Music to Pump the Walk

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MartyJ
MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
edited June 2014 in Working on Your Fitness

Hi!  I am working on getting back in shape.  While I will most likely never be a runner (knees), I love a good walk.  Been a bit off the music scene and could never remember the name of my fav songs anyway.  Please help me out by sharing what's on your playlist that gets you moving and helps you keep up the pace (okay, maybe with a little dancing during that walk).

To get the ball rolling here are a couple of mine that help get that heart rate up:

  • My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark - Fallout Boy
  • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (anything)
  • Take A Chance on Me (ABBA)
  • Staying Alive (BeeGees)

Thanks for adding to the list!

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  • Morningsun1
    Morningsun1 Member Posts: 649
    edited May 2014

    Hi Marty,

    I walk, but don't usually listen to music while walking. I am willing to try some in the future......

    Good luck with your "project"

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  • leggo
    leggo Member Posts: 3,293
    edited May 2014

    Marty, we must have similiar taste in music.....I have that Fallout Boy song on my playlist too.Headphones

    The other songs that get me moving are "Wake Me Up" by Avicii and "Happy" by Pharrell Williams.....and anything by Audioslave or Soundgarden. Well the last two don't really get me moving, but they sure do add to my listening pleasure.


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  • mz_mes
    mz_mes Member Posts: 66
    edited May 2014

    MartyJ love this idea.    I listen while I hike and run but take it off to cross the street...

    I like my workout music with a dance beat. Here are some of my favs (a few may have explicit lyrics but you can usually get the clean version)

    Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia (2012)

    Drive By - Train (2012)

    The Edge of Glory - Lady GaGa (2011)

    Everybody Talks - Neon Trees (2012)

    Finally Found You - Enrique Iglesias (2012)

    Good Time -Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen (2012)

    Hey Love - Quadron (2013)

    Move - Little Mix (2013)

    Pumpin Blood - NONONO (2014)

    Shiver Shiver - Walk the Moon (remade 2012)

    Stompa - Serena Ryder (2012)

    Stronger - Kelly Clarkson (2011)

    Timber - Pitbull feat. Ke$ha (2013)

    Until Love Runs Out - One Republic (2014)

    My playlist is up-to-date because I share my itunes account with my teens (who think my favs are sooo old).   I combined our accounts because I was disgusted by all their explicit music-- I have parental controls on it now.   Timber is pretty racy but it has a good workout beat.

    I love Happy too!

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  • Ridley
    Ridley Member Posts: 634
    edited May 2014

    Marty -- I'm a bit lazy when it comes to putting together playlists, but sometimes like to listen to music when I walk.  I've purchased a few albums off iTunes that are fitness music albums -- popular songs, but remixed and all done to the same beat.  I actually find that I walk faster when I listen to one of those, as I'm keeping up with the beat of the music.

    Ridley


     

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  • slv58
    slv58 Member Posts: 1,216
    edited May 2014

    you should try the lolo app for walking and treadmill, I love it! It's very easy, just download your music and it arranges it to beats per minute and adjusts the tempo to your walking (or running) workout! Really keeps me motivated

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  • Ridley
    Ridley Member Posts: 634
    edited May 2014

    the Lolo app sounds cool. I will check it out. Thanks!

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  • MartyJ
    MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
    edited May 2014

    thanks for the great ideas!  Keep me coming. 

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  • MartyJ
    MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
    edited May 2014

    slv58 -can you give me guidance on the lolo app?  I searched it on the App Store, but couldn't find anything like you described.  

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  • MartyJ
    MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
    edited May 2014

    sorry, found it.  Lolo BeatBurn Treadmill/Outdoor Trainer.  Thanks.

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  • mammalou
    mammalou Member Posts: 823
    edited May 2014

    dancing queen - abba

    Carry on- fun-some nights

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  • bdavis
    bdavis Member Posts: 6,201
    edited May 2014

    Killers - Human

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2014

    Great thread, Marty!

    (Hi, Mammalou!)

    Born Free (Kid Rock) 

    All Summer Long (Kid Rock)---good warm up or cool down

    Come By Me (Harry Connick Jr)

    Rolling in the Deep (Adele)

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited May 2014

    hi MartyJ, I put together a list of my fave walking songs for someone on the Let's Post our Daily Exercise thread (where you and anyone reading are welcome) and luckily I saved the list.  They're older songs because they're ones on mix tapes I put together from my favorite records LOL.  I still listen to them on my Walkman and they've helped me walk over 4,000 miles since dx!  BTW I love Happy too!

    In alphabetical order:

    1-2-3 –
    Gloria Estefan

    A Taste of
    Honey – Herb Alpert

    Alive &
    Kicking – Simple Minds

    All She
    Wants To Do Is Dance – Don Henley

    Amie – Pure
    Prairie League

    Boogie On
    Reggae Woman – Stevie Wonder

    Boys of
    Summer – Don Henley

    Call Me –
    Blondie

    Carolina in
    the Pines – Michael Murphy

    Disco
    Inferno – The Trammps

    Faith –
    George Michael

    Fantasy –
    Earth Wind & Fire

    Footloose –
    Kenny Loggins

    Freeway of
    Love – Aretha Franklin

    Fun Fun Fun
    – Beach Boys

    Funkytown –
    Lipps Inc

    Get It Right
    the First Time – Billy Joel

    Get On Your
    Feet – Gloria Estefan

    Go Away –
    Gloria Estefan

    Half Moon –
    Rufus

    Heart of
    Glass – Blondie

    High Time –
    Heart

    I Can’t Get
    Next To You – Temptations

    I Feel Love
    – Donna Summer

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

    I Want a New
    Drug – Huey Lewis and the News

    Jammin’ –
    Bob Marley and the Wailers

    Jessica –
    Allman Brothers

    Jungle Love
    – Steve Miller Band

    La Grange –
    ZZ Top

    Le Freak –
    Chic

    Let It Roll
    – Little Feat

    Let’s Get
    Away From It All – Dave Brubeck Quartet

    Life In One
    Day – Howard Jones

    Little Bird
    – Annie Lennox

    Make It
    Happen – Mariah Carey

    Middle of
    the Road – Pretenders

    Money Can’t
    Buy It – Annie Lennox

    New Country
    – Jean Luc Ponty

    Nutbush City
    Limits – Ike & Tina Turner

    Once You Get
    Started – Rufus

    One Fine
    Morning - Lighthouse

    One Thing
    Leads to Another – The Fixx

    Papa Come
    Quick – Bonnie Raitt

    Peter Gunn
    Theme – Blues Brothers

    Psychokiller
    – Talking Heads

    Radar Love –
    Golden Earring

    Rhythm Is
    Gonna Get You – Gloria Estefan

    Right By
    Your Side - Eurythmics

    Roseanna –
    Toto

    Shake Your
    Groove Thing – Peaches & Herb

    Shout and
    Feel It – Count Basie

    Sing Sing
    Sing – Louis Prima

    Split
    Coconut – Dave Mason

    Straight On
    Red – Pat Metheny Group

    Summer Soft
    – Stevie Wonder

    Sussudio –
    Phil Collins

    Sweet Dreams
    - Eurythmics

    Sweet Home
    Chicago – Blues Brothers

    That Cat Is
    High – Manhattan Transfer

    That’s Just
    The Way It Is – Rembrandts

    The Walk –
    Eurythmics

    The Whistler
    – Jethro Tull

    This Is the
    House - Eurythmics

    Time the
    Avenger – Pretenders

    Tube Snake
    Boogie – ZZ Top

    Walking on
    Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves

    What I Am –
    Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

    White
    Wedding – Billy Idol

    You Got the
    Love – Rufus

    Your Sister
    Can’t Twist – Elton John

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  • MartyJ
    MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
    edited May 2014

    Woohoo, Badger, I think you win for the longest list. Thanks so much.  This is really fun.

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited May 2014

    LOL yeah sorry it's like 70 songs.  

    I'll enjoy other people's suggestions, too!

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  • MartyJ
    MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
    edited May 2014

    Don't apologize about the 70s music - i remember it all too well

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  • hbcheryl
    hbcheryl Member Posts: 5,113
    edited May 2014

    Treasure - Bruno Mars

    Wet - Nicole Scherzinger

    Last Friday Night - Katy Perry (really anything by her usually has a good beat)

    Scream - Usher

    Get Lucky - Daft Punk

    Timber - Pitbull w/Kesha

    Sound the Alarm - Nikky Minaj

    Get Lucky - Daft Punk

    And I like anything by Pink and Rhianna

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  • MartyJ
    MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
    edited May 2014

    hbcheryl - thanks great suggestions.

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited May 2014

    hi MartyJ, the sorry was for the length of the list (70 songs) not the decade (the 70's).  Thanks though!  If you can believe it, that list was whittled down from over 100.  But like you I'd appreciate new ideas for music to pump the walk!  

    Here's what got me out & kept me going for 50 mins yesterday (to side A) and 90 mins today (to side B then side A again LOL).  

    Side A: New Country - Jean Luc Ponty / Home - Lene Lovich / Africa - Toto / Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys / Message of Love - Pretenders / Love With a Thinker - Utopia / Half Moon - Rufus / Straight On Red - Pat Metheny Group / Let's Get Away From It All - Dave Brubeck Quartet / That Cat Is High - Manhattan Transfer / Java Jive - Manhattan Transfer / Big Log - Robert Plant.

    Side B: Alive & Kicking - Simple MInds / Life In One Day - Howard Jones / Fantasy - Earth Wind & Fire / Time the Avenger - Pretenders / Your Sister Can't Twist - Elton John / I Want a New Drug - Huey Lewis & The News / Middle of the Road - Pretenders / Women Around the World at Work - Martha & The Muffins / Boys of Summer - Don Henley / All She Wants to Do Is Dance - Don Henley / Jammin' - Bob Marley & The Wailers.

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  • Susie123
    Susie123 Member Posts: 804
    edited May 2014

    Check out the free pandora radio ap for your phone. Create the station "workout radio". It's a good mix of  old and new music with a great beat for walking or running on the treadmill. You do have to listen to a few commercials on the free version, but if you like it you can buy the commercial free version.

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  • MartyJ
    MartyJ Member Posts: 1,859
    edited May 2014

    bump!

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