Monday, 22 February 2010

  • What Are Your Work Out Songs?

    What Are Your Work Out Songs?
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    I’m sure many of you can relate to this scenario (which happens to me at least once a week):  First, you wake up to a blaring alarm clock in utter disbelief that it’s already time for you to get up, as it feels like you literally got in bed the night before, blinked, and woke up again.  Throughout the night, you must’ve kicked the sheets down by your feet, because your upper body feels a chill, making you want to hibernate under the covers for another few hours.  But you can’t—you’ve got a million and one things to do today.  And the very thought of your to-do list makes you crabby.

    Then you remember that New Years resolution you made to stay in shape and work out in the morning, and you want to smack yourself for promising such a stupid thing in the first place. (But you can’t—your arm is too tired.)  You eventually stumble out of bed, mumbling something under your breath about there not being enough hours in the day and f*#@ Jennifer Anniston for setting such high body standards to live up to.  You throw on some sweats and wonder why you can’t find TWO FREAKING SOCKS THAT MATCH.  You’re starving, so you go to the kitchen only to find that your roommate ate your cereal--again.  By this point, you have absolutely no motivation to work out, and if you actually do manage to get your butt to the gym, you have a mediocre sweat session at best.

    On mornings like this, I depend on good energizing music to get me moving.  Most people would agree that one of the greatest things about music is that when going through the human experience, music can come right along with us for the journey.  There are different songs, albums, artists, and genres to suit one’s every mood, from happy to heartbroken, flirtatious to furious, and everything else in between.  For this reason, it seems that nowadays we have playlists for just about everything, like exercising.

    When I go to the gym, almost everyone (including myself), has their ear buds in, and I always wonder what they’re listening to.   Here are my top five songs from my “workout” playlist that never fail to get my heart pumping and my body moving (so much so that I often have to fight the urge to bust out dance moves on the elliptical!).

    1) “I’m Every Woman” by Chaka Khan: Yes, I’m serious.  This woman knew the meaning of girl power long before the Spice Girls did.  And the energy and inspiring lyrics of the song pump me up, especially on a frigid winter walk to the gym.

    2) “Universal Mind Control” by Common: This record, produced by The Neptunes, has a futuristic, fast-paced beat that keeps me alert when I’m working out.

    3) “Fireman” by Lil Wayne: I love this older track by Weezy because the beat and lyrics are tough, which pushes me to work harder.

    4) “Go Baby” by Lupe Fiasco: It feels like I have my own (very sexy) personal cheerleader in my ear when Lupe says: "Oh I’ll be on the sidelines routin’ for my dime/Holdin’ up my sign and it say/Go baby!"

    5) “Steam” by Nicole Scherzinger: One of the main reasons why I exercise in the first place is so I can de-stress, and unwinding and letting go is exactly what this song is about.


    How about you guys?  What are your go-to workout tracks?

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