I agree with Laurie on the disco/funk stuff. I recommend getting someone to burn you a CD including:
-"Fighter," Christina Aguilera
-"I'm Every Woman," Chaka or Whitney.
-"Soak Up The Sun," Sheryl Crow
-"Family Affair," Mary J.
-"MotownPhilly," Boys II Men
-"Stand," REM
-"Breathe," Faith Hill, to cool down
Too much good rap to list -- Run-DMC, LL, Will Smith

Besides my own internal motivating factors, the type of music I listen to helps to pump me up for a workout. I really enjoy burning my own CD's for different types of workouts. For example if I am doing something cardiovascular intensive I prefer music with a higher tempo or beat so I can move at a faster pace. If I am strength training beat doesn't really matter but the intensity of the music does.

I think its important to match the pace of the music with your workout first. It's also a good idea to listen to something that will motivate you. On my iPod, I have a workout section featuring a bunch of different songs. The techno versions of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Ray of Light." I also like extended versions of songs by The Chemical Brothers--the beat is steady and it is easy to zone out while keeping my pace fast. Trance music is good as well.

Let's go with The Milkshake Song! Anything I can dance to makes me inspired to work harder. . . not only is the pace a better match with my cardio workout - but it makes me want to push myself for those sexy outfits to wear out on the weekend!

Reggae seems to set my groove, and makes me think about shaking it in my Bikini in the hot sun.

I would have to say that "Eye of the Tiger" is always a good choice. Everytime I hear it, I think of Rocky and how hard he worked out to become a Champion. Which brings me right to my next selection, We are the Champions - Queen.

I am just starting to work out on a regular basis. I walk 2 miles a day to start. I am a cancer survivor so Gloria Gaynor I will survive is always in my head!

I find that "The Final Countdown" is always a good motivating song.

I would like to add that these songs are great to work out to!: Red Hot Chili Peppers- Higher Ground, and of course, House of Pain- Jump Around.

Right now Got to have Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Seven Nation Army by White Stripes. Just got in to the gym and just hearing these songs to me I want to go and work out.

Eye of the Tiger! It is a classic pump (not plump)you up song!

I think that Hey Mama by the Black Eyed Peas just makes me feel like moving. Its great to work out to.

Seal.....Seal.....Seal! Anything by Seal! Motivational music with great beats!!

"Survivor" by Destiny's child
"Fighter" by Christina Aguleira
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem
"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
"Sabotage" by Beastie Boys
"Thong song" by Sisqo

These are all great for a upbeat cardio workout.

stronger (britney spears)
burn baby burn (tramps)
girl i wanna make you sweat (ub40)
running (no doubt)
beat it (micheal jackson)
physical (olivia newton john)
and of course the rocky soundtrack - nothing could get you more pumped then that!

This is going to sound weird, but has anyone listened to the ending credits to Moulin Rouge? Well i was randomly listening to that song one day and fell in love with it! So i took it running with me one day. IT IS PERFECT for keeping you running. It starts out alittle slow but it is absolutely perfect! It's about 7 minutes long and if i listen to it twice in a row I'm done with 2 miles already. I know its only one song but its definitely a good find and i suggest everyone go find it. O it doesnt have any words either. All instrumental. But its perfect. Trust me. its called "Bolero" by Simon Standage. DL it if you can.

"Yeah" by Usher ft. Ludacris & Lil' Jon
"I Believe In A Thing Called Loved" by the Darkness
"This Love" by Maroon 5 <awesome!!

I like Janet Jackson...there's many of her songs that get you moving.

Some good ones are:

"The Boogie That Be" - Black Eyed Peas
"Bounce" - Sarah Conner

and try searching for techno remixes, they're great for pumping you up!

eminem "sing for the moment"

My favorite song for working out is by far "holding out for a hero" by Bonnie Tyler from the Footloose soundtrack. It's beat is amazing for a good run or intense cardio work out. Plus the song itself is just very empowering. I like the cool down at the end also. Being almost 6 minutes long it's great for power burts. I like to challenge myself by putting forth my best effort for the entire length.

K.C. And The Sunshine Band. Live In Concert.. I Love Boogieman, Get Down Tonight & That's The Way (Uh-Hunh-Uh-Huhn) I Like It (Uh-Huhn-Uh-Huhn)

I haven't seen it yet, but "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppord is a definite favorite. It's such a cheesy song, but an up tempo, and definitely gets you going, as do:

"Hemmorhage In My Hands"- Fuel
"Awake"- Godsmack
"I'm a Slave For You"- Britney Spears
"Fighter" and "Dirty" by Christena Aguilera
And, of course, "Eye of the Tiger"

Let's Get Loud, by JLo is great!

anything by eve 6 or blink 182, but "open road song" by eve 6 is perfect to keep you sprinting your final lap. also, "here i go again on my own" by white snake is great just to get psyched for a workout.

I have been looking for workout songs for a while---And I finally started to download someAin of them---here's a few from my mix. . .

-99 red balloons (BLONDIE for a more 80's version, or GOLDFINGER for a more rock version)
-Ain't no mountain high enough (MARVIN GAYE)
-Alive (POD)
-All for you (JANET JACKSON)
-Around the world (ATC)
-Atmospheric (APHRODITE)
-Beautiful (SNOOP DOGG)
-Beloved (VNV NATION)
-Bittersweet symphony remix (THE VERVE)
-Blinded by the light (MANFRED MANN)
-O mickey, you're so fine (BLONDIE)
-Bonnie and clyde (JAY Z/ BEYONCE)
-Butterfly (CRAZY TOWN)
-Ching ching (MS JADE)
-Crazy on you (HEART)
-Crushed (BUCKCHERRY)
-Dark angel (VNV NATION)
-Days go by remix (DIRTY VEGAS)
-Dirty (CHRISTINA AGUILERA)
-Family affairs (MARY J. BLIDGE)
-Gangsta Paradise (COOLIO)
-Get busy (SEAN PAUL)
-Get this party started (PINK)
-Girl, you really got me now (VAN HALEN)
-Good warm up/ jock jams (NBA)
-Gossip folks (MISSY ELLIOT)
-Hey ya (OUTKAST)
-Hoop, there it is (NBA)
-I am number 1 (NELLY)
-I believe in a thing called love (THE DARKNESS)
-I came to party (NOREAGA)
-I'm sexy, I'm cute... (BRING IT ON SOUNDTRACK)
-It's raining men (WEATHER GIRLS)
-It's time to party (ANDREW W.K.)
-Jenni from the block (J LO)
-Jungle brother (APHRODITE VS. JUNGLE BROTHERS)
-Lap dance remix (NERD)
-Milk shake (KELIS)
-Nba mix (NBA)
-Perfect gentlemen (Whyclef)
-Ready or not (FUGEES)
-Saturday (LUDACRIS)
-Shakin that ass (GROOVE ARMADA)
-Tainted love (SOFT CELL)
-The sign (ACE OF BASE)
-Where is the love (BLACK EYED PEAS)
-Work it (MISSY ELLIOT)
-

Thanks Emily for the songs

anything by Dirty Vegas, Aphrodite, and also NBA mixes are great cardio

I heard a song on the O.C.It's called Come Into Our Room by Clinic and it has a totally awesome beat. I had some problems finding it, but it was worthwhile.

gotta go with scatman by scatman.....awesome
also "she's a maniac" off of the flashdance sound track. good for high energy

Till I Collapse - Eminem
Seven Nation Army- White Stripes
Fat Bottom Girls- Queen
No Sleep Till Brooklyn- Beastie Boys

All a little different, I know, but they each have a great beat!

I cannot thank you enough for posting your favorite workout songs ... I've made a CD and it keeps me going! These songs are awsome!

To add a few ...

"Back In Black" AC/DC
"Love Profusion" Madonna
"Toxic" Britney Spears
"Nasty Girl" Beyonce
"Bootylicious" Destiny's Child
& almost anything by Prince.

Oh!!! I forgot ... Don't forget The B52s!!! Love Shack, Rock Lobster, Roam, Channel Z, Etc. can really get me hyped!

You are all awesome!! Thanks for sharing your workout songs! One of my favorite songs is "Just Push Play" by Aerosmith.

you guys are awesome! thanks for the great songs, i was getting in a rut. here are some of my fav's :

outkast - bombs over baghdad
shakira - ojos asi
boney m - rasputen
jay-z - punjabi mc

Fat Boy - Max a Million
Ride on Time - Black Box
Jumpin' Jumpin' - Destiny's Child
This is Me - Dream
Good Vibrations - Marky Mark

i've just started working out again, and these tunes always get me motivated:
"toxic" britney spears
"i hate everything about you" 3 days grace
"headstrong" trapt
"give it to me" jay-z (feat. pharrell)
also, anything by linkin park is great!

you can do it - ice cube is a good one

Faster harder scooter - scooter
I really like the beats and the song makes me feel powerfull.

I can't believe some of the songs I work out to have not been mentioned! These are especially good if you are a thirty-something 80's baby, like me:

Mony Mony (Billy Idol) *great for warming up*
She Bop (Cyndi Lauper)
I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds)
Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
Rock 'N' Roll Part 2 (Gary Glitter) *if you've been to a ball game, you know this one!*
Back In Time (Huey Lewis and the News) *great for warm-ups or cool-downs, as the beat is strong but it isn't overly fast*
I Want A New Drug (Huey Lewis again)
I'm All Right (Kenny Loggins) *you hear this, you'll be dancin' like that gopher...*
Jungle Love (Morris Day and the Time)
1999, Kiss, Let's Go Crazy (Prince)
I'll Be There For You (Rembrandts)
Ballroom Blitz (Sweet)
Tush (ZZ Top) *just a reminder*

And some more recent stuff:

Not Coming In (Stuart Hill) *this is the song played on the "Ed, Edd, and Eddy" cartoon short, but good luck finding it!*
I'll Be There For You (Rembrandts)
Smooth (Santana)
Hell (Squirrel Nut Zippers)
All Things (Widelife) *of course, the theme from QE*
Battle Without Honor or Humanity (Tomoyasu Hotei) *this is featured in "Kill Bill", it is used as O-Ren and her posse walk that hallway*
That Certain Female (Charlie Feathers) *again from KB, this is the song the sheriff is listening to on the radio*

If I can think of any more, I'll post them.

Of course, I have weird taste. :)

I have listened to a lot of the songs listened and Iget bored easy when I listen to songs over and over and I know what to expect. but some I find always get me going are Fire by Joe Budden and Never Again by nickel back

Another couple that I thought of:

Hard To Handle (Black Crowes)
I'm Blue (The 5,6,7,8's) *again from the "Kill Bill" soundtrack, it's the song they are playing during the long shot when the Bride is walking to the ladies room...and I dare you, after hearing this, to NOT go around humming "I'm blue-ue-ue do-be-do-be-do-be-do"*
Stuck In The Middle With You (Stealers Wheel *good for walking, warmups, or cooldowns, due to the slightly slower but still cool beat*
Rainbow In The Dark (Ronnie James Dio)
Living In America (James Brown)

I was wrong...(I hate to be wrong!)

"The 5,6,7,8's" song "I'm Blue" is being played after O-Ren and her little posse have walked up the stairs into their private room, and when The Bride is hanging from the ceiling while Gogo looks for her. "Woo-Hoo" is the song being played during the long, ladies room shot.

Sorry...duh-me. :) Either way, they are both great workout songs!

If you're into rock/alternative..these are good:
-Hemmorage (Fuel)
-Got the life (Korn)
-Midlife Crisis (Faith No More)

If you like latin beats, these songs by the Gypsy Kings are good....
-Djobi, Djoba
-Baile me
-Volare

For 80's music...
-"3 a.m. Eternal" (KLF)
-"I know there's something going on" (Frida)
-"Invincible" (Pat Benatar)
-"Edge of Seventeen" (Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac)
-"Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler)

For Techno..
-"Eternity" (Datura)
-"Love Shines Through (Chakra)
-"Sandstorm" (Darude)
-"Absolutely Fabulous" (Pet Shop Boys)
-"9 a.m. (till I come) by ATB

These are some other random, but good songs..
-"Rhythm is a dancer" (Snap)
-"Mr. Vain" (La Bouche)
-"Sweet Dreams" (La Bouche)
-"Shy guy" (Diana king)
-"Maria" (Blondie)
-"Desert rose" (Sting)good for cool down or warm up
-"All the things she said" (Tatu)
-"Don't let me get me" (Pink)

These are great workout songs
the hook up britney spears
fighter christina
my band d12

BODYROCK by moby is great
SCATMAN
Jock Jams/Jock Rock mixes are great
I like to move it move it

Warm-up songs:
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (great warm-up)
Idiot boyfriend -
King of Wishful Thinking - off Pretty Woman Soundtrack

Hard Core Cardio songs:
Elevation - by U2
Dirty Pop - by Backstreet (or N'SynC...I get all the boy bands mixed up...)
Miss Independent - Kelly Clarkson
Bad - Michael Jackson
Life is a Highway

I just found this website because I just started working out again. My walkman-yes "walkman with tape included!" ran out of batteries while I was working out and I thought about making a new tape to work out to. Thank you all so much for your songs. I now have to go make a new tape. Here are the antique-but great songs that I love to work out to:
Come Baby Come
Baby Got Back
Express Yourself-Salt and Peppa (sp?)
Slam-Onyx

Yeah - Usher
Meant To Live - Switchfoot
Black Eyed Peas - Lets get retarded
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
No Doubt - Its my life
Fu Manchu - Squash that fly
System of a Down - Chop Suey
Fleetwood Mac - Edge of Seventeen
DMZ - Ruff Ryders Anthem

This was perfect! :) I never know the artists of my favorite dance songs. Thanks so much!

I'm pretty surprised to not see the Venga Boys on here. They're great if you like dance music - especially "Boom Boom Boom" and "We Like to Party".

I'm so glad I came across this list!
I have a huge list, I'll name some of my favourites:

Seether or Volcano Girls by Veruca Salt
Slip and Slide by Tia
Sex Type Thing by Stone Temple Pilots
Objection - Shakira
Sweet Ones - Sarah Slean
Push It - Salt N Pepa
It's Like That - Run DMC
Dragula - Rob Zombie
Shake Your Bon Bon - Ricky Martin
Hey Ya - Outkast
Milkshake - Kelis
Hot In Herre - Nelly
Turn The Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
Get Your Freak On - Missy Elliot
Harder To Breathe - Maroon 5
Break Stuff or Rollin - Limp Bizkit
Gloria - Laura Brannigan
Play - J-Lo
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
My Band - D12
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Little Less Conversation - Elvis vs. JXL
I Touch Myself - Divinyls
Rain - Dana Glover
Toxic - Britney Spears
Me Against The Music - Britney Spears and Madonna
I Love Myself Today - Bif Naked
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Stop The Rock - Appollo 440

I run and do gym workouts and I found this site because I'm making a CD for myself and wanted suggestions. But I have to say THE ALLL TIME GREATEST SERIES OF CD's TO WORK OUT TO IS ESPN'S JOCK JAMS! There's like 6 different CDs to choose from (Volumes 2, 4 & 5 are my faves) and NOTHING has gotten me through more workouts than these mixes of hip-hop, pop and rock. BUT some suggestions that aren't on those CD's but are personal faves:
Hey Mama - Black eyed Peas
Ray of Light - Madonna
Are you gonna be my girl? - Jet
Objection - Shakira
I see you baby - Groove Armada
Get ready for this - 2 Unlimited
The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
Work it ladies!!!

Proud Mary-Ike and Tina Turner
Shook me all night Long-ACDC
She Bang-Ricky Martin (NOT the American Idol version!!)
Brick House-Commodores

Don't forget Scandal and Pat Benatar, Real McCoy

This list is great. Here are some of my favorites.

This Way by Dilated Peoples
Boom Boom Song by Brittany Spears
Sunshine by Twista
Happy People by R. Kelly
You Sexy Thing
Forthenight by Musiq

the workout song on kanye west cd is great and so is some and get it ny twista

Just thought of a few more, that I've had to put on my personal CD:

Little Green Bag [George Baker Experience] *from the "Reservoir Dogs" soundtrack, it is the opening theme*
I Gotcha [Joe Tex] *also from "Reservoir Dogs", after Mr. Pink and Mr. White drag the cop from the trunk*
Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) [Big & Rich]
Proud Mary [Ike and Tina Turner]
Play That Funky Music [Wild Cherry]
It's My Life [Jon Bon Jovi]

Just a few from my workout mix

Been Around the World Lisa Stanfield

So Alive Love and Rockets

Hell Yeah Montgomery Gentry

Ooh it's Kinda Crazy Souldecision

Me Against the Music Britney Spears

Devil Inside INXS

Rubberneckin 2 Elvis (Paul Oakenfold Remix)

Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) Spiller

Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder

AWESOME!!! I am absolutely CRAZY when it comes to selecting music to put on my MP3 player. I seem to keep chosing the same songs over & over. THANK YOU ALL for giving me a HUGE list of new & fresh ideas to use to keep my workuts energized!

A few of my favorite artists for great workout tunes:
-Prodigy
-OutKast
-Moby
-for cool downs: Enya & Enigma

This list is great! I have gotten tons of new ideas for my player. I find that if I have new music I am more likely to enjoy working out, and the last week i was skipping tons of songs because I was bored.

Most of my favs hve been mentioned but I just wanted to add a few...

Anything by limp bizkit (especially for weightlifting)
Jock Jams... need i say any more!
Ricky Martin - cup of life
Christina Milian - am to pm
Disturbed - the game (you have to check this out out)

Thats all for now... right now i am working on a new mix for next week!

I did a search on "Music to work out to" and it brought up this page! I'm so glad I found it because it has given me some great ideas.

My favorite songs to keep me "interested" are:
The Anthem by good charlotte (this one is really, really good to keep you motivated if you ever got picked on, you can use that frustration to get your heart rate up and your body moving!)
Little Things by good charlotte

Some songs I just stopped using are:
You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC
Talk Dirty To Me by Poison
Girls, Girls, Girls by Motley Crue
Wild Thing by Tone Loc
Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc
(Tone Loc songs are GREAT for elliptical trainers when you need to keep up a steady, fast pace!)

Some "strange" songs I use are:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels
That 70's Song by Cheap Trick
Tennessee Boys by grits
Sweet Home Alabama and What's Your Name by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Hot Rod Lincoln by Asleep at the Wheel (good for riding a stationary or recumbent bike)

1999 by Prince
YMCA by the Village People
We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister

Free Ride by Audio Adrenaline

I just burned a workout CD and added several songs based on stuff I found on this website! Here are a few that I also added to the list:

Personal Jesus ~ Depeche Mode
Your Woman ~ White Town
Goody Two Shoes ~ Adam Ant
Bad Day ~ REM
Jump (For My Love) ~ Pointer Sisters
Tubthumping ~ Chumbawumba
One More Time ~ Daft Punk
None of Your Business ~ Salt-n-Peppa

I like to work out to:

Aerosmith-Walk this way
Rockell- In a dream
Kid Rock- Bawitaba
Jet-Cold Hard Bitch
Outkast- Roses
Kernkraft 400- Zombie Nation
Cake- Going the distance
Carolyn Dawn Johnson- Simple Life
Rob Base- It takes two
Biggie- Hypnotize me
Ideal- Whatever
2 pac- How do you want it
Athena Cage- Hey Hey
Amber- Sexual
Abba- Dancing Queen
Basement Jaxx- Wheres your head at?
Supremes- Son of a preacher man
Garbage- Stupid Girl
Free stylers- Don't stop
Hilary Duff- So yesterday
J-lo Feelin so good
J-lo and Nas- I'm gonna be alright
Luniz- I got 5 on it
Kylie Minogue- Outta my head
Limp Bizkit- Faith
Lumidee- Never leave you
Mariah Carey- heartbreaker; or fanasy
Montel Jordan- Get it on tonight
NIN- closer
Puddle of Mud- Control
Tantric- Astounded
Busta Rhymes- Break ya neck
Shakira- Ready for the good times
Space Hog- In the meantime
Staind- Mudshovel
TLC- Diggin; or Baby Baby Baby


Hope y'all will add some of these to your playlists!

Thanks for all the great songs!! A few of my favorites to run to are:
Yellow Card-Ocean Ave. (starts slowly but picks up!)
Black Eyed Peas-Let's get it started (NBA mix)
Emimem-Without me (Great steady beat)
Blondie-O Mickey, you're so fine
Lil'John and the Eastside Boys-Get Low

I love the Rocky song eye of the tiger of course, and another movie song form the 80's is "You're The Best Around" from Karate Kid and the last tournemnt in the first movie.

A really good one for when you feel like you want to stop, but you need a little something, something to keep you going is "Die another day" by Madonna

I love the song "Get off of my cloud" by the Rolling Stones. There is a great band called OAR (Of A Revolution)...all there songs are upbeat with reggae undertones and puts you in a great mood.

Here are some of the songs I listen to when I do my daily treadmill routine:
Aqua- cartoon heros
SOUL2soul- back to life
prince-gold
bryan adams- only the strong survive
stevie wonder- sir duke
vanessa williams- work to do
sheliaE- glamourous life
janet jackson- doesn't matter
jamaraquoi- canned heat
solid gold theme
tower of power- souled out
mary griffith- we can get there
belinda carlisle- summer rain
backstreet boys- the answer to our life
gloria estefan- seal our fate
jay-z- hard knock life
backstreet boys- larger than life
survivor-eye of the tiger
the secret to my success
working for the weekend
falcon in the dive
tina turner- golden eye
Okay thats about it.. :)

Metallica's album, "...And Justice for All" works out quite nice for me especially when I need to run.

Here is what is on my running tape right now...

Rolling Stones: Miss You
Wallflowers: One Headlight
Modest Mouse: Float One
Beastie Boys: Check It Out
The Who: Who are You (awesome running song)
Simply Red: Sunrise
Outkast: Roses
John Mayer: Only Heart
Barenaked Ladies: Bryan Wilson
Bruce Springsteen: The Rising, Dancing in the Dark
Robert Randolph and the Big Family Band: I Need More Love
Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Rollercoaster
Bryan Adams: Back to You
Blur: Boys & Girls
Sting: Desert Rose
Stevie Wonder: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Madonna: Die Another Day
J. Lo: Jenny from the Block
???: Can't Get You Outta My Head
Live: Pain on the Riverside (AWESOME)
Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
Rusted Root: Ectasy
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
Radiohead: Idioteque (sp?)
Mya Praz: Ghetto Superstar
Puffy and Sting: Roxanne

My list:

Canned Heat - Jamiroquai - you can't not move when you hear this song
Stronger, Slave for you, Overprotected, Toxic - Britney Spears - fast beat and motivation to have her body!
B.O.B. - Outkast - so fast great for running
We're Dancing - PYT - from Center Stage soundtrack...fast and energetic

I wish you were here Incubus
Basket case Green Day
Work It Missy Elliott
Shake Your Ass Mystical
My Band D12
One More Chance Biggie Smalls
Survivor Destiny’s Child
I’m A Hustler Jay Z
Bonnie & Clyde Beyonce & Jay Z
Meet Virginia Train
Hotel Cassidy & R Kelly

This site is fantastic..... but I see you get a lot of that. I scrolled through and I saw a lot of great stuff, however I didn't see any Joan Jett. The old stuff (I Love Rock and Roll) or the new stuff ( I wanna be your Dog)
I also have a lot of:
Beastie boys (old stuff like Girls)
Black Eyed Peas - they are great.
Basement Jaxx (Album Rooty)
Missy Elliott
Ludacris
Keep the suggestions coming - always updating to new stuff....

Wow, I never knew this site existed....I love these songs that you have all posted. Some songs I like to work out to are...

Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins (top gun soundtrack)
Real Wild Child - Pretty Woman Soundtrack
Heartbreaker - Pat Benetar

I love 80's music all the time, but for working out it rocks.

Thanks for the ideas everyone

I love all of these songs! Something that I have not seen posted is any music from United State of Electronica...this is absolutely the best workout CD...and what's cool is that the whole CD is like that, not just a couple of songs. If you haven't heard of them, check out their website and listen to a couple of tunes:
www.usemusic.com
You won't be let down!!

Wow, some of these songs are great! And the White Town Song, "Your Woman" is so funny! I don't know why I find it amusing but I nearly shot my drink out of my nose when I saw it, because I was laughing so hard. I totally forgot it exsisted.

Here's my favs though...

I looooove Aerosmith to workout to, they're just awesome and have such great music...(Love in an Elevator is good)

I also like Kylie Minouge, all very upbeat, girly songs.

Hole- Celebrity Skin
Styx- Renagade (happy tune)
Britney Spears- Boys (Co-Ed version)
50 Cent- In Da Club
Whitesnake- Here I go again (starts off slow)
Van Halen - Jump
U2- Discoteque
Twista- Overnight Celebrity
St. Lunatics/Nelly - Midwest Swing
Pink Feat. Redman- Get the party started (sweet dreams remix)
Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (great beat!)
No Doubt- You Can do It
Mystikal- Shake ya ass!
Limp Bizkit- Rollin' (Urban Assault Remix) This gets me PUMPED up!
Lasgo - Pray

Gosh, I know there are so many more... and if I didn't need to be awake in 3 hours I would list the rest :)

and thanks for all the good ones!!

The earier beatles songs eg. I wanna hold your hand

Anything from ACDC or the stones eg. shook me all night long and Brown sugar

Go for the classics!

These suggestions are awesome, im making a CD as we speak, some of my suggestions are....

All, Rage Against the Machine and Limp Bizkit are hard core working out songs you just wanna punch something......

Definitly, Fighter by Christina and Stronger by Britney.... these make you wanna look good for whoever screwed you over :)

Alot of D12's songs are good, especially one that hasnt been played off their new cd its called "Git Up" awesome !

Every single dance song from the 80's works, i havent downloaded one i havent liked yet!

this site's awesome! i'm just starting to be really serious with working out (phew! finally! ;p) and these songs will definitely get me going! tnx u guys! oh and btw, i love to listen to john mayer's "your body is a wonderland" for stretching and cooldown after working my butt off. ;p makes me think my body IS a wonderland. ;p

me again!

We're In Heaven (techno remix) - DJ Sammy

=) have fun! =)

I have a couple of workout CD's some of my all time favorites include:

Playin with the Boys - brings back great memories, got to love the Top Gun!
Gloria
Mellissa Ethridge - Lover Please
Aerosmith -Falin in love is so hard on me and Sweet Emotion
Moulin Rouge
Keep your hands to yourself-Hank Williams Jr.
Push it - Salt-n-peppa
Un in here- DMX
Fallin angel - Poison
Wasn't ME - Shaggy

Hope these help thanks for all of the other ideas!

I love working out to techno type songs. They're usually very long and have awesome beats that keep you working out longer. Here are some suggestions if you like running:
Funky Beats-Chemical Brothers
Satisfaction- Benny Benassi
Also, I LOVE running to Harder to Breathe- Maroon 5. I find the tempo to be perfect.

If you're just warming up or starting your workout, Low Rider by (sorry I'm not sure who) is a fun cute song that'll get you going for a bit.
Or you could try,
Papa Loves Mambo- Nat King Cole (It puts you in a happy mood)and it's peppy and upbeat

I find that Toxic-Britney Spears also helps keep you running at a good pace, although I also find that if I play it too much I get sick of it fast.

Another song some of you might like is, I Like That by Chingy. It's the one they've been playing on those McDonalds commercials, when the kids cross the street and it turns into piano keys.

If anyone has any other techno songs they like to workout to please post them up!

I love working out to techno type songs. They're usually very long and have awesome beats that keep you working out longer. Here are some suggestions if you like running:
Funky Beats-Chemical Brothers
Satisfaction- Benny Benassi
Also, I LOVE running to Harder to Breathe- Maroon 5. I find the tempo to be perfect.

If you're just warming up or starting your workout, Low Rider by (sorry I'm not sure who) is a fun cute song that'll get you going for a bit.
Or you could try,
Papa Loves Mambo- Nat King Cole (It puts you in a happy mood)and it's peppy and upbeat

I find that Toxic-Britney Spears also helps keep you running at a good pace, although I also find that if I play it too much I get sick of it fast.

Another song some of you might like is, I Like That by Chingy. It's the one they've been playing on those McDonalds commercials, when the kids cross the street and it turns into piano keys.

If anyone has any other techno songs they like to workout to please post them up!

Good work out music:
my band- D12
yeah- usher ft. ludacris & little john
ice ice baby - vanilla ice
December 63 (oh what a night)the four seasons

oops forgot right thurr- chingy

I have to listen to music that makes me want to dance! Here is the track list from my latest workout CD:

Me Against the Music - Britney Spears ft. Madonna
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis vs. JXL
Cobra Style - Teddybears Stockholm (a great Swedish group...find this song if you haven't heard it!)
Hey Ya - Outkast
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Gossip Folks - Missy Elliot
Hey Boy, Hey Girl - The Chemical Brothers
Die Another Day - Madonna
Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Bill Haley & his Comets
Let's Get Retarded - The Black Eyed Peas
Rasputin - Boney M
The Distance - Cake
Celebrity Skin - Hole
The Thief - Infinite Mass
Ready to Go - Republica
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Volcano Girls - Veruca Salt
Milkshake - Kelis
Toxic - Britney Spears

I can't belive out of all the great music the best workout song of all time has been missed!!!........ Da Rockwilder by Redman and Methodman

HEY LADIES! Hats off to all of us to work out...i love this site here are some of my fav's and hopefully they will inspire you!

"Making my dreams come true"- Hall & Oates,i LOVE this one
"Harder to breathe"- Maroon 5
"At the end" - Iio
"Began to Wonder"- Dani Minogue
"Red Blooded Woman"- Kylie Minogue
"Possum King"- Toadies
"Stronger"- Britney Spears
"Silicone"- Mono
"Like I love you"- Justin Timberlake
"Gonna get thru this"- David Benningfield
"Old time rock n roll"- Bob Seger
"Clocks"- Coldplay (good for running)

More to come....

Such fantastic songs! Here's a few of my favorites:
#1 by far--Pain Lies on the Riverside by Live
Don't Change by INXS
Space Age Love Song - Flock of Seagulls
Song #2 by Blur
Top by Live
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
And a great CD I walk to is "Ultimate Dance Party" so many cheesy dance tunes to scoot along to. Thank you everyone for the great ideas.

HI! I love some of the songs I found on here. I am training for a marathon right now, so I'm constantly looking for good songs for my MP3 player.
Here is some of what I have on there now...

How Come -- D12
Vindicated --Dashboard Confessional
50 cent --Til I collapse
Float on --Modest Mouse
Slither --Velvet Revolver
Eye of the Tiger --Survivor (of course)
Break Stuff --Limp bizkit
What do I do right --Jimmies Chicken Shack
Living Dead Girl --Rob Zombie
Lose Yourself --Eminem
La La --Ashlee Simpson
Shake your Lovemaker --Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Outrageous --Britney Spears
Our lip are sealed --The go-go's
What a feeling --from Flashdance
Barbie Girl --Aqua
We're not gonna take it --Twisted Sister
500 Miles --the Proclaimers
Hey Girl --OAR
Born to Run --Bruce Springsteen

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing-Ella Fitzgerald
Blue skies-Tori amos with BT
Not gonna get us-Tatu
Bust a Move- Young MC
Smack my bitch up- Prodigy
Groove is in the heart-Dee lite
Do your thing-basement jaxx
stop the rock- Apollo 4:40
You're not alone-Olive
Take my hand- dido (give it a try, once the chorus hits it speeds up and it is really good)

larissa - I do jay and jane

also, chemical brothers - block rockin beats
the urge - jump right in
roxette - she's got the look

everything else i'd ever think of has been listed. wow! cool site :)

I was so excited to come across this list!! Here is a list of some of my favorites... I just don't know the artists of some!

Dance with me-112
Dip it Low- Christina Milan
Don't Mess with my Man-???
Lights, Camera, Action- Mr. Cheeks
La La-Ashlee Simpson
Boom, I got your Boyfriend- Jock Jams
Slave for you,Toxic,That's where you take me, Born to Make you Happy-britney
Dirrty, Fighter-Christina Aguilera
Like I love you-Justin Timberlake
All for you-Janet Jackson
Pour some sugar- Def Leoppard
All I ever wanted-Mase
Faded- Soul Decision
Slow, Can't get you outta my head-Kylie Minogue
Slow motion-Juvenile
Shorty Doowop- Baby Bash
Watch Me Shine-Vanessa Carlton (from legally blonde- a great girl power song)
One call away- Chingy
Forbidden Fruit-Jessica Simpson
Way you move- Outkast
I wanna ride with ya- 50 Cent, Joe Llyod banks
your body girl-ya ya twins
If you dont- Jimmy Eat World

80's songs
8-6-7-5-3-0-9-????
Raspberry Beret-Princes
Betty Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes
Walking on Brokwn Glass- Anne Lenox
Physical-Olivia Newton
Manic Monday, In your room-Bangles
Hey Mickey-Toni Basil
Land Down Under-???
I think were alone now- Tiffany
Motownphilly-Boyz II Men
Way you make me feel, Beat it, Billy Jean- Michael Jackson
Dress you up in my love, cherish-really any madonna
King of Wishful Thinking-Go West
Electric Youth-Debbie Gibson
Sweet Home Alabama-???
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun-Cindy Lauper
She Drive me Crazy-???
Can't Touch This-MC Hammer

Ok those are some songs off my list.... hope they are helpful!!

Some Great Songs are

I'm Free from the Footlose Soundtrack

No Doubt I'm just a girl

The Quiet things that no one ever knows(awesome running songg)- by Brand New

Comedown- Bush

Joan Jett- I Love Rock n Roll, I Hate Myself for Loving You

Paula Abdul- Cold Hearted Snake

I alone- Live

:)

New Workout Plan- Kanye West

Shut Up- Black Eyed Peas

Like I do- -Melissa Ethridge

Bouncing off the Walls- Sugarcult

Two Tickets to Paradise-??

Vindicated- Dashboard Confessionals

Silver and Cold- AFI

Sisters are doing it for themselves

I am a fitness instructor and musician who got tired of bad workout music that was so digitally recorded it made me crazy!!!! I went out and with 13 other musicians made an incredible new CARDIO Cd perfect for walking, running and fitness classes called CELTIC ENERGY! You can check out sound clips at www.lochabermusic.com
and my favorite track is #5...it is wild! This CD has more energy than a coffee bean! I guarante you will LOVE IT! Write me in my guest book and also on this site and tell me what you think about it.

Christy Hodder

I am a fitness instructor and musician who got tired of bad workout music that was so digitally recorded it made me crazy!!!! I went out and with 13 other musicians made an incredible new CARDIO Cd perfect for walking, running and fitness classes called CELTIC ENERGY! You can check out sound clips at www.lochabermusic.com
and my favorite track is #5...it is wild! This CD has more energy than a coffee bean! I guarante you will LOVE IT! Write me in my guest book and also on this site and tell me what you think about it.

Christy Hodder

I like music that is very fast and upbeat, so I listen to trance or speed metal, like Manowar or Rob Zombie.

great site! trying to burn new workout CDs
have to add a favorite I havent seen on here yet..
Battleflag by LoFidelity Allstars (on coyote ugly soundtrack)

For you cycling instructors, I highly recommend checking out "The Current" by the Blue Man Group. The song features Gavin Rossdale and has an awesome beat for a climb. Let me know what you think!

Hello,

Here are some other suggestions:
Anastacia - Left Outside Alone/Jason Nevins Mix
Jessica Simpson - A Little Bit/ Chris "The Greek" Mix
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Kevin Lyttle - You Turn Me On
Kira - I'll Be Your Angel
Liz Phair - Extraordinary
Mis-Teeq - Scandalous
Monica - So Gone PArt II
Nina Sky - Move Your Body
Paul Oakenfold - Starry Eyed Surprise
Poe - Wild
Scissor Sisters -Take Your Mama
Sugababes - Hole in The Head/Full Intention Club Mix
Tahiti 80 - Don't Misunderstand
Toby Lightman - Devils and Angels

These are just a few off the top of my head. I love fast music to work out to, but it has to have one of those tunes that just sticks in your head, so here goes:

"What's your flava?" - Craig David
"Hey Driver"- Lucky Boys Confusion (never fails to get me in a good mood and ready to work out)
"Get it On" -Diffuser
"All Downhill from here"- New found glory
"Punk Rock 101", Girl all the Bad Guys Want"- Bowling for soup
"Androgyny"- Garbage
"Tipsy"- J-Kwon
"If" - Janet Jackson
"Outrageous"- Britney
"Dirrty"- Christina Aguilera

These are some of my fave workout songs, I teach boxing & kickboxing so we need soemthing with attitude & a quick beat-
Haddaway 2004 remix
Cry Little Sister - the lost boys
Ecuador - Sash
Bootleg Horns - ?
Right Type of Mood - Herbie
Come with me - special D
Blow ya Mind - ??
Never Surender - ??
Played Alive - Safri Duo
Ganbareh - Sash
Infected - BArthezz
Push Up - freestylers
Stupiddisco - ??
Call on me - together
Revolution - DJ Dero
Somebody answer the phone - ??
Theres nothing I wont do - JX

Anything by Sash is excellent

Headstrong by Trapt is a great song when you want some attitude as is Numb by Linkin Park

Hope this helps!

Cool site!
Suicide Blonde-INXS
Dancin' w/ Myself-Billy Idol
You Sexy Thing-Hot Chocolate
Close to Me-The Cure
We are family-Sister Sledge
I want you to want me-Cheap Trick
Missionary Man-Eurythmics

this is an awesome site! i have been looking all night for some good music...thank you! i have THE song for all you runners. this song will make you push it and push it..."like a pill" by pink. seriously, this song will change your workout.

Great site...

What's the Frequency, Kenneth (REM)
Only Happy When it Rains (Garbage)
Just a Girl (No Doubt)
Stand (REM)
Ready, Steady, Go (Paul Oakenfold)
No Man's Woman (Sinead O'Connor)
Mysterious Ways (U2)
500 Miles (the Proclaimers)

MARINA's high-nrg fitness line of workout music is great. All of the music is designed for working out... the tempos and passion are all there. Its available at MARINA's label's website - www.mrkrecords.com

You can hate me now - Nas and Puff Daddy
Victory - Puff and Biggie
Daredevil soundtrack - Evanescense
We will rock you - Queen
All night (don't stop) - Janet Jackson
Go Deep - Janet Jackson
Rock Wit You - Alicia Keys (this might be a weird one to work out to, but I put it on and pretend I'm in a movie and it works)

I love boney m and specially his song (rasputen)
and i would love to share this love with you all
a big thank to the people who desgined this page .

awesome page! A couple others for those who love to work out to hard rock:
Green Day- Longview
Green Day- Hitchin a ride
Finger Eleven- Suffocate (canadian band- all their stuff is good)
Linkin Park- Lying from you
Garbage- Push It
Incubus- Megalomaniac
I have more...i'll post them as I think of them

Turn me on - Kevin nLyttle
Car wash- Christian Aguleria
Dip it Low- Christina Milian
Lets get it started - Black Eyed Peas
Cant hold us down - Christina Aguleria

I'm a rower so I work out heaps with my squad to music, some awesome songs are:
We Will Rock You (QUEEN)
Living On A Prayer (BON JOVI)
Where The River Flows (COLLECTIVE SOUL)<--(this ones really good)
Like A Prayer (MADONNA)
Take Me Out (FRANZ FERDINAND)
Pretty Fly (OFFSPRING)
Eye Of The Tiger (SURVIVOR)
Holy Grail (HUNTERS AND COLLECTERS)
Toxic (BRITNEY SPEARS)
Push It (SALT N PEPPER)
Yeah (USHER)
Summer of 69 (BRYAN ADAMS)
I Am (KILLING HEIDI)
Black Betty (SPIDERBAIT)

Here are some great ones I run to!!
hammering in my head- garbage
crazy in love, naughty girl, bootylicious, baby boy, survivor-beyonce
because we can- fatboy slim
tootsie roll-69 boyz
moving on up
never-footloose soundtrack
im still standing-elton john
oh yeah-yellow
no more drama- mary j blige
raspberry swirl-tori amos
return of the mack-mark morrison
mr vain-culture beat

my favourite workout song is
ILLUSION- Benassi Brothers
Wonder Why- State of Grace
I can't let you go- Ian Van Dahl
This will be- PAscal Feat. Neo Cortex
Elements- Neo Cortex
The sun always shines on tv- Milk Inc.
As the rush comes- Motorcycle
A place for my head- Linkin Park
Drop the bass- Rocco

Some of the songs in heavy rotation on my Ipod during a workout

Bad - Offspring
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
99 Problems - JayZ
Get Retarded/Hey Mama - Black Eyed Peas
Ray of Light - Madonna
Take it Off - The Donnas
New - No doubt
Ooooh Ahh Just a Little Bit - Gina G

Here's whats in my walkman:

Harder to Breathe- Maroon 5

500 miles- The Proclaimers

Let's get Retarded- Black Eyed Peas

Ready Or Not- The Fugees

Get Your Freak On Remix- Missy and Nelly Furtado

The Game- Motorhead (Wrestling Fans especially)

Volcano Girls- Seether

Green Hornet- Al Hirt (Kill Bill fans!)

Like A Pill- Pink

New Workout Plan- Kanye West

Victory- Puff Daddy, Biggie, Busta Rhymes

Chop Suey- System of a Down

Ante Up Remix- MOP, Busta Rhymes, Remi Martin

Bombs Over Baghdad- Outkast

Its All About the Benjamins Rock Remix- Puffy, David Grohl, Biggie, Lil' Kim etc.

and an excerpt of Ironside- Quincy Jones to wake me up if i'm losing it. (Kill Bill Fans again)

It may sound a little corny, but check out "I'll make a man out of you" from the Mulan soundtrack. It works wonders. Another is Beautiful Day by U2.

How about Rick James? Superfreak and Give it to me always get me up on my feet!

Some songs I listen to while doing cardio:
Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath
Britney - Crazy
50 Cent - P.I.M.P.
Nelly - Hot in Herre
Nelly - Shake Ya Tailfeather
Shawn Desman - Sexy
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Janet Jackson - Don't Stop Remix
Mase - Breathe, Stretch, Shake
Fat Joe - Lean Back Remix
Lloyd Banks - Warrior Pt. 2

Some songs on my MP3 Player for long runs in order:

On the dark side -- James Cafferty (eddie and cruisers)
Rock and Roll -- Led Zepplin
She's So Cold -- Rolling Stones (cold as a tombstone)
Run like hell --- Pink Floyd (getting into it now)
Kashmir -- Led Zepplin
Lunatic Fringe -- Red Rider
Who are You -- The Who
Thunderstruck -- AC/DC
Baba O'Reilly -- The Who (Teenage Wasteland)
Give it up turn it loose jungle groove remix -- James Brown
Beastie Boys -- Sabotage
Prodigy - Firestarter (just in case I am getting tired)
Prodigy - Smack my Bitch up
Winona's Big Brown Beaver -- Primus
Desert Rose -- Sting
Going the Distance -- Cake
Invisible Touch -- Genesis
Set adrift on memory bliss -- P.M. Dawn
Get off my cloud -- Rolling Stones
Tubthumping -- Chumbawumba
You make my dreams come true -- hall and oates
Jump - Pointer Sisters
Eye of the Tiger -- Survivor
Tumbling Dice -- Rolling Stones
I knew you were waiting -- Aretha Franklin and George Michael
Can't Touch This -- MC Hammer (yeah, baby)
Baby Got Back -- Sir Mix a Lot (even white boys got to shout :)
Charlemagne -- Burton Cummings

Alright the best workout songs are!

Bootyman by Tim Wilson
and anything off of the Run Lola Run soundtrack!

Who let the dogs out, Jump around, Tootsie Roll, Cotton Eyed Joe, Sandstorm

Great site, thanks girls :o)

My favorites are:

Maroon 5 - Harder to Breathe
Christina Aguilera - Fighter
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Flashdance - What a Feeling
Jennifer Lopez - Ain't it Funny
Mortal Kombat theme
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Alient Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Nikki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart remix
Faith Hill - Breathe (remix)

Oh my gosh! I danced with joy when I found this site
I LOVE Quentin Tarantino and Kill Bill especially, so I was especially happy to see all the music from it.

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood-Kill Bill Soundtrack
Because We Can-Moulin Rouge soundtrack (AWESOME)
July, July-Decemberists
Professional Widow-Tori Amos
Shake, Shake Senora-Beetlejuice Sountrack
What's This?-Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack
Video Killed the Radio Star-?
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps-Cake

Hey you guys have to try out the top gun theme tune!

Machinehead - Bush
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
1985 - Bowling for Soup
Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay
In Da Club - 50 Cent remix w/Beyonce
Don't Stop/Insomnia - ATB v. Faithless
Everytime remix - Britney
My Prerogative - Britney
Cure for the Itch - Linkin Park
Like A Prayer remix - Madonna
Love's Divine remix- Seal
Welcome To My Life - Simple Plan
Right Beside You - Sophie B. Hawkins

Nice site, Good Idea :-)

I would like to add:

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (1978)
Blondie - Call Me
Go-Go's - Head over heels
2 Unlimited - Get Ready For This
Robbie Williams - Radio

ciao

Fool in the Rain - Led Zepplin
Beast of Burden - Stones
Sing a Song - Earth Wind & Fire
Truckin,
Friend of the Devil - Grateful Dead

How's that for some oldies!?!

Great posts. This is the best site I've found for music lists. Here are a few that get me going!

Star Guitar - Chemical Brothers
Ready to go - Republica
We are all made of stars - Moby
It's my life - No doubt
I turn to you - Mel C
My last breath - Evanescense
Send me an angel - Paul Oakenfold
All fired up - Pat Benetar
Solid Rock - Dire Straits
Scatman - Scatman John
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
Two Step - Dave Matthews
Break on Through - Doors

recently I heard a Beatles medley that was done to a beat that would be great for working out. I don't know who sang it. Do any of you know what I am talking about??

For those of you who like to rock out at the gym:

Billy Talent-Line and Sinker/The Ex/Try Honesty (amazing Canadian band)
Rancid-Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Ramones cover)
U2-Vertigo
Courtney Love-But Julian, I'm A Little Older Than You
Bjork-Big Time Sensuality
The Clash-Train In Vain
Foo Fighters-All My Life
The Marble Index-I Believe
New Pornographers-Mass Romantic
Powerman 5000-Worlds Collide
Yeah Yeah Yeah's-Tick

I looked all over the internet for lists of workout music and then I found this site! What a great idea and such good suggestions from everyone! Thanks so much!

(I'm just getting started, so I haven't figured out what works for me. Hopefully I'll be able to post after I've been working out for awhile!)

"I'll make a man out of you" from the Mulan soundtrack, that song just rocks. Make you wanna kick ass and smell. Vangelis – Chariots of Fire is also a great song if you run.

blur - song 2
collective soul - gel
brimful of asha- cornershop
it is my life- bon jovi
born slippy - underworld
u2 - sunday bloody sunday

some of my recent favorites:

freestyler - bombfunk mc's
eve 6 - anytime
christina milian - dip it low
christina aguilera - genie in a bottle
kevin lyttle - turn me on
dj sammy - heaven
usher - u-turn
enrique inglesis - escape
eminem - business
system of a down - down with the sickness

enjoy!

J-Kwon-tipsy
madonna-the immaculate collection
secret machines-nowhere again
michael jackson-thriller
placebo-every you and every me (beginning of the movie cruel intentions when ryan phillipe is driving...this one is SO GOOD.)
silverchair-lever
new radicals-mother we just can't get enough
mars volta-inertiatic ESP
steve winwood-higher love
whitney houston-i wanna dance with somebody
red hot chili peppers-airplane
true nature-jane's addiction
the soundtracks from the matrix movies
marilyn manson-this is the new S**T (don't be scared, i know it's manson, but seriously, this song makes you want to run for 5 hours)
incubus-a crow left of the murder, circles, under my umbrella
the theme from mortal kombat (you'll recognize it)

The song "Peace Train (Holy Roller)" by Dolly Parton (I know...not what you'd think right?) is wonderful to work out to. It's got a kick butt beat and it's long. Just think of your feet hitting the pavement/treadmill with every beat.
Others are:
Mondo 77- Looper
For my people- Missy Elliot
Same old song- sev
I want you to want me- 10 things I hate about you soundtrack
But my new favorite is the Dolly Parton song.
This site is great! Thanks!

I keep coming back to this list for new inspiration for my workouts! Thanks for sharing. Here are some of my favorites I haven't seen on here (forgive me if they're repeats):

If You Want Me to Stay - Sly and the Family Stone
Connected - Stereo MC's
Yahoo! - Erasure
Mysterious Ways - U2
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
Hella Good - No Doubt
All I Really Want - Alanis Morrisette
Sadeness (Part 2) - Enigma
Sour Times - Portishead
Bouncing Around the Room - Phish
Paranoid Android - Radiohead

The last few seem like odd choices for workout songs, but they have the perfect tempo for my run. Oh, and the entire Run Lola Run soundtrack may be the best running CD ever.

Didn't see this on the list... The Seed 2.0 by The Roots. Awesome song!!

Found this thread and thought this might be a good place to get an expert opinion: what do you think of the Repacer product ? (at http://www.optimistec.com )
I'm very interested to receive comments or suggestions.

I am wanting to make a CD for my girlfriends for christmas. I've had a really rough year and they have all been so supportive. My idea is to use basically girl power songs, but I am not a music person so I need some help with this. Basically I am looking for songs that empower women who make them realize how great and strong we are. Two i have thought of is RESPECT and Survivor from Destiney's child. I think I need about 12 more. Suggestions please:)......

I am wanting to make a CD for my girlfriends for christmas. I've had a really rough year and they have all been so supportive. My idea is to use basically girl power songs, but I am not a music person so I need some help with this. Basically I am looking for songs that empower women who make them realize how great and strong we are. Two i have thought of is RESPECT and Survivor from Destiney's child. I think I need about 12 more. Suggestions please:)......

Here are more Girl Power songs that speak for themselves:

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Believe - Cher
The Warrior - Pat Benatar
Special - Garbage
Respect - Pink
Beautiful - christina Aguilera
It's My Life - No Doubt
Unpretty - TLC
Independent Women - Destiny's Child
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
What Are You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
Sisters are Doing It For Themselves - Eurythmics

Enjoy them!!

here are some of my favorites. most of them have been on my mp3 at some point and they do the trick! :) have fun hittin the gym ladies!

good luck - basement jaxx (queer eye for the straight guy soundtrack)
prodigy - breathe, firestarter, smack my bitch up
en vogue - free your mind
linkin park - place for my head
wyclef jean - the stripper song
big n' rich - save a horse, ride a cowboy
c&c music factory - sweat (everybody dance now)
n.e.r.d.- she wants to move
bt ft. tori amos - blue skies
rolling stones - can't get no satisfaction
k7 - come baby come
inner circle - sweat
soul II soul - back to life
madonna - ray of light
billy joel - we didn't start the fire
kreo - burn for you
iio - rapture
trina ft ludacris - icu
dmx - one more road to cross
aerosmith - walk this way, love in an elevator
pink - you make me sick
christina aguilera - dirrty, fighter, get mine get yours
311- creatures, come original, all mixed up, down
bone thugs n' harmony - first of the month
david sanborn - st. elmo's fire
flock of seagulls - i ran
abigail - you set me free
mannie fresh - real big
creedance clearwater revival - fortunate son
crystal method/steppenwolf - magic carpet ride
dian foxx - running on empty
el de barge - rhythm of the night
duran duran - hungry like the wolf
eve - satisfaction
fefe dobson - take me away
foggy - come into my dream
gigi d'agostino - i'll fly with you
imx - stay the night
jade - every day of the week
karla devito - we are not alone
khia - remember me
lautsprecher - omnibus
missy elliott - for my people, gossip folk, party to damascus (ft. wyclef)
orb - little fluffy clouds
roxette - she's got the look, joyride
sammie - crazy things i do for love
soul decision - faded
the tractors - cotton eyed joe
kayne west - never let me down
janet jackson - black cat, if, rhythm nation

sorry i know that's long winded, but they work. promise!

Thank you!

And my I suggest...

FOR MY PEOPLE - Missy Elliot
Cute without the E (cut from the team) - Taking back sunday

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