Best Workout Music

I've never jogged listening to music previously. I always thought it too much of a hassle / discomfort to bring along a mp3 player. But once I started listening to my iPod once jogging on the treadmill in the gym, I realised I could go for longer distances, so I tried pushing myself more and more, and now I can cover about 15km (at a slow pace) as music helps distract me from the pain and repetitiveness of jogging.

Here are some songs which keep me "pumped up" for a good run or workout.

Rock

I stand Alone - Godsmack
Bodies - Drowning Pool
The Only - Static X
Crawling - Linkin Park
Hollywood Whore - Papa Roach
The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson
Slither - Velvet revolver
Bulls on Parade - Rage Against the Machine
Whens Worlds Collide - Powerman 5000
More Human than Human - White Zombie
Thunder Kiss '65 - White Zombie
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Chinese Democracy - Guns N' Roses

Hip Hop

Back that Ass Up - Juvenile
Balla Baby - Chingy
Bombs over Baghdad - Outkast
Signs - Snoop Dogg feat. Justin Timerlake
The next Episode - Snoop Dogg
Impacto (Remix) - Daddy Yankee feat Fergie
Work (Freemason's Arabic Remix) - Kelly Rowland
Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
Elevator - Flo Rida
Ooh Wee - Mark Ronson feat Ghostface, Trife & Nate Dogg
100 Million - Birdman
For My People - Miss Elliott (Basement Jaxx Remix)

These are just some of the tracks which I think are really really good, especially the rock workout playlist, which really keeps me psyched up for the extra km of running.

I'll be adding on some dance music tracks later on, but I hope this helps in your workouts as well as they do in mine! :)

Live well!
Tim

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