Have you ever forgotten to bring your iPod to a workout? It makes it sort of unbearable. You're forced to listen to the guy on the treadmill who is mixing cardio with a cell phone business transaction. "So I think we should (huff) call the investors (cough) and tell them this is the deal, take it or leave it ( huff)." All those weightlifting grunters seem that much louder. And you simply lack the beat to get that workout rush going.
Even worse is a cycling or aerobics class with bad music. Please, just pop me in the head with a 10-pound dumbbell and end the misery. I mean, is he really playing this mix for the fifth class in a row? And did she really just turn up the volume to Julio Iglesias!?! Please, poke my eardrums out.
Music is kind of like food and water when it comes to workouts. Without it, and without the right kind, I have trouble mustering my badass mojo.
So here's a couple of playlists. I use these for my Spinning classes, but they can be used for any workout. And if you don't like all the songs, I hope you can at least use a few to add to your music library. And please share your playlists with us in the comment box!
A Badass can never have too many good tunes...
Playlist 1 (1.3 hours)
- Celebration, Madonna, 3:35
- Workin' Day and Night, Michael Jackson, 5:14
- Dimples, John Lee Hooker, 4:01
- Sex On Fire, Kings of Leon, 3:23
- Black Horse and the Cherry Tree, SHAPE Cardio Workout Remix, 4:57
- Manteca, Dizzy Gillespie & Funky Lowlives, 6:53
- Freedom, George Michael, 6:31
- Could You Be Loved, Bob Marley, 3:57
- Transatlanticism, Death Cab for Cutie, 7:55
- Into the Hollywood Groove, Madonna feat. Missy Elliott, 3:44
- I'm Really Hot, Missy Elliott, 3:31
- Make Me, Janet Jackson, 3:38
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson, 5:51
- Breathe Me, Sia, 4:37
- Lose Yourself, Eminem, 5:26
- Rock With You, Michael Jackson, 3:23
- Stronger, Power Music Workout Remix, 5:00
Playlist 2, (1.1 hours)
- Uptight (Everything's Alright), Stevie Wonder, 2:53
- Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix), Phoenix, 5:08
- 3, Britney Spears, 3:33
- Black Cat, Janet Jackson, 4:51
- Moth's Wings, Passion Pit, 4:16
- Your Movement, The Shackletons, 4:12
- American Woman, Lenny Kravitz, 4:22
- What You Waiting For?, Gwen Stefani, 3:44
- I'm In Miami Trick, LMFAO, 3:48
- Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West), Jay-Z, 4:27
- The Beautiful People, Marilyn Manson, 3:39
- Mr. Brightside, The Killers, 3:43
- Vertigo, U2, 3:15
- Funny the Way It Is, Dave Matthews Band, 4:27
- Lose Yourself, Eminem, 5:26
- Take Off Your Cool, OutKast & Norah Jones, 2:38
