The FITNESS Top 100 Workout Songs of 2009
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- The Best Songs for Running, Cycling, Jumping Rope, and Dance
- The Best Songs for Jogging, Elliptical, and Stairclimbing
- The Best Songs for Brisk Walking
- The Best Songs for Strength Training and Walking
- The Best Songs for Yoga, Pilates, Warm-Ups, and Cooldowns
Build your playlist with our exclusive roundup of 2009's best rev-you-up tunes.
The Best Songs for Running, Cycling, Jumping Rope, and Dance
Reach your resolution -- and start building your playlist -- with our exclusive roundup of 2009's best rev-you-up tunes.
Bring It (160-plus beats per minute)
Best for running (5 mph or faster), cycling (a moderate 80 rpm and above), jumping rope, cardio dance
"Best I Ever Had" - Drake
"Run This Town" - Jay-Z, featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
"Obsessed" - Mariah Carey
"21 Guns" - Green Day
"Heard 'Em All" - Amerie
"Backwards Down the Number Line" - Phish
"Relator" - Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson
"I'm in Love with a Ripper" - YACHT
"End Transmission" - AFI
"American Ride" - Toby Keith
"I Need a Girl" - Trey Songz
"Boombox" - Bassnectar
"Say Hey (I Love You)" - Michael Franti and Spearhead, featuring Cherine Anderson
"Jumpin" - Jeremih
"Show Off" - Ginuwine
"Maybe This Time" - The Derek Trucks Band
"Kinda Like a Big Deal" - The Clipse, featuring Kanye West
"Champion" - Ace Hood, Jazmine Sullivan, and Rick Ross
"Right Here (Departed)" - Brandy
"Fireflies" - Owl City
these are terriblbe running & ellipitical songs! who suggested these? And I know these groups- there's mayb3 2-3 I'd keep.
3/8/2010 10:53:27 AM Report AbuseThey did say this music was for strength training and walking. So some of you need to read to find out what is best for running. Many of these songs are new and if you are over 30, don't act so old.
2/17/2010 08:06:09 PM Report AbuseI agree, these songs are just wrong
2/15/2010 05:07:20 AM Report AbuseThanks, this is great. Now I can get more good tunes to listen to as I walk in the evening. I like it.
2/3/2010 10:25:01 AM Report AbuseMaybe if I had a stripper pole in my living room bleh! an early Robin Thicke, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7K7orMOHqY Bootylicious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyYnnUcgeMc&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MROVvcmSyeI and any Janet Jackson song here and look at that stomach! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP8n6qCVEZI&feature=related Black eyed peas Boom Boom Pow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUEXT6Pva9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2994cDjn2k&feature=related
1/31/2010 07:56:41 PM Report Abuse