Fitness motivation music

But sometimes, all you need is the right song to give you the push you need to keep at it — whether running, biking or weight lifting.

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Fitness motivation music

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Ready for spring? We all know exercise is good for our health, but motivating yourself to work out can often feel like an uphill battle. Everyone has one of those days sometimes, even the biggest fitness fanatics — the kind of day when you can't imagine putting on workout clothes, let alone doing the actual workout. When exercise is the last thing you want to do, sometimes you need a little extra push to get moving. Music may be the push you need. The right song can get you hyped up and motivated to push through your workout. That's why fitness instructors have been using music to get people excited about exercise for decades.

Fitness motivation music

What are the best workout songs for an intense gym session? While everyone has their own personal preference for music that will get their muscles pumping, there are a few qualities that all good workout songs have in common: a great beat, a quick tempo, and a catchy energizing hook. Superstar producer Timbaland provides guest vocals as one-half of a couple engaged in a seductive back-and-forth. The uptempo, powerfully danceable track is a great workout song. Swedish DJ Avicii took the world by storm with this uplifting single, which opened his debut album, True.

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Kate Wertheimer. Exercise can be an uplifting, fun-filled endorphin surge—it can also seem like an endless drag. Fatboy Slim amped-up wah-wah guitars and scratching, and flared out the bottom end with funk. Who knew a trampoline would be such a compelling song subject? Despite the brooding murder dramas, perpetual damp and considerable hot-dog consumption, Denmark is still one of the happiest countries on the planet. The snappy beat supporting this Chicago band's runaway hit offers plenty of juice for any low-impact cardio session, but it's the beyond-clever video that prompted more than 10 million YouTube views and sparked any number of copycat auteurs. Point is, if you want a muscle-crushing regimen, you're going to need a blue-collar sensei riding your ass hard. Andy Kryza. Jonathan Richman's ode to cruising the highways of Massachusetts is also a great way to cruise through four minutes of workout time. Tim Lowery.

The best workout music has a way of helping you push through even the toughest of exercise sessions. Turn up your volume on these workout songs and your motivation will follow.

Andrew Frisicano. Belgian outfit Technotronic's triple-platinum international smash remains one of the most recognizable — not to mention frenzy-inducing — dance tunes. Others — a Ricky Martin deep cut, some Brazilian baile funk and even a K-pop track — might be new surprises for the casual listener. One to accompany you on the treadmill in times of friction. Sitting at beats-per-minute, it's the perfect tempo for breaking a sweat. Off Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut album, the spunky, perky track is a perfect soundtrack for those few shiny minutes when you're feeling good, waving at passersby and running in place at stoplights. Written while Gano was a teenager, it vibrates with adolescent, something-to-prove resentment — which can sometimes be just what the trainer ordered. You know those workouts that require you to alternate between sprinting and jogging? And it says it well. Because it rips. For an uplifting boost while putting in the gym work, look to MNEK : a sought-after pop producer, his own work is anthemic in nature, often focused on self-empowerment. Discover the best of the city, first. Bank's breakout hit: Just when you think you've reached your limit, count on her combative, relentless flow to help you tap into your inner fierceness.