A Playlist to Get You Through the Winter

14. Jan, 2011 7 Comments  Print This Article

 

Keeping Indoor Cycling Fun! 

  Music–sometimes it can carry you through a workout. A spin class or running 5 miles can be torture if the music doesn’t motivate. Studies show that listening to music while working out increases your attitude and helps you work harder. Without getting all technical on you, (beats per minute etc) we have compiled a list of songs that have proven themselves in countless spin classes, hour long sessions on a bike trainer, and running outside or on a treadmill. We know music is personal and some of these songs we would only listen to during a workout. Trust us, we don’t clean the house or relax to Eminem, but when it comes to getting our blood pumping, these do the trick. If you find it difficult to get motivated to do a good indoor cycling session, tell yourself: this session is  just for 10 songs, or 12 songs–and don’t think about the time!

Another good source for specific spin class play lists can be found at  Denise Druce’s website. She compiles lists for holidays and has theme days. Check it out, they are fun! Here is our playlist from Winter 2010 and  here is a list of spinning terms if you are unfamiliar with them.

Our playslist is separated into categories-:

  • Intervals: these have a steady beat and are work for keeping a good pace and then pushing it on the chorus. A lot of the songs also work well for going a little slower then standing or sprinting when it speeds up.  Switch it up and go from climbs to sprints or jumps (standing up for 8-16 counts, then sitting down for 8-16 counts.)
  • Sprints: These songs have a little faster beat -Take the resistance off; increase your cadence and keep it steady.
  • Climbs: Increase the resistance on your trainer or spin bike. Dig deep and push it up the hills.
  • Cool Down: These songs are appropriate at the end of the workout. Take off the resistance. Spin it out or take it easy.  

So look it over!  Some may look scary and if that is an issue, clean versions can be down loaded.  Check them out and perhaps you will discover an old favorite or something new. Enjoy! Songs are  listed first, then artist.

  • Intervals:
  • Wild flower- The Cult
    The Bike Song- Mark Ronson
    Love Drunk- Boys Like Girls
    Toy Soldier- Britney Spears
    Yeah 3x- Chris Brown
    Love is Gone- David Guetta and Chris Willis (Fred Rister & Joachim Garraud radio edit mix)
    Mercy- Duffy
    Thnks Fr The Mmrs- Fall Out Boy
    I Don’t Care- Fall Out Boy
    Like a G6-Far East Movement
    Club Can’t Handle Me- Flo Rida (feat. David Guetta)
    Low- Flo Rida
    I Don’t Wanna Be In Love- Good Charlotte
    Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
    Resistance- Muse
    Supermassive Blackhole- Muse
    Prove My Love- Violent Femmes
    Raise Your Glass- P!nk
    Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen
    Sweet Disposition- The Temper Trap
    DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love- Usher (feat. Pit Bull)
    Bust a Move- Young MC
    Telephone- Lady Gaga (feat. Beyonce)
    Kings and Queens- 30 Seconds to Mars -( You heard this during 2010 Tour de France)
    Don’t Fight It- Steve Perry
    Don’t’ Stop the Music- Rihanna
    Evacuate the Dance Floor- Cascada
    Welcome to the World- Kevin Rudolf & Rick Ross

 

  • Sprints:
    Black Betty- Ram Jam
    Jai Ho- A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh (Theme from Slumdog Millionaire)
    The Devil Went Down to Georgia- Charlie Daniels Band… yes you heard right… it’s fast!
    Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Beyonce
    Toxic- Britney Spears
    Sandstorm- Darude
    Lose My Breath- Destiny’s Child
    Holiday Road- Lindsay Buckingham (theme from National Lampoon’s Vacation)
    Shake It- Metro Station
    Just a Girl- No Doubt
    Ready, Steady, Go- Oakenfold
    Faster Kill Pussycat- Oakenfold (feat. Brittany Murphy)
    Shut Up and Drive- Rihanna
    We Belong to the Music- Timbaland (feat Miley Cyrus)
    Panama- Van Halen
    Check Yes Juliet- We the Kings
    Lisztomania- Phoenix

 

  • Climbs:
    Homecoming- Kanye West (feat Chris Martin)
    Sometime Around Midnight- The Airborne Toxic Event
    Larger Than Life- Backstreet Boys… (Don’t laugh!)
    Rapture- Blondie
    Stronger- Britney Spears
    Stronger- Kanye West
    Galvanize- The Chemical Brothers
    Fighter- Christina Aguilera
    Lose Yourself- Eminem
    Remember the Name- Fort Minor
    Cowboy Casanova- Carrie Underwood
    How Soon is Now- The Smiths
  • Cool Down:
    Free Fallin- Tom Petty
    End of the Party- The English Beat
    Solsbury Hill- Peter Gabriel
    Take the Long Way Home- Supertramp
    Let My Love Open the Door- Pete Townshend
    I’m Alright- Kenny Loggins
    Australia- The Shins
    Here Comes the Sun- The Beatles

 

 

 

What are your favorite songs/music that get you motivated when the going gets tough on a work-out? We’d love to hear from you! Give us your suggestions in the comment section below. A reader will be drawn at random to win a  $25 I-Tunes gift card. This contest goes until the end of the month (January 31.)  Please give us your real name and a legit e-mail so we can get in touch with you if you should win!

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7 Responses to “A Playlist to Get You Through the Winter”

  1. Denise Druce 16. Jan, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Thanks for the mention! I just added the following information to my cycle class playlist page.

    My Cycle Playlists Are Now on ‘Ping”!

    I have found a better way to share music with you. From now on, you will find my cycle and yoga playlists on iTunes Ping. They call it a social network for music.

    Just go to iTunes and click on ‘Ping’. Register for a free account, search for my name, Denise Druce and find all of my new stuff! You can purchase the entire playlist, or just the songs you want, or just steal ideas. Then add your own playlists to share.

  2. rich holler 16. Jan, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    kept spinning to 80s classic rock ac/dc van halen kiss motley crue poison alice cooper pink floyd the list just goes on and on just like me

  3. Hilary 19. Jan, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    THanks for the list! I love new music to ride to. Here are a few of mine that I love. . .

    I love the Black Eyed Peas – dirty bit, my humps, pump it. Adele – rolling in the deep.
    Enrique – tonight I’m loving you, I like it.
    Nelly Furtado – Man Eater (personal favorite!)

  4. Mary G 24. Jan, 2011 at 8:14 am

    Thanks for the suggestions! I always like to get new ideas for putting new tunes into the rotation. Here are some of mine:

    Climbs:
    Throwing Shapes – Dirty Vegas
    Right Here, Right Now – Fatboy Slim
    The Ghost Inside – Broken Bells

    Sprints:
    Mr. Brightside – The Killers
    Bodysnatchers – Radiohead
    Jique – Brazilian Girls
    Eo – Cafe Tacuba

    Intervals:
    The Shape I’m In – Skye
    The World Come On – Dandy Warhols
    Delirious – Prince
    Tribulations – LCD Soundsystem

    Cool Down:
    33 Degree – Thievery Corporation

  5. Jen 27. Jan, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Need some country representation…Miranda Lambert “Kerosene”!

  6. Tami Moore 31. Jan, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    Have to agree with Rich-80′s rock and some of the various bands’ newer stuff in later years. Love Def Leppard…Go and Rocket!! Reo Speedwagon, Led Zeppelin, anything that rocks! (are we hinting at our ages?!!!) Plus have to throw in some country Big and Rich!

    Keep on Rockin!!!!!

  7. Indoor Cycle Training Guy 09. Dec, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    Without a doubt most people find music highly motivating while doing indoor cycling. However, if you can’t attend a class and are working out alone why not consider using an indoor cycle training video. Some videos come with music and some have no music track so you can play your favorite tunes in the background. Either way, the combination of music and video is likely to make your indoor cycling workout more fun, as well as motivating and structured.