 · November 2010

I just listen to some techno beats. Keeps me pumped! I also like to listen to Pump Up The Volume and I Got The Power.

ThoughtsOfBelle · November 2010

Oh you reminded me! I saw that this morning on my iPhone (a blog post about Girl Talk) but totally forgot about it - thank you so much for poking my memory

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