Running Music

Kittyfeliz
Kittyfeliz Posts: 290 Member
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm bored with my music and would like a chance to listen to music I normally wouldn't but I don't want to be constantly buying new songs... are there any podcasts or iphone app radio stations that allow you to listen to music that's good for running?

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  • BigZ486
    BigZ486 Posts: 47 Member
    Download the Pandora app to your phone and customize your own radio station (all for free!) I personally like to work out to metal and hard rock.
  • XxBri22xX
    XxBri22xX Posts: 183
    Pandora is the best music app in my opinion
  • saldridge
    saldridge Posts: 125 Member
    It probably doesn't help much but in case you are just looking for new music to run to, I LOVE running to the soundtrack of Burnout
    (1 to 3 are all good!)
    Right now I am on part 3:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnout_3_soundtrack

    Burnout is a car racing game that my husband used to play on the Xbox and I remembered that it had real "pacing" music. I tried it and yeah - it's the best :-)
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    DJ Steve Boyett puts out a weekly mix called Podrunner. Free thru iTunes, it's on my iPod when I run.

    http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html
  • CommandaPanda
    CommandaPanda Posts: 451 Member
    I am not really a fan of Pandora... The people who "listen to the same music as me" have really poor taste.

    Instead, I like running to dance/mashup mixes (it gets the blood flowing for me)

    So I recommend:

    iClub (Mixes of today's most popular trance/electronic music)
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/iclub/id317125603

    iClub: Mashed (mixes of today's hottest music)
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/iclub-mashed/id409451604

    These are podcasts, by the way
  • EyeCanSeeYou
    EyeCanSeeYou Posts: 23
    If anyone likes They Might Be Giants
    They have free podcast on ITunes.
  • michz
    michz Posts: 102
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  • emily2mcmillan
    emily2mcmillan Posts: 6
    Whenever I'm at the gym I always listen to Pandora on my iPhone. It's great cause all you have to do is type in an artist or song title that you like and Pandora will create a whole station based off of that! It's a little annoying though cause you're only allowed like 5 skips per hour per station, so I have like 5 or 6 stations that I bounce around to.
    I don't know what kind of music you usually listen to, but I'm a country & rap girl and when I'm at the gym I usually stick to rap because it gets me motivated and pumped up to exercise. Here are some good, blood pumpin' stations: "Destiny's Child radio", "Power (by Kanye West) radio", "Pretty Girl Rock (by Keri Hilson) radio", "Coming Home (by Diddy Dirty Money) radio", "Nelly radio", "Nicki Minaj radio", "Kanye West radio" Lemme know if this helps!
  • Kittyfeliz
    Kittyfeliz Posts: 290 Member
    DJ Steve Boyett puts out a weekly mix called Podrunner. Free thru iTunes, it's on my iPod when I run.

    http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html

    Perfect! Thank you I well check that out!
  • Kittyfeliz
    Kittyfeliz Posts: 290 Member
    I am not really a fan of Pandora... The people who "listen to the same music as me" have really poor taste.

    Instead, I like running to dance/mashup mixes (it gets the blood flowing for me)

    So I recommend:

    iClub (Mixes of today's most popular trance/electronic music)
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/iclub/id317125603

    iClub: Mashed (mixes of today's hottest music)
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/iclub-mashed/id409451604

    These are podcasts, by the way

    Hahahaha! I feel the same way. I like Pandora only after 2 weeks of customizing a station and even then I get random crap I don't want to have to flip through when I'm in mid-run. I will check those out, thanks!!
  • Kittyfeliz
    Kittyfeliz Posts: 290 Member
    Thank you everyone! I have so many options now, I appreciate everyone's input. Happy running!
  • tiaydew
    tiaydew Posts: 89 Member
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  • Kanzaki3
    Kanzaki3 Posts: 656 Member
    I love listening to dance music when I'm working out. It helps me to push harder and be more dead tired after a workout. I subscribe to Rhapsody so I have an unlimited amount of music to listen to. =)
  • noely1974
    noely1974 Posts: 45 Member
    Wow thanks to this thread i have found loads of really cool fitness stuff on i tunes podcasts for free!!
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    I only have 1gig of data so stream might not work for me lol
  • percussionbeat
    percussionbeat Posts: 85 Member
    DJ Steve Boyett puts out a weekly mix called Podrunner. Free thru iTunes, it's on my iPod when I run.

    http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html

    Listening to some of the mixes, and it's sounds great! :D Will probably use the mix for the C25K programme..thanks!
  • kitinboots
    kitinboots Posts: 589 Member
    I haven't completed my playlist yet, but I'm a bit of a rock chick, so I have some Van Halen (insanely motivating!!), some Hinder, Automatic Loveletter, Halestorm, Paramore, Three Days Grace, Avenged Sevenfold, Thirty Seconds to Mars.

    I find 80s rock to be overall the most inspirational. I feel absolutely invincible, like I could run forever. I need to finish my playlist though before I get bored of what I already have.
  • CommandaPanda
    CommandaPanda Posts: 451 Member
    I haven't completed my playlist yet, but I'm a bit of a rock chick, so I have some Van Halen (insanely motivating!!), some Hinder, Automatic Loveletter, Halestorm, Paramore, Three Days Grace, Avenged Sevenfold, Thirty Seconds to Mars.

    I find 80s rock to be overall the most inspirational. I feel absolutely invincible, like I could run forever. I need to finish my playlist though before I get bored of what I already have.
    A few rock (Heavy Metal) songs I like:

    "Remember to Forget" by Otep
    "Bay of Pigs" by The Acacia Strain
    "Wicked World" by Cold
    "Perseverance" by Hatebreed

    I've found that some people with like one of these but hate another. I listen to these and many others of the genre while lifting, I can't run to this music just as I can't lift to dance music
  • Kittyfeliz
    Kittyfeliz Posts: 290 Member
    [quote
    I find 80s rock to be overall the most inspirational. I feel absolutely invincible, like I could run forever. I need to finish my playlist though before I get bored of what I already have.
    [/quote]

    Haha, me too! I often use my Footloose soundtrack for inspiration. Thank god no one knows what I'm listening too! And other times I need angrier music so I go with Danzig or NIN. I don't want to associate all my good music with running though, lol!
  • Kittyfeliz
    Kittyfeliz Posts: 290 Member

    "Perseverance" by Hatebreed

    That is awesome! Guess I should try breaking out the old Hatebreed tracks!
  • bms34b
    bms34b Posts: 401 Member
    My favorite work out songs:

    start with - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBtrGWghRok

    end with - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKpzCCuHDVY

    I may have a thing for ukuleles. Sue me.
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