The gym: a love hate relationship

Hello, hello.
It's the freakin' weekend, and I hope you are having a relaxing one. I just got back from an incredible work out and I want to talk about how music makes the biggest impact!


How many of you have ever been excited about going to the gym? Okay, me neither. Well, I take that back. I start getting excited once I get back in shape and after it becomes my daily routine. But before that you can bet your bottom dollar that naturally this girl (and most everyone else in America) does not want to get off her butt and move. It takes will power my friends. Anyway, I have started this new thing lately where I update my workout playlist every single week with fun, 'new' songs (new as in new to my workout playlist) to move to and it really makes my workout fun. 


I actually read an article by the Get-Fit Guy answering the question: Do Workout Songs and Music Make You Exercise Harder? He says, "In 2010, British researches had 12 men ride a bike while listening to music. During each 25 minute bicycling session, the researches adjusted the tempo of the music to go 10% faster or 10% slower. They found that speeding up the music program increased how far the participants rode and how hard and how fast they pedaled, and slowing down the music had just the opposite effect!" I challenge you to at least try this if you need additional motivation for your daily workout or you just simply want some great tunes. Here is a 'get-you-moving' playlist I have compiled of some of my very favorite work out songs. Enjoy!


1. 2 Step -D.J. Unk
2. Big Fat Bass -Britney Spears
3. Mrs. Right -Mindless Behavior
4. Misery Business -Paramore
5. Comatose -Skillet
6. Pause -Pitbull
7. Summer Nights -Rascal Flatts
8. Run The World (Girls) -Beyoncé
9. 6 Foot 7 Foot -Lil Wayne
10. Year 3000 -Jonas Brothers (yes, I did just put the JB on there) 


Peace, Love & Simplicity
C