Sunday, June 10, 2012

Top 15 Workout Hits


  1. Strolling : Start With Out You by Alexandra Burke (90)
  2. Warm-up : Kyoto by Skrillex (87)
  3. Walking fast : Dance Wiv Me by Dizzee Rascal (114)
  4. Power walking : When Love Takes Over by David Guetta (130)
  5. Jogging slowly : Run It by Chris Brown (101)
  6. Jogging : Rolling In The Deep by Adele (105)
  7. Moderate running : Hard To Beat by Hard-Fi  (127)
  8. Running : Shake It by Metro Station (150)
  9. Running : Warriors Dance by The Prodigy (150)
  10. Cardio workout : Domino by Jessie J (127)
  11. Wt training : Paker Face by Lady Gaga (119)
  12. Wt training : Pump It Up by Danzel (128)
  13. Wt training : Lets Hear It For The Boy by Deniece Williams (129)
  14. Wt training : Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce (128)
  15. Group Aerobics : Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People (128)
* ( ) has the Beats Per Minute (BPM) of the song.

Music in the 120-140 BPM range is the best for most aerobic exercises because it most closely matches the average person's heart rate.

Music that falls in the range 90-115  is for walking, yoga, a warm-up/ cool-down routine or jogging. The best genres are alternative, soft rock, Indie rock and ambient music.

BPM115-135  are for low to moderately intense work out like weight lifting, group exercises and cardio machines.

Choose music with repetitive rhythm for  repetitive exercises like weight training or cardio machine work out.

For high intensity exercises like cycling, running, intense cardio routines and heavy lifting choose music with a BPM of 135 or higher. Choice would be hard rock, techno or more up beat pop.

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