Globe and Mail article

I just read an article in The Globe and Mail (Nov.12 / Life Section) which confirms what most of us already know; music affects our exercise performance. The key is to listen to the right kind of music for the right type of exercise. There is a list of suggestions which I thought would be fun to share as I'm always looking for new songs to inspire me on the treadmill. The music was compiled by Dr. Costas Karageorghis of Brunel University in Britain. It lists music by genre and each category goes from low intensity to high intensity workouts.

Rock:

Simply the Best      by Tina Turner

Keep on Running    by The Spencer Davis Group

Born to be Wild      by Steppenwolf

The Heat Is On       by Glenn Frey

Pop:

Lifted                                                 by Lighthouse Family

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough     by Michael Jackson

Movin' Too Fast                               by Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson

Reach                                                  by SClub 7

Soul/R&B:

Back to Life                                       by Soul II Soul

I Will Survive                                    by Gloria Gaynor

I Feel Good                                        by James Brown

Everbody Needs Somebody to Love      by The Blues Brothers

Classical:

Spring                                                 from The Four Seasons Vivaldi

Radetzky March                                by  Joahnn Strauss

Troika                                                 by Prokofiev

William Tell Overture                     by Rossini

Source: The Globe and Mail, November 12, 2009, Life Section, Article written by Alex Hutchinson.