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Which Type of Music Do You Prefer When Working Out?

January 16, 2008

Everyone has a preference for music when doing certain activities. When I am cleaning, I like to listen to upbeat dance music. When I am working, it's pop music. When I am chilling out on a Saturday afternoon, it's mellow music. When I am working out, it actually varies from hip-hop to rock.

What about you guys, which type of music do you like to listen to when you're working out?

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mademoiselle2009 4 years 23 weeks

greentea1203--- i listen to girl talk too! you just never know what's coming (well you do when you know the songs, but it's just thrilling ) anyone not heard of it? search on google &listen to animal talk on his myspace and ya can buy the albums on amazon by mp3 downloading so greaaat it's either girl talk, madonna, coldplay, some assorted rap, or i'll watch the TV at the ymca

Lovaajn 5 years 17 weeks

anything with a bit of a beat. my ex-boyfriend listens to jazz and classical music. that always cracks me up.

enSue 5 years 17 weeks

I used to listen to electronica/trance music when working out. Nowadays I either listen to rock, pop-rock (preferably music by Garbage), Enya (if I need to distress), or nothing at all.

Giasbash6260 5 years 18 weeks

i can hardly work out with music blaring in my ears because when one song is over i know that only 3-4 minutes have gone by and that makes me depressed because i do cardio for 90-100 minutes a day! i prefer magazines & really good books to keep me going... i do like listening to music when i walk to class though it helps push me through the cold weather outside - i go to school in CO!

i am awesomeness 5 years 18 weeks

I like to listen to dance music, fun pop tracks! It makes me feel all peppy and like singing haha. Music really helps me keep going when I'm feeling tired.

megizzakilla 5 years 18 weeks

The ABSOULUTE best workout song of all time is Whitney Houston's "I wanna dance with somebody". Give it a try, it will totally vamp your workout!

darlene 5 years 18 weeks

i like to mix it up

darlene 5 years 18 weeks

i like to mix it up

ljshootingstar 5 years 18 weeks

Disco baby!! Something about the Bee Gees, Donna Summer etc gets me moving like nothing else. :-)

ljshootingstar 5 years 18 weeks

Disco baby!! Something about the Bee Gees, Donna Summer etc gets me moving like nothing else. :-)

meowtomekitty 5 years 18 weeks

I love COUNTRY MUSIC...but i will listen to pop to work out.. it gets you in the dancing move and makes you want to work out longer.

HoneyLuv89 5 years 18 weeks

Some of my favorites are Mika and Missy Elliot :)

pequeña 5 years 18 weeks

I listen to Blondie and David Bowie when I'm jogging.

lala788 5 years 18 weeks

i like to listening to rock music all the time no matter what i do

julibul 5 years 18 weeks

The only time music REALLY helps me work out is when I'm listening to music that I can imagine that either a) I'm singing or b) I wrote the song or both. Then, I stop thinking about how much I want to get off of the treadmill, as I imagine myself being famous or having people hear how good I am at music for the first time. Time goes by a lot faster. Recorded music that I actually have played in also helps, because I remember playing it and that's also distracting. Heh, I'm a music major.

almostloli 5 years 18 weeks

rock! but i go easy.. as long as the music got beats i can follow and are easy on the ears :D i love em

SaraSmile 5 years 18 weeks

I'm curious as to why you made the distinction between rap and hip-hop?

insanitypepper 5 years 18 weeks

No music for me! I like to watch cooking shows for motivation.

christel 5 years 18 weeks

Funky House or Hard House would be my work-out music :)

Stacey Cakes 5 years 18 weeks

a weird mixture of punk, hip-hop, and dance music

Nitrobezene 5 years 18 weeks

I love listening to organs play.Kidding, I like dance music. :D

Nitrobezene 5 years 18 weeks

I love listening to organs play. Kidding, I like dance music. :D

Renees3 5 years 18 weeks

Everything. All of the above. I have everything on my iPhone (my boyfriend has 130 gigs of music on his computer, so I'm not kidding when I say Everything) so I just hit random when I run. Sometimes as the gym I want to wash away the crappy day I listen to Jack Johnson. Not super upbeat all the time but feels good. And then sometimes I like to listen to the misfits. Best band ever. They're old school, check them out. Good workout music, quick, fast songs, no nonesense