Wellness Week Workout Tunes!

The proliferation of portable MP3 players and iTunes has made everyone a DJ.  Gone are the days of mix-tape cassettes and recording songs off of the radio.   So these days when it comes to putting together a list of tunes to get you super pumped for an intense workout everyone is the master of their own destiny.  Some plan their playlists according to the intensity of their workout, building from warm up songs, to a peak and then slowing things with some cool-off tunes.  Others prefer fast-paced pop songs all the way though.  But whatever your preference there’s a little something for everyone on our list of top workout hits to put on your iPod this Wellness Week™.

Here are some of our staff picks:

Shari:

1. Welcome Back, Mase
2. Bad Romance, Lady Gaga
3. Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
4. Dog Days are Over, Florence and the Machine
5. Say Hey (I Love You), Michael Franti & Spearhead
6. Bounce That, Girl Talk
7. Chaiya, Chaiya, (Dil Se)
8. Alejandro, Lady Gaga
9. Beverly Hills, Weezer
10. Lighters Up, Lil Kim
11. California Girls, Katy Perry
12. Stronger, Kanye West
13. Satisfaction, Eve
14. Dancehall Style, Luciano
15. One Day, Matisyahu

Amy:

1. 306 and Cook Street Theme by Mon.key.pod/Madame Psychosis
2. Bubblegum,  Rasheeda
3. Sweet Dreams, Beyonce
4. Psychic City,  Yacht
5. Pick Up Ya Flow, Dyme Def
6. Swang on Em, Bun B feat. Lupe Fiasco
7. Coma,  Papertwin

Kate:

1. Dynamite, Taio Cruz
2. More, Usher
3. Poker Face,  Lady Gaga
4. Like a G6, Far East Movement
5. Let’s Get It Started, The Black Eyed Peas
6. Only Girl (in the World), Rihanna
7. Stronger,  Kanye West
8. Forget You (Radio Version), Cee Lo Green
9. Club Can’t Handle Me, Flo Rida, featuring David Guetta

Erika:

1. Start Me Up, The Rolling Stones
2. Kiss with a Fist, Florence and The Machine
3. Dancing with Myself, Billy Idol
4. Dope Show, Marilyn Manson
5. Love Game, Lady Gaga
6. Should I Stay or Should I Go, The Clash
7. It’s So Easy, Guns ‘N Roses
8. Man Eater, Nelly Furtado
9. Controversy, Prince
10. Mother, Danzig
11. Toxic, Britney Spears
12. Let’s Dance, David Bowie

What are your favorite tunes to work out to?  Share them with us in the comments!