iTunes recently featured the music that Serena Williams uses to achieve her speed and endurance during runs and while I may not agree with the way Serena handles losing, I am liking her taste in running music. The play list is designed to improve your running speed, build endurance and give you a boost. So enjoy! "Whatever U Like" - Nicole Scherzinger, 3:52 "The Way I Are" - Timbaland, Read more

Music is a great motivational tool. You put on some good tunes and your body responds and suddenly you're exercising. Well, maybe it is not that easy, but here's a mix that gets me off the couch. Sometimes I just need a wall of guitars behind me, pushing me through my run. Bookended with slower, calmer songs for warming up and cooling down, the bulk of the mix should get you heavy into exercise. Read more

We've been seeing Reese Witherspoon working out these days. Like any other exerciser, Reese uses music for motivation. Glamour.com got the scoop on her favorite songs to workout to. “Soak Up the Sun,” by Sheryl Crow “Buttons,” by The Pussycat Dolls “Walk On,” by U2 “Sweet Home Alabama,” by B.A.M.A. “Stop This Train,” by John Mayer (for stretching and cool-down) I'm sure that Read more

When you decide to add running to your cardio routine, I think the best method is to mix walking with running and methodically cut down the walking time while increasing the running time. Eventually you will be just running and because you have taken the time to build up your overall stamina you will be ready. Here's a play list to guide your walking / running workout. If the song has the word Read more

Almost everyone is back to school now, but just because you (or your kids) are back to school does not mean you should skip the workouts. Use this play list to motivate you to hit the gym, even when school is in session. "School" - Nirvana, 2:42 "Stick to the Status Quo" - High School Musical, 4:30 "Hot for Teacher" - Van Halen, 4:43 "When I Kissed the Teacher" - Abba, 3:01 "Teacher I Need You" Read more

It is Labor Day weekend! Since we are having this three day weekend to celebrate the worker, I took the theme of work and ran with it for this week's play list... This 'working' play list starts you out a little slow to warm you up, gets you working in the middle, then slows you down again for cool down and a little stretching. "Working Class Hero" - John Lennon, 3:51 " 9 to 5" - Dolly Parton, Read more

I don't know if you noticed but it's been extremely hot across the country the past few days. So while you may be burning up, don't burn out before you workout. Instead put these hot tunes on your iPod and feel the burn. Before you know it, you'll be looking hot, hot, hot... "Hot Boyz" - Missy Elliott, 3:35 "Hot" - Avril Lavigne, 3:22 "Hot Ride" - Prodigy, 4:36 "Drop it Like it's Hot" - Snoop Read more

No doubt about it, we are in the dog days of summer. During the end of July through early August, Sirius - the “dog star” - rises and sets with the sun. Ancient Romans believed the two stars conspired to double the heat creating a stretch of hot and sultry weather, so that's why they named the period of late summer "the dog days." This play list is dedicated to these dog hot days we are Read more

I feel like everything has its ties in biking these days. From the excitement of the Tour de France to seeing stars biking around town, I've got the cycling bug. So this week's play list is designed to keep you rolling along and who better than The Rolling Stones to keep you motivated? "Gimme Shelter" - 4:32 "Start Me Up" - 3:33 "Paint It, Black" - 3:44 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - Read more

Here is a play list of great workout songs made up of some of my favorites - old and new. Mostly old...How can you not want to get up and dance to Bruce wooing Rosalita with a song? Plus I like a slow tune to warm up to and a slow tune to cool down. "Falling Slowly" Glen Hansard & Markéta from Once, 4:04 "Hang Me Out to Dry" Cold War Kids from Robbers & Cowards 3:38 "Kissing the Read more