top 3-5 favorite workout songs?

Fireworks- Katy Perry
Dungeon Dragon- Nicki Minaj and Eminem
Pretty Girl Rock- Keri Hilson

"300 Violin Orchestra"--Jorge Quintero
"Hymn of a Broken Man"- Times of Grace
"Isolation"- Alter Bridge

A few faves currently on my run/walk interval mix:

One Foot In The Grave--The Railbenders (alternative country with a VERY fast beat)
I Stand Alone--Jackyl
Bad Girlfriend--Theory Of A Deadman
Knuckles Up--Flatfoot 56
20th Century Boy--Def Leppard
Live Wire--Motley Crue

Born this way- Lady Gaga
Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
Let the bodies hit the floor - can't remember who sings this
If we ever meet again - Timbaland and Katy Perry
Lose Yourself - Eminem

A Light WorkOut
Fighter- Christina Aguilra
Anything Black Eyed Peas or Fergie
Any dance music

Hard Cor Workout
Godsmack
System of a Down
NIN
Korn

Alos latin music helps

Umm, ok, don't laugh, but one of my favorite workout songs is "Get Low" by Lil John...

Seriously, I like a bunch of different kinds of music, mostly contemporary country, but they're not great at helping me get pumped while working out, so I turn to R&B, which I rarely listen to otherwise. I don't know what it is about that song, but I think part of it is that I find the lyrics amusing (see Chris Rock's commentary on this song for a good laugh). I also think it's that I would love to dance like an idiot to it, and working out gives me that physical release during it.

And even though I'm not a big fan of her in general, some of Britney Spears's songs (Toxic comes to mind) are also good for working out.

Justin Timberlake has a lot of good stuff for working out, too, but I will admit to finding him very yummy.

Have fun!

OK, I have thousands of songs on my ipod, with a little bit of everything, mainly punk rock and indie/alternative but my 'Powersong' on Nike+ is 'f*ckin' perfect' by Pink. Her greatest hits album really burns some Ks

If you can stand them, I like showtunes--paying attention to the story they are telling distracts me from how much I hate what I'm doing (I'm not one of those people who enjoys exercise itself, just the results, lol).

I have to agree with this. I like Broadway music, and if I'm doing a long, tedious workout (such as walking/running on the treadmill), I like more recent musicals that tell a story with the songs (as opposed to a lot of older musicals where the songs generally are not necessary to tell the story - a lot of Rodgers and Hammerstein shows come to mind). Ragtime is one of my favorites, and most of it is sung, so the story moves with the music. Andrew Lloyd Webber is also quite good at this. I don't do well reading while working out, so it's my way of getting my mind engrossed in something else (though I prefer R&B, as stated above, for more interesting workouts). A few years ago I got engrossed in some showtunes and ran for 45 minutes straight (my usual was 20-25) without realizing it!

I'm also a fan of show tunes. But here's five of my fave that aren't:

UP! ~ Shania Twain
Holding Out for a Hero ~ Bonnie Tyler
Suddenly I See ~ KT Turnstall
Bad Day ~ Daniel Powter
Dynamite ~ Taio Cruz

I have the same taste as my 11 year old when it comes to my running playlist. :blushing: Here are some of my faves:

Like a G6 (Far East Movement)
Raise Your Glass (Pink)
Forget You (Cee Lo Green)
Lose Yourself (Eminem)
E.T. (Katy Perry)
We R Who We R (Ke$ha)
More (Usher)

Don't let me get me - Pink
Born this way - lady gaga
Not afraid- Eminem
Keeps getting better - christina augilera
fireworks- Katy perry
Pretty much anything from those 5

Pink has many excellent songs to get you pumped!

I like a wide range of music from:

Walk by Pantera
If I was you & Girls on the dance floor by far east movement
I like that by Richard vision and static avenger
I like some Benny Benassi
Party rock anthem by lmfao
Some SOAD
Gangsta's paradise by coolio
Can't get in by Chris brown

Basically anything with a good dance beat that makes me feel pumped!

Swedish house mafia ft tinie tempah - miami 2 ibiza
Example - changed the way you kissed me
Taio cruz - higher
Professor green - i need you tonight/monster
Tinie tempah - pass out
Plan b - prayin
David guetta
Wretch32 - traktor

I just need music thats beaty to get me going!!