Good Workout Songs

There are some songs which totally pump you up while doing the workout. Ever wondered why some songs give a different feel to the listener than others. Here's an article on good workout songs and why some songs tend to pump you up!
Well one thing is clear. If you've ever been to a gym, they will always play songs with a faster beat or a higher volume. Workout songs tend to be louder as they somehow push people to work out harder.

Good Songs to Play While Working Out

It has been seen in gyms worldwide, which effectively makes it a global phenomena rather than a local one-that some songs tend to make people exercise harder. Traditionally gyms have played songs which have a faster beat, a louder bass or hard music or hard vocals. Somehow, their intensity increases our own while working out. We tend to feel more energetic when we hear certain songs and then we push ourselves harder in the gym. A lot of gyms used DJ remixed versions of softer songs which again lends them a higher intensity.

Commonly accepted tracks are basically of two genres: hip-hop and rock. So while listing out the songs, I'll classify them in three groups: rock workout songs, hip hop workout songs and pop workout songs.

Rock Workout Songs
  • Highway to Hell ~ AC/DC
  • The Unforgiven II ~ Metallica
  • Faint ~ Linkin Park
  • Tornado of Souls ~ Megadeth
  • Turn the Page ~ Metallica
  • Wherever I May Roam ~ Metallica
  • You Know My Name ~ Chris Cornell
  • Rockstar ~ Nickelback
  • Fear of the Dark ~ Iron Maiden
  • Another Brick in the Wall ~ Pink Floyd
  • We Will Rock You ~ Queen
  • We Are the Champions ~ Queen
  • Morning Glory ~ Oasis
  • The Eye of the Tiger ~ Survivor
  • It's My Life ~ Bon Jovi
  • Domination ~ Pantera
  • I'm Shipping Up to Boston ~ Dropkick Murphys
  • Alive ~ Pearl Jam
  • Know Your Enemy ~ Green Day
  • What I've Done ~ Linkin Park
  • Enter Sandman ~ Metallica
  • Bleed It Out ~ Linkin Park
Hip Hop Workout Songs
  • Boom Boom Pow ~ Black Eyed Peas
  • Gasolina ~ Daddy Yankee
  • The Way I Are ~ Timbaland ft Keri Hilson
  • My Humps ~ Black Eyed Peas
  • Smack That ~ Akon ft Eminem
  • Work It ~ Nelly ft Justin Timberlake
  • Love Stoned ~ Justin Timberlake
  • SexyBack ~ Justin Timberlake
  • Lose Yourself ~ Eminem
  • In Da Club ~ 50 Cent
  • She Wants It ~ 50 Cent ft Justin Timberlake
  • Girlfriend ~ N sync ft Nelly
  • Rock Your Body ~ Justin Timberlake
  • Hips Don't Lie ~ Shakira ft Wyclef Jean
  • Yeah ~ Usher ft Lil Wayne and Ludacris
  • Crank That ~ Soulja Boy
  • B.O.B ~ Outkast
  • Someday ~ Flipside
  • Bebot ~ Black Eyed Peas
  • Pump It ~ Black Eyed Peas
Pop Workout Songs
  • Rasputin ~ Boney M
  • 4 Minutes to Save the World ~ Madonna ft Justin Timberlake
  • Toxic ~ Britney Spears
  • All the Things She Said ~ TATU
  • Beat It ~ Michael Jackson
  • Thriller ~ Michael Jackson
  • Summer of '69 ~ Bryan Adams
  • Viva La Vida ~ Coldplay
  • Livin La Vida Loca ~ Ricky Martin
  • She Bangs ~ Ricky Martin
  • When I Grow Up ~ Pussycat Dolls
  • Don't Cha ~ Pussycat Dolls
So this was a great list of songs you can use to get motivated while working out. You can play these songs in your gym to really get the people going!
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Last Updated: 9/26/2011
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