As your avid fitness guru, I wholeheartedly aspire daily to motivate you- inspire you- and help to reshape your experiences with fitness! Ideally, I hope to make your fitness experiences better, more enjoyable and more rewarding. “Motivation,” also reasoned as enthusiasm, comes in many shapes, forms and methods—and is essential to adhering to any exercise regimen. For today’s blog post we can label “music” as our fitness “enthusiasm”! Not only does music help to put that extra pep in our step, it also adds a “Fun” element to Fitness—and generally speaking, enthusiasm stems from an intention of fun!
Therefore, all year long, I've been seeking, adding and sharing some of my favorite fitness songs with you; holding an open space for you to gather some enthusiasm through music. Today I ask YOU to share your favorite and/or motivational tunes with me. What does your fitness enthusiasm sounds like? What are your top ten favorite fitness songs of 2012, and/or of all time?
Note: Below, you will find the top ten songs “Fitness Magazine” deems as the “Most Motivating” for 2012, as well as the “Top Ten Workout Songs of All Time”.
Top Ten Motivating Workout Songs:
1. "Stronger Than" - Pete Yorn
2. "King of Anything" - Sara Bareilles
3. "Impossible" - Shontelle
4. "Rockstar 101" - Rihanna
5. "Take My Breath Away" - Michael W. Smith
6. "Waves of Change (Kaskade Mix)" - Samantha James
7. "Sure Fire Winners" - Adam Lambert
8. "Secrets" - OneRepublic
9. "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" - Shakira, featuring Freshlyground
10. "Forget You" - Cee Lo Green
Top Ten Workout Songs of All Time:
1. "Get Down Tonight" - KC and the Sunshine Band
2. "Rock and a Hard Place" - The Rolling Stones
3. "Dancing with Myself" - Billy Idol
4. "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
5. "Burning Up" - Madonna
6. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
7. "Walk This Way" - Run-DMC
8. "Strike It Up" - Black Box
9. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
10. "Stronger" - Kanye West
"Complicated" - Poi Dog Pondering
ReplyDeleteAlways finds its way onto my exercise playlist, no matter how I revise it! Great cardio tempo, motivating lyrics, perhaps a curse word as warning to sensitive ears....
Waka Waka is worth an iTunes download. My fitness enthusiasm sounds like "Black Betty" by Ram Jam. That and a little Usher.
ReplyDeleteLindsay and Ann, GREAT SONGS!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying the "This girl is on fire" remix....good beat. And for some reason it reminds me to spark up some flames! :)
ReplyDelete