Looking for songs that will energize you and motivate you to finish your workout? There are hundreds of songs in many genres that can build motivation. The key is finding the songs that work for you. Consider these suggestions for music that will get you moving and keep you motivated.
100 Songs to Work Out To
Here is a list of workout songs that will get you moving and keep you going even when the exercise gets tough. The list is in no particular order.
- Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
- Viva la Vida - Coldplay
- You Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
- Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
- Click Click Boom - Saliva
- Walk This Way - Aerosmith
- What I've Done - Linkin Park
- Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
- I Need to Know - Marc Anthony
- Mony Mony - Billy Idol
- Fame - Irene Cara
- Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
- Push It - Salt n' Peppa
- 1999 - Prince
- Pocket Full of Sunshine - Natasha Beddingfield
- Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry
- Super Freak - Rick James
- Y.M.C.A. - Village People
- Living La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
- Bust a Move - Young MC
- Rolling in the Deep - Adele
- Footloose - Kenny Loggins
- Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- One Week - Bare Naked Ladies
- Barracuda - Heart
- I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
- Foreplay/Long Time - Boston
- Celebration - Kool and the Gang
- Theme from Rocky (Gonna Fly Now) - Bill Conti
- My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- Dude Looks Like a Lady - Aerosmith
- Rock n' Roll All Night - KISS
- The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
- Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys
- More than a Feeling - Boston
- Edge of Glory - Lady GaGa
- Barbie Girl - Aqua
- Enter Sandman - Metallica
- Baba O'Reilley - The Who
- I Love Rock n' Roll - Joan Jett
- All Star - Smash Mouth
- Light On - David Cook
- Bleed It Out - Linkin Park
- Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
- All American Girl - Carrie Underwood
- Forget You - Cee Lo Green
- Stop the World I'll Melt With You - Modern English
- Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Black Crowes
- Life is a Highway - Joe Walsh
- Rain King - Counting Crowes
- Even Flow - Pearl Jam
- Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
- In da Club - 50 Cent
- Lose Yourself - Eminem
- Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Spin Doctors
- Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
- Wanna Make a Memory - Bon Jovi
- Get the Party Started - Pink
- We Got the Beat - Go Gos
- Hips Don't Lie - Shakira and Wyclef Jean
- Let's Go Crazy - Prince
- Radar Love - Golden Earring
- Jungle Love - Morris Day and the Time
- Control - Janet Jackson
- You Shook Me All Night Long - ACDC
- Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
- Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
- Bad - Michael Jackson
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
- Brick House - Commodores
- Funky Town - Lipps, Inc.
- Unwritten - Natasha Beddingfield
- Cradle of Love - Billy Idol
- Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel
- Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
- Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
- It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
- Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic
- Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
- Whataya Want From Me - Adam Lambert
- Jump - Van Halen
- Feelin' All Right - Joe Cocker
- I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
- California Gurls - Katy Perry
- Dirty Little Secret - The All-American Rejects
- Clocks - Cold Play
- Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
- Rio - Duran Duran
- Whip It - Devo
- It's the End of the World as We Know It - REM
- Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
- I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
- One Way or Another - Blondie
- I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
- Never Been Any Reason - Head East
- The Final Countdown - Europe
- Thunderstruck - ACDC
- American Idiot - Green Day
What Makes a Good Workout Song?
You don't have to rely on just these one hundred songs, as you can find your own favorites anyway by following these rules:
- Good workout songs have a beat that falls between 125 and 155 beats per minute, especially for cardiovascular exercise. This quick beat keeps you moving and motivates you.
- Good workout songs energize you. If there's a song that gets you going and it's not on the list, put it on your iPod anyway!
- Songs with a driving baseline are motivating for strength training.
What Are You Waiting For?
Use the list above as a starting point for compiling your own collection of workout music. Is there a song that motivates you? If it pumps you up, then it is the perfect song for your workout play list. Now that you have your list, what are you waiting for? Load up your iPod with music that motivates you, put on your head phones and get your body moving.
