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Topic: Exercise music - What's yours?

The other day I did my 1/2 hour on our elliptical machine (Demonic Dominater 2000) without music and nearly died as a result.  Emotionally speaking.  Today, I had the iPod going on a songlist I call "songs to be played loudly".  This is the music that carried me through the workout.

Rhumba Man by Jimmy Buffett
I'm a Man by Chicago  (lp version)
Oh Atlanta by Little Feat
Souled Out Holy Shoes by Denver and the Mile High Orchestra
I'm Just a Gigolo by Louis Prima

I barely noticed that I was exercising for 1/2 hour.  I maintained a slightly higher average speed and RPM.  AND I burned more calories. 

I'll get real tired of hearing the same few songs over and over.  So what are your workout tunes that get you through?  Or the songs that get you moving emotionally if you aren't so much into the exercise thing. 

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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

Excercise with music is the only way to go.

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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

Eminem or Big Boi, or a playlist of songs I'm trying to learn.

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Black Sabbath War Pigs and Paraniod
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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

Excercise? Vas ist das?

Someday we'll win this thing...

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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

jerome.oneil wrote:

Excercise? Vas ist das?

Lay me down easy.

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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

Exer.................. whateveritis is too hard to be included in my vocabulary.

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  • From: Tooele Ut
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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

Excercise is for the energetic.  Music is for anyone.

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  • From: Chillicothe, Ohio
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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

While I'm doing 12 ounce curls, whatever is on the bluegrass station I'm listening to will suffice.

DE

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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

8gb of mixed bag on the ipod all shuffled nicely.  Running through the woods trying to sing American Idiot is always fun :-)

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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

Start with a moving slow song like Linkin Park "In the End".  Then after the warmup turn up the beats per minute up.... here's some makes you move types.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AWbgkRpYwc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYxkezUr8MQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bt_-R5LInU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU0MF8pwktg

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Re: Exercise music - What's yours?

I know you will laugh at this but the Bee Gees stayin alive and other songs off thier best hits has worked good for me on the treadmill and bike,the tempo fits right in with a good paced walk. Other inspireing Rockys theme helps and green onions by booker t and the m.g.es

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When I had to run for my semi annual PT test in teh navy the best stuff in the world to get a pace with was IRON MAIDEN.  usually RUNNING FREE! AND RUN TO THE HILLS!  Of course, what else,,,, Oh and stay away from the lonlieness of the long distance runner.....never got that one. itll slow you down too much!

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