Music for exercising

Discussion in 'Health & Fitness' started by wynn, Nov 7, 2009.

  1. wynn ˙ Valued Senior Member

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    Hi there.


    I am looking for some good music to listen to / keep pace when exercising.

    To give you some idea of what I'm looking for - this one seems quite suitable: Fatboy Slim - Right here, right now

    More suggestions?


    Thanks!
     
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  3. christa Frankly, I don't give a dam! Valued Senior Member

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    anything that seems to cheer up your day is great to use... i like upbeat tempos, things that make me feel sexy, and stuff my daughter and I can play around with.. and then we end up dancing and singing around the house like maniacs! haha
     
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  5. Dirty Dan And knowing is half the battle Registered Senior Member

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    I love some songs off the "Mortal Kombat" soundtrack. Check it out. Also, Vince Di Cola has 2 instrumental themes on Rocky IV that are fucking fantastic, "War" and "Training Montage". I also like "Face The Pain" by Stemm which is the opening theme for Ultimate Fighting Championship ppv events.
     
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  7. Lori_7 Go to church? I am the church! Registered Senior Member

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    i like "ghosts" from nin. it's all instrumental...kinda funky...good rhythms and beats, AND it's over an hour long. i put it in the player and run up and down my stairs til it's over. phew! good stuff!
     
  8. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    My wife and I made several tapes for exercising--although it's been a few years so there are no current hits. Since we use an exercycle and a treadmill, one of the main criteria was a driving beat that makes ya want to keep on walking/pedaling. That led us to good medium-tempo dance tunes, rather than some of our favorite prog rockers that either change rhythm every fourteen bars or else are in 11/4 time like Rush. Other than that, they just have to be songs that we're not going to get tired of after listening to them a bunch of times. Here are some of our picks:
    • Black Sabbath: Rock and Roll Doctor
    • The Cars: Moving in Stereo
    • Concrete Blonde: Dance along the Edge
    • The Cult: Big Neon Glitter
    • Eurythmics: Revival
    • Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
    • Golden Earring: Twilight Zone
    • INXS: Suicide Blonde
    • Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
    • Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
    • M: Pop Muzik
    • Nine Inch Nails: Sanctified
    • Terri Nunn: 89 Lines
    • PiL: The Body
    • Robbie Robertson: Hell's Half Acre
    • Roxy Music: Manifesto
    • Sisters of Mercy: Dominion/Mother Russia
    • Styx: Too Much Time on My Hands
    • U2: Mysterious Ways
     
  9. -ND- Human Prototype Registered Senior Member

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    Tone Depth- Rumblefish(Maher Daniel Remix)
    Topher Jones- Barclay and Max
    Whelan & Di Scala- Cuba
    Alex Millan- Modern Love

    To name a few.
     
  10. flameofanor5 Not a cosmic killjoy Registered Senior Member

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    I use rave/techno when I work out. It's not my normal music, but it keeps me pumped up.
     
  11. skaught The field its covered in blood Valued Senior Member

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    Marilyn Manson gets me super pumped. I like to get as pissed off as I possibly can while I'm working out so I can vent my anger in a healthy manner. I pity the fool who confronts me shortly after my workout

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    It also allows me to go at it much harder. Manson and Tool both do a good job of getting me there. Funny thing about tool though, is that they can also really calm me down when I want to relax.
    But if I really want to get my blood pumping, The album Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson is the best.

    Oh, also these songs:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3G2BQVrcOs
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoYmSKdDkW0
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9heS667LUHE

    Damn... I would love to kill someone to that music *Shit, did I say that? or was I just thinking it... Did they hear me?"
     
  12. spidergoat pubic diorama Valued Senior Member

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    Soundtrack to "The Wiz".
     
  13. Try Again No, I'm not a mod. Registered Senior Member

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    Listen to all of Jethro Tull's song "Thick as a Brick" That'll be almost your whole workout.

    Look it up on youtube... I don't have enough posts to post a link.
     
  14. quadraphonics Bloodthirsty Barbarian Valued Senior Member

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    If you want to get super pumped, go with Slayer or Children of Bodom. I swear I can run like 25% faster, indefinitely, as long as I have one of those two bands blasting.

    If electronic music is more your thing, I've had a lot of luck with Crystal Method and various hard drum'n'bass (Dom & Roland, Technical Itch).

    If you like a more relaxed workout, I'd go with some Creedence.
     
  15. Lori_7 Go to church? I am the church! Registered Senior Member

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    laughing burns calories.

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  17. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    the same music you have sex to.....except Barry White. That would be odd.
     
  18. Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member

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    I find rock and roll the best. It's fast and energetic.Try...
    Seek and Destroy-MetallicA
    Thunderstruck-AC/DC
    Rollin-Limpbizcit
    Down with the sickness-Disturbed
    Right Now-Korn
    Walk this way-Aerosmith(Run DMC mix)

    Their are many others, but these are some of the tops. The key to workout music is a steady rythm.
     
  19. Lori_7 Go to church? I am the church! Registered Senior Member

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    metallica it is then.
     
  20. Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member

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    MetallicA is the best metal band in the world.
     
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  22. LondonLisbonite Registered Member

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    Quite a metalhead myself too (that and 20's music...somewhat diverse selection, I admit), but something a little silly and fun always gets me going, something like Maniac by Michael Sembello.
     
  23. Kittamaru Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Adieu, Sciforums. Valued Senior Member

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    If you are looking for something just to keep pace to as you run, a good old fashioned marine/army cadence could work:

     

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