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Music is an exhilarating and fun way to get your adrenaline pumping while you exercise, and the right playlist can really boost your performance
Sometimes when you’re exercising you need an extra surge of adrenaline to help push you to run that extra kilometre, do an extra set of squats, or hold that yoga pose for another few breaths.
And for that, there’s a natural and readily available performance enhancing drug: music.
The right beats can distract you from labouring lungs, creaky ankles, and mental fatigue, plus it just makes things more fun. Research has proved that those who exercise in sync with music need less oxygen and perform better. Need another reason? It’s a lot more pleasant to hear a groovy baseline than your raspy breath.
And while there isn’t a surefire recipe for the perfect exercise song, it’s widely accepted that you want a tune that bangs out around 120 beats per minute (BPM) or more.
With that in mind, we’ve compiled the following 3 playlists for your run, high-tensity cardio and yoga workouts.
Boots Electric – Boots Electric Theme
Icona Pop – I Love It
Beck – Timebomb
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
Santa Esmeralda – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Beggin’ (Pilooski Re-Edit)
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Mayer Hawthorne – Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’
Muse – Panic Station
The Strokes – Welcome to Japan
Daft Punk – Derezzed
The Glitch Mob – Seven Nation Army (Remix)
Sleigh Bells – Demons
Tame Impala – Elephant
Avicii – Levels
Dizzee Rascal – Dance Wiv me ft. Calvin Harris
Childish Gambino – Heartbreak
Audioslave – Show Me How to Live
Dev – In the Dark remix feat. Kanye West
The Black Keys – Gold on the Ceiling
Billy Bragg & Wilco – California Stars
Frank Ocean (feat. Andre 300) – Pink Matter
Sigur Ros – Milano
Norah Jones – Say Goodbye
Justin Timberlake – That Girl
Louis Armstrong – La Vie En Rose
Billy Swan – Don’t Be Cruel
Zamfir – The Lonely Shepard
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Walkabout
Bon Iver – RE: Stacks
3 Music Playlists to Pump up Your Workouts