Whenever I’m working out on my own, either at a gym or at home, one important factor is the music I’m listening to. I definitely exercise harder when I’m listening to good music, and if I’m kind of slacking, a good beat will get me moving faster.
I have 2 categories of music I jam out to during sweat sessions: either what I think of as “fight” music, which includes any songs with almost angry lyrics that get me feeling pumped up – think Eminem and Jay-Z’s “Renegade” or one of my favorites, Fall Out Boy’s “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” – or feel-good music that just makes me want to dance and move a lot. I can listen to the same few playlists for months if they have songs on them that I’m a big fan of, but then there comes a time when I need to switch it up and download some new stuff.
That time came a few days ago, when I finally took the time to get on my iTunes to nab some of the songs I had jotted in my phone’s notepad over the last couple of months. I thought I’d share my new playlist with you, which definitely falls into the category of feel-good music. A few of the songs are silly (um, LMFAO), some of them give me motivation to be awesome at life (OneRepublic’s “I Lived” for instance), and they all give me that I-just-want-to-move feeling or make me want to belt the lyrics out (which I certainly do sometimes!). Yesterday I had an awesome workout listening to this new playlist! Here it is:
Tell me, what kind of music do you listen to when you exercise? Any current favorite workout songs?
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I definitely see some of my faves/songs I’ve overplayed the heck out of on this list! Some of my current favorites that I recently started working out to are the Ignition/Do You mashup by Phoebe Ryan, Divine Sorrow by Wyclef Jean and Avicii, and I’m an Albatraoz by AronChupa. I’m definitely a big fan of fast songs that can pump me up. I even cool down to fast-ish songs!
Oooh I’ll have to check those songs out… thanks for the recommendations!
You and I have similar tastes in music! I have Chains, Style, Fire and You’ve Got The Love all on my current workout playlist! Basically anything that makes me want to wiggle and move makes the list 😉
Im also REALLY digging the X Ambassadors right now. Love Songs Drug Songs and Unconsolable are really good!
Nice! Not sure if I know those songs, I’ll have to check em out! Sometimes there are songs I love when I hear them on the radio or in a class, but I have no idea what they’re called…ha.
I have several PitBull songs and my boys (teenagers) hate when they come on – I can’t figure out what their problem is!!! Silly boys!
That is hysterical, because my husband cannot stand PitBull either!! I’m not a huge fan myself, but some of his songs have great beats to move to!
Ooo! I love a lot of these songs! I’m a huge fan of great workout music. I love Zumba music and anything that has a great beat.
This is perfect timing – I was just thinking my playlist needed a refresh. I love that Vance Joy song!
….I’ve been listening to it nonstop in the car!
Sugar is such a good song in general…it’s so peppy and happy! I love running to it. My FAVORITE running song though is the new Carly Rae Jepsen song. I’ve listened to it on repeat during my runs lately haha. “I Really Like You.”
Agreed, it’s SUCH a feel-good song!
Thanks for the playlist inspiration. I really need to update my playlist, as having good music can REALLY make all the difference with my workouts.
Right?! It can really give you the push you need when you’re feeling tired or just wanting to quit.
Oh my gosh!! I love like all those songs!! Haha, we def have the same taste in music!! 🙂 Gotta love pump-up music for a workout!
For sure – this is definitely my new favorite playlist!
Oooo, I have a lot of these songs on my playlist, but there are a few I’m gonna go DL! I listen to the same playlist for months too. I just never take the time to search and DL new stuff. I’m forever putting songs in my notepad app though too haha.