The Secret Weapon That Keeps Me in Shape
November 20, 2008 by Nikki Fitness
Want to know the secret weapon that keeps me in shape?
A great soundtrack tailored for my mood and workout! That is why I don't include standard music on my DVDs and instead have sugggested playlists on my site.
I think your workout music should be different each day to keep you interested, even if you've jogged that same path, used that same peice of equipment at the gym or done that DVD twice this week. Good music motivates, energizes and entertains you. Here are a few sample lists from my website nikkifitness.com. Maybe some of these songs will energize your workout this week!
Fall Workouts-Just Added: 2008
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Stonger - Kanye West
Give It Up - LCD Soundsystem
Disturbia - Rihanna
4 Minutes - Justin and Maddona
All Nite (Don't Stop) - Janet
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
Here it Goes Again - OK Go
Swing - Savage & Soulja Boy
Take You There - Davidson Ospina Remix
Strip Tease - Danity Kane
Crank That - Soulja Boy
Touch My Body - Workout Remix
Watch My Feet - Dude 's Nem
Feedback - Janet
Just Dance - Lady GaGa
Interval Training (alternating fast and medium speeds):
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Come to Me - Diddy
Can't Stop - Maroon 5
Should've Said No - Taylor Swift
Mansard Roof - Vampire Weekend
Piece of Me - Brittney
American Idiot - Green Day
Shut up and Drive - Rihanna
Rock and Roll All Nite - Poison
The Distance - Cake
You Could Be Mine - Guns n Roses
Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Heaven - Los Lonely Boys (Cool Down)
Follow Through - Gavin DeGraw (Cool Down/Stretch)
Country 1
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Your Company - Keith Urban
Last Name - Carrie Underwood
She's a Hottie - Toby Keith
Should've Said No - Taylor Swift
Teardrops on My Guitar - Taylor Swift
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Miranda Lambert
Stay - Sugarland (Cool Down Song)
There are many more playlists on my site, and I am always looking for suggestions. Email me to join my newsletter or give me suggestions.
Find more workout playlists at the Military.com Fitness Center.
Nikki
Crunch Manhattan Group Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer
More from Nikki at www.nikkifitness.com:
- Military Wife Workout DVD
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Nikki Fitness is a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, writer and publicist living in New York City. She started as a cheerleader at Syracuse University, but became certified in fitness before her beach wedding so that she could get back in shape. Laura, a graduate student, working mom, and military wife, inspired Nikki's Military Wife Workout (MWW) for all military wives. Find more articles by Nikki at her article archive. Learn more at www.nikkifitness.com. For more Nikki Fitness blogs, visit her blog archive.
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