I don't know about you, but I have over 5,000 MP3's and I just shuffle them when I workout. I used to try to choreograph the music to the workout, but that never really worked, so I just said the hell with it and let all the songs rip. Some just don't cut it, you know, like "Sunshine on my Shoulders" by John Denver when you are doing side crunches, or "Shake Your Booty" by KC and the Sunshine Band when you are doing Yoga. Maybe the other way around?
But tonight was perfect! For whatever reason, the songs in the mix made the workout fun and fly by. Some songs you wouldn't think of hearing in a dancy gym/aerobic class can be great to workout to. For example, "Long Cool Woman" by the Hollies. What a great beat! I was rocking those squats. And "Vogue" by Madonna doing those lunges, and the best was "Kick It Out" by Heart doing the infamous floor leg lifts. Okay, so my play list has many oldies. But hey, the point here: put on music you like! Whether it's Beyonce or Rhianna or Donna Summer, Abba, The Rolling Stones, Queen, or Led Zeppelin. It doesn't have to have a fast beat, in my humble opinion. If the song has some meaning or makes your smile, that's all that matters.
Oh, the last song that played when I was doing my 5 minutes of Yoga was "Tuesday Afternoon" by the Moody Blues - now that was a cool way to end a Tuesday!
Toodles!
