Gimme a Beat

MUSIC.

We all love it. But did you know how important music is during your workouts?

Studies have found that music makes you push yourself harder and distracts you from the pain of your workout!

I'm sure 99.99% of you listen to music of some sort during your workout (unless you're my dad, who prefers some AM radio to keep him going) I spent a lot of time working on my gym playlist because music makes all the difference for my workouts. If I forget my headphones or if my Spotify isn't working, I get a weee bit angry ;)

So today I'm sharing my playlist, and how you too can create your ultimate gym playlist so that you can have awesome workouts! But first things first....

You have to find your power song.

power song (n.) - a song that automatically give you energy, motivation, and focus no matter how many times you've heard it before.

It's good to listen to your power song either first thing (when you're warming up for example) to get you in the right mood/mindset for your workout or in the middle when you need that push!

Mine is "Let's Go" by Calvin Harris. No matter how many times I listen to this song, the lyrics and beat give me an amazing energy and happiness. I mean, just read the lyrics..how can that not get you motivated?!

Let’s go!
Make no excuses now
I’m talking here and now
I’m talking here and now

Let’s go!
Your time is running out
I’m talking here and now
I’m talking here and now

It’s not about what you’ve done
It’s about what you doing
It’s all about where you going
No matter where you’ve been
Let’s go!

Some other popular choices for power songs are "Stronger" by Kanye West and "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor. It's whatever gets you the most motivated, upbeat, awesomest version of you, so be picky!

Here are the songs that are currently in my playlist. Give them a listen and add them into your playlist!

Wings - Little Mix

Blessed (Avicii Edit) - Tom Hangs

Promises - Nero

Polyamorous - Breaking Benjamin

Closer - Tegan and Sara

Lick It - Kaskade, Skrillex

Heads Will Roll (A Track Radio Edit) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bom Bom - Sam and the Womp

Radioactive - Marina and the Diamonds

Cameo Lover - Kimbra

Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan

Where Have You Been - Rhianna

Pressure (Alesso Remix) - Nadia Ali

Pumpin Blood - NONONO

Right Now (Dyro Club Remix) - Rhianna

Cinema - Benny Benassi

Work B**ch - Britney Spears (yes, I know there's a bad word)

Roar - Katy Perry

I Wanna Fly - Rosette

La Laa - Mia Martina

Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo

Bad Romance (Skrillex Remix) - Lady Gaga

Get Low - Dillon Francis

Before I Forget - Slipknot

Hello (Razor N Guido Radio Edit) - Karmin

Acapella (Zitron Remix) - Karmin

Scream and Shout - will.i.am, Brittany Spears

Animals - Martin Garrix

Fancy - Iggy Azalea

Classic - MKTO

Skip To the Good Beat - Razzle Kicks

Need U (100%) - Duke Dumont

Bulls On Parade - Rage Against the Machine

Some songs that used to be on my playlist (but have thus retired) include "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz, all Ke$ha songs, "Stronger" by Kanye West, "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor, "Come and Get It" by Selena Gomez, "Marry the Night" by Lady Gaga, "Save the World (Knife Party Remix)" by Swedish House Mafia, and "Play Hard" by David Guetta.

So there you have it! Did you find any songs to add to your playlist? Have any songs that you pumped that you'd love to share! Leave a comment below! And have a great workout with your new and nifty tunes :D