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Your recommendations for 'up tempo' tunes for ipods to improve our motivation and pace when running / exercising

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handlemecarefully · 05/05/2007 21:57

I have belatedly got an Ipod and found that it has made a massive difference to my running (it seems more effortless when I have good music to listen to, especially 'up tempo' stuff)...

Here are some of my suggestions for music to 'get your pace up' - what are yours?:

Underground Spell: Born Slippy
Whale:Hobo Humping Slobo babe
Run DMC: Walk this way
Run DMC: It's like that
Blur: Song 2
Faithless: Insomnia
PF Project: Choose Life
U.S.U.R.A: Open Your Mind

Would appreciate some other suggestions to add to playlists for my running....

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DeviousDaffodil · 17/05/2007 19:24

I have:
Superstitious - Stevie Wonder
Queen - Another one bites the dusst ( for when I want to stop)
and Crazy little thing called love.
Alos have Scissor sisters, Goriallaz - Clint eastwod.
Lots of the Cure.
Bits of The The.
MAadonna.
Placebo.
Foo Fighters
Bit eclectic but keeps me going.
WEnt on a 5 mile run this morning it was fab.

Snaf · 17/05/2007 19:30

How about...

Outkast - Hey Ya
Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On
Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around The Block
White Stripes - Seven nation Army (bit stompy but quite umm, invigorating)
Bit of Talking Heads, something like Burning Down The House?
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
Arcade Fire - Rebellion

DeviousDaffodil · 17/05/2007 19:33

Black eyed peas - pump it, is another good one.

eldestgirl · 17/05/2007 19:37

Razorlight In the Morning
Pink Stupid Girl
Robert Miles (?) Children

MoreSpamThanGlam · 17/05/2007 19:46

Totally obvious, but when i did a walk through the Gobi desert (about 18k a day for 5 days, then camping) I always listened to Dont Stop Moving sClub7 when I was knackered and got going. Not my cup of tea mind...

My housework list is this..

The Creeps - Camille Jones
View From the Afternoon - Arctic Monkeys
No one knows - Queens of the Stone Age
Wheres Your head at - basement Jaxx
Do your thing - Basement Jaxx
Come on Get up Everybody - Byron Stingily
Oh My God - Kaiser Chiefs
Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake
Mr Brightside - Killers
Black Horse and a Cherry Tree - K T Tunstall
Smells Like teen Spirit - Nirvana

CODalmighty · 17/05/2007 19:52

fratellis- snekaing out he back door

CODalmighty · 17/05/2007 19:52

bakcastairs even ( i alwyas sing backdoor)

CODalmighty · 17/05/2007 19:54

five keep on moving orwhateever

that new marron5 track
the fabbol mautay payatata song based ont eh leneni kravitz thign
loevt hat

CODalmighty · 17/05/2007 19:54

duke special free hweel

CODalmighty · 17/05/2007 19:59

adn SO SEcodns elo mr blue sky
its the perfect pace

moondog · 17/05/2007 20:05

Rock Lobster B52s
I won the local Race for Life with this burninig in my ears.

Well....nearly

DeviousDaffodil · 17/05/2007 20:07

Rock Lobster makes me want to ' slam dance'!
As does Soft Cell 'Tainted Love'
Would look a bit wierd running and 'slamming' at the same time!

moondog · 17/05/2007 20:17

What,pray is 'slam dancing'?

DeviousDaffodil · 17/05/2007 20:20

Difficult to describe...involves dancing very quickly with arms bent at teh elbow, shoulder height, scissoring arms in and out whilst slamming into as many people as possible.
Twas a long time ago, when a bit gothy!

moondog · 17/05/2007 20:21

Good Lord!!!

moondog · 17/05/2007 20:21
Grin
DeviousDaffodil · 17/05/2007 20:21

Wouldn't do it now. Can't bear crowds!!!

moondog · 17/05/2007 20:22

I shall try it next time am out on a run in the hills.
Will probably freak the sheep out.

DeviousDaffodil · 17/05/2007 20:23

ROFL!
Conjures up all sortsd of images!

moondog · 17/05/2007 20:25

My neighbours will think i have completely lost it.

DeviousDaffodil · 17/05/2007 20:26

My neighbours think that anyway! Hohum..

handlemecarefully · 17/05/2007 22:01

More excellent suggestions, thank you ladies..or and the er slam dancing description was very....er...?...ah yes..diverting!lol

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CODalmighty · 18/05/2007 17:57

jacksons
dont stop till you get enough

Jamantha · 18/05/2007 18:20

Abba - why did it have to be me?
Beach Boys - kokomo

I don't run but these always put an extra spring in my step when out walking

handlemecarefully · 18/05/2007 23:54

The jacksons - brilliant. Downloading now.

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