Don't buy CDs; download playlists for workouts
Next time you need to update your workout playlist, don't bother with CDs. Instead, check out the song suggestions on the following sites, and upload them to your mp3 player. (Most of the playlists link directly to iTunes, but you can opt to download your own on a different site, or swap tunes with your friends). Here are some of the best music suggestions:
- Women's Health has playlist suggestions dedicated to specific exercises (the uptempo spinning playlist includes Whitney Houston's "I'm Every Woman" and Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me 'Round") and from celebs (like Bravo TV's Jackie Warner).
- Self magazine's playlists are ultra-motivating, with more current songs like The Pussycat Dolls' "Don't 'Cha" and Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On."
- PodPlaylist.com is a message board where you can share your playlists with other users - there's an entire group dedicated to workout playlists.
- jogTunes has a cool feature: it lists the times and the running pace in beats per minute (BPM) for each song. For example, a faster-paced song, like Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself," is a whopping 170 BPM, whereas Maroon 5's "This Love" is a calmer 94 BPM.
- Men's Health features an article on the best songs to run or lift weights to (and which songs to avoid - hint: anything featuring Celine Dion), and one on how listening to music can improve your health.
- Fitness magazine has music that corresponds with the mag's workouts (ie: the "Drop Inches in 21 Days" playlist) as well as playlists from each of its editors. The best feature? The magazine's Top 100 Workout songs - (I can personally vouch for Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - but let's keep that on the down low, okay?)
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