3 Workout Mixes To Get You Sweating and Shaking
Life Time Group Fitness - November 14, 2012
Admit it. Sometimes you find yourself working out at Life Time, literally jamming to your favorite tunes. Either in a Group Fitness class or working out on the fitness floor, music provides great motivation to get your workout in.
Need proof? Research conducted over the last 20 years has shown that music is a motivation factor when exercising. A study, the Effects of Music on Exercise, noted that 97% of college students in an aerobics class felt music aided their physical performance. The music motivated them to continue the activity at hand because it gave them something to focus on.
The intensity of the exercise you choose to do drives music choice. Cardio exercise requires more beats per minute (BPM) in a song, for example, than a weight-lifting or yoga class may require. Consider this factor when creating your next playlist.
On November 5, our Life Time Fitness Facebook page asked our members about their music preference, "What made the top of the playlist for your workouts this week?" We complied the answers, talked with some of our favorite Group Fitness Instructors and created knock-out, rock-out playlists to motivate you during any workout.
Try out one of these 3 workout mixes at your Life Time today!
Playlist 1
*Madness ~ Muse (warm-up)
*Some Nights ~ Fun.
*Gangam Style ~ PSY
*Talk That Talk ~ Rihanna featuring Jay Z.
*I Wanna Go ~ Britney Spears
*Right Now ~ Van Halen
*Stay Fly ~ Three Six Mafia
*One More Night ~ Maroon 5 (cool-down)
Length: 30 minutes
Playlist 2
*Primadonna ~ Marina and the Diamonds (warm-up)
*Power ~ Kayne West
*Good Girl ~ Carrie Underwood
*Love is Gone (Fred Rister & Joachim Garraud Radio Edit Remix) ~ David Guetta
*Motivation ~ Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
*Stacy's Mom ~ Fountains of Wayne
*I Wanna Dance With Somebody ~ Whitney Houston
*We Run the Night ~ Havana Brown featuring Pitbull
*Yeah 3X ~ Chris Brown
*Dear Rosemary ~ Foo Fighters
*Paradise ~ Coldplay (cool-down)
Length: 45 minutes
Playlist 3
*Litsztomania ~ Phoenix (warm-up)
*Let’s Go! ~ The Hopefuls
*Die Young ~ Ke$ha
*Choose ~ David Guetta featuring Ne-Yo and Kelly Rowland
*Push It ~ Jessie and the Toy Boys
*Club Can't Handle Me ~ Flo Rida featuring David Guetta
*On The Floor ~ Jennifer Lopez
*Shake It Out ~ Florence and the Machine
*Ray of Light ~ Madonna
*California Gurls ~ Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog
*Undone (The Sweater Song) ~ Weezer
*I Like It ~ Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
*Here It Goes Again ~ OK GO
*Kings and Queens (LA Riots Main Vocal Mix) ~ 30 Seconds to Mars
*Dog Days are Over ~ Florence and the Machine
*Love the Way You Lie, Part II ~ Rihanna and Eminem (cool-down)
Length: 60 minutes
What music gets you going in your favorite class or while running on the treadmill? How do you plan to use your music playlist to commit to a healthier lifestyle? Put your commitment in writing and then share it with your friends on Facebook or Twitter!