You Gotta ROCK While You RUN!

About to head out for a run? Or perhaps you're going to hit up the gym soon? Either way you're going to need to pump your mp3 player full with some rocking tunes in order to optimize your workout and keep your spirits high. Motivation is best when it's musical; especially when your muscles didn't get the memo from your head that you've decided to start training for that 10k marathon today.

Whether you're doing some cardio or lifting some weights, no doubt that your iPod or iPod equivelant is at your side, egging you on to push your body to it's limits. But let's face it, it can be fairly discouraging when you triumphantly hit mile 4 on the treadmill and someone like, oh I don't know, let's say Jewel chimes in whining about some soul that needs saving. Nuts to that. You need something to bring you into mile 5. You need something to maintain your groove and achieve whatever goal you have set for yourself. You need something to make you feel like sweating is sexy. And so, dear friends, I will teach you how to rock while you run with various selections that will appeal to any and all musical tastes!


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Warming Up - Pump You Up - Get Ready to Run Tunes of Choice

These are good tunes for that brisk warm-up walk, or that pre-workout stretching session.
No Cars Go - Arcade Fire
Haiti - Arcade Fire
Tiny Paintings - Architecture in Helsinki
Since I Left You - Avalanches
Be Gentle With Me - The Boy Least Likely To
Where Do I Begin - Chemical Brothers
Fender Bender - Kid Koala
Spiders (Kidsmoke) - Wilco


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High Intensity Tunes to Keep You Going

Most of the following titles have a 'second-wind' power over me. When I think I've taken my last stride, or lifted my last ounce, these tunes rip into me and pull out a whole lotta strength.
Signal in the Sky - Apples in Stereo
Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Do The Whirlwind - Architecture in Helsinki
Wishbone - Architecture in Helsinki
Frontier Psychiatrist - Avalanches
Live at Dominoes - Avalanches
Body Movin' - Beastie Boys
So What'cha Want - Beastie Boys
Intergalactic - Beastie Boys
Mixed Bizness - Beck
Sexx Laws - Beck
Devil's Haircut - Beck
Hey Mama - Black Eyed Peas
Don't Lie - Black Eyed Peas
My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
Girls Boys - Blur
Toxic - Britney Spears
Major Label Debut (fast) - Broken Social Scene
Galvanize - Chemical Brothers
The Boxer - Chemical Brothers
Hey Boy Hey Girl - Chemical Brothers
Because We Can - Fatboy Slim
At Auntie Tom's - Fuzz Townshend
Faith - George Michael
Bottle Rocket - The Go! Team
Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
Holla Back Girl - Gwen Stefani
Bandages - Hot Hot Heat
Talk To Me, Dances With Me - Hot Hot Heat
Legend of a Cowgirl - Imani Coppola
Get Right - J.Lo
Anything - Jay-Z
Senorita - Justin Timberlake
Hollywood - Madonna
Hung Up - Madonna
Ray of Light - Madonna
It's Like That -Mariah Carey
Black or White - Michael Jackson
Bodyrock - Moby
Run On - Moby
Under Pressure - Queen ft. David Bowie
Dance to the Underground - Radio 4
I Need You Love - The Rapture
Sister Saviour - The Rapture
Out of the Races and onto the Track - The Rapture
Final Frontier - RJD2
Let the Good Times Roll, pt2 - RJD2
Let's Push Things Forward - The Streets
Nothing But Green Lights - Tom Vek
Diamonds and Guns - Transplants
California Babylon - Transplants
Blue Orchid - White Stripes
Shine a Light - Wolk Parade

*Disclaimer: please pay for your music!



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