What is about music that makes working out SO much easier?! Guest contributor Alyssa shares her favorites for a hearth pumping workout. Is your favorite on the list?
Music is constantly used as motivation for working out, but sometimes a new influx of music on our workout playlists can give us the extra boost we’re looking for. I am constantly updating my workout playlist so I never get bored while working out, just like I do with my workout routine. With the wise words by Hans and Franz from SNL: We just want to pump you up!
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Of course this list has to start off with a classic! What better way to spice up your workout than having a tribute to Rocky? This song is perhaps the anthem for all workouts. The lyrics are so inspiring and running can be difficult without inspiration. Eye of the Tiger will get anybody off the couch and lacing up their running shoes!
While the music video for this song features a man running, I find the rhythm more suited for stomach exercises. When doing my crunches, I can go up and down to the beat and maintain an even pattern. During breaks between sets, the song can still keep me in the workout mode, especially when I do stomach last and need to stay motivated to finish my workout
When everybody is asking how you got those amazing shoulders you can tell them your secret: Taylor Swift. Her pop and country ballads are usually about heartbreak and missing somebody, but this song is a breath of fresh air! Whether you are 22 or older, it’s going to be hard to refrain from singing this song out loud when working out those shoulders.
4. How to Be a Heartbreaker- Marina & the Diamonds
This song screams girl-power, which can be channeled to perform intense lunges. After doing your lunges, take a scented bath, wear your favorite heels, and go break some hearts with your incredibly toned legs.
If this song doesn't make you want to kill zombies and run for your life, I don’t know what does. The dynamic song makes you focus solely on the muscles being worked and air leaving and entering your lungs. The sudden pauses keep you on the edge of your toes and when the song resumes, more powerful than before, you’ll feel the energy coursing through your body.
As a young lady, it’s a bit discouraging walking into the free weights section and standing next to a professional body builder using 120 pound dumbbells and I’m only using 5 pound dumbbells. So, I play this song to remind myself that I have to start somewhere to become the girl on fire! I no longer feel discouraged; in fact, I feel like I’m the one holding 120 pound dumbbells.
Oh, how I absolutely love this song! Matchbox Twenty is a band I have a deep personal connection with and also a band that I can have fun with! When on the Stairmaster, this is my first and foremost song. Climbing up stairs is a task that is not too exciting, so this song will put pep in your step with each step!
We can all agree that getting to the gym and rocking it can be difficult at times. So, it is very important to have something to motivate you to meet your goals and achieve! For many of us, that motivation comes from music and, similar to a muscle, we have to mix up the routine to continue achieving results. Hopefully these additions to your playlist does just that and
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My few top are pharrell's 'happy' AWOLNATION's ' burn it down' Beyoncé's 'get me bodied' onerepublic's 'march on' and 'a little party never killed nobody' off the Gatsby soundtrack
The XX and Marina <3 All the others are awful/
Radioactive is already on mine!
Great List < Love It!
Snoop dog Sweat!
And Beyonce - Move Your Body
Radioactive and this girl on fire are on mine awesome!!!!
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Tia1217:My few top are pharrell's 'happy' AWOLNATION's ' burn it down' Beyoncé's 'get me bodied' onerepublic's 'march on' and 'a little party never killed nobody' off the Gatsby soundtrack
aundrea:The XX and Marina <3 All the others are awful/
Jasmine:Radioactive is already on mine!
KelliJonee:Great List < Love It!
Claire:Snoop dog Sweat!
ikar:And Beyonce - Move Your Body
Samyylinda:Radioactive and this girl on fire are on mine awesome!!!!
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