You have made the commitment to living a healthy lifestyle; you eat right, you are doing your cardio and weight training. But you are finding it harder to get to the gym with that played-out song list on your MP3 player. A good workout song will be upbeat and should be a classic you won't get tired of easily. A great workout song will also pump you up, motivate you and give you that focus to get that workout in. Here are three genre lists that will do just that.
ROCK
1. Dance, Dance -- Fall Out Boy
2. It's My Life -- Bon Jovi
3. One Step Closer -- Linkin Park
4. Scotty Doesn't Know -- Lustra
5. The Anthem -- Good Charlotte
6. Eye of the Tiger -- Survivor
7. Faint -- Linkin Park
8. Walk this Way -- Aerosmith
9. Don't Trust Me -- 3 Oh! 3
10. Numb Encore -- Linkin Park f/Jay-Z
HIP-HOP/RAP/R&B
1. Upgrade U -- Beyonce
2. Boom Boom Pow -- Black Eyes Peas
3. Stronger -- Kanye West
4. Survivor -- Destiny's Child
5. Crazy in Love -- Beyonce
6. So What'cha Want -- Beastie Boys
7. Pump It -- Black Eyed Peas
8. Swagga Like Us -- Jay-Z f/ T.I., Kanye West, and Lil Wayne
9. American Boy -- Estelle f/ Kanye West
10. A Milli -- Lil Wayne
POP
1. Toxic -- Britney Spears
2. One More Time -- Daft Punk
3. Sexy Back -- Justin Timberlake
4. Like I Love You -- Justin Timberlake
5. U + Ur Hand -- Pink
6. Girlfriend -- Avril Lavigne
7. Since U Been Gone -- Kelly Clarkson
8. 4 Minutes -- Madonna & Justin Timberlake
9. So What -- Pink
10. Damaged -- Danity Kane
These songs should get you started. If you are still looking for more complete lists to download for your workouts, check out www.mybodybeats.com and www.runhundred.com.
Regardless of the genre of music you like, having something to preoccupy you and give you energy will help get you through those workouts. After all, listening to music, for most of us, is the only way to keep that focus and make it through another day at the gym.
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