The "I hate working out" playlist

This month has been a great month! For 27 years I have never understood how people would voluntarily want to work out. I seriously thought they were crazy. Ultimately it comes down to the fact that I hate to sweat, uh, I mean "glisten". As I have mentioned in a previous post though, I have become a more active person. I can't say I'm there yet, but I can say that I don't quite "hate" it anymore, in fact, I'm starting to crave working up a sweat! Sorry, I won't get all Denise Austin on you, you still won't see me smiling while working out, that will NEVER happen.

However, I do try and visualize fat melting off my body with the sweat. And seeing as I eat dessert all the time, its easy to do.

My favorite working up a sweat activity is walking very briskly; I want to be a runner, but I'm soooo not there yet. I get to walk my dog, Beau, and listen to my awesome Zune (Microsoft's answer to the Ipod). I have a playlist specifically set on my zune for my morning walks and I'd like to share with you the randomness in my mix.
Feel free to steal some of these for your workout routine!

1. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" - by The Proclaimers: who else wouldn't want to start their walk off with "and I would walk 500 miles...."? Its got a great beat and I instantly want to go go go!!


2. "American Girl" by Tom Petty - Need I say more? Its upbeat and you can't get any better than Tom Petty


3. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin - This song takes me back to my childhood in the 80s., hanging out at the Pizza Hut in Walterboro. well, not that you want to be thinking about Pizza Hut while working out, but still!! Whistle with me now...

4. "Shut Up & Drive" by Rhianna - While I'm not a huge Rhianna fan, I just can't but love this song!! It makes me want to run!

5. "Whats Golden" by Jurassic 5 - This song reminds me of fraternity parties at App. State, drinking cheap beer and dancing the night away.

6. "Freedom" by George Michael - I visualize the video to this song and it motivates me to move. The video is filled with supermodels from the 90s.

7. "Bonnie & Clyde" by Jay-Z - "you ready B? lets go get 'um!" Thats right.. I'm B. haha This song reminds me of spring break with Kristel, circa 2003.

8. "Disease" by Matchbox Twenty - Had to put my boys on the list, I love them!! This song is the ultimate break up song, its a pissy song and I love it. I've used it to get over many a boy in my past, but now I use the "disease" as me trying to overcome the key lime pie I ate last night. OK, OK,.. and the 4 sugar cookies I ate after breakfast this morning.

9. "New Shoes" by Paolo Nutini - I fell in love with this catchy song when I went on my first plane ride to Key West two years ago, it was on the Delta playlist. It makes me think about traveling to some new exotic place. Suddenly everything is right with new shoes...

10. "Black or White" - by Michael Jackson - (are you done laughing?) One of many Michael Jackson songs that could have made the list, but b/c this one has a lot of bouncy-ness to it, I picked it. Plus it has an awesomely cheesy rap in the middle of it.

11. "Ain't to Proud to Beg" by The Temptations - its upbeat, its moving, its in "Remember the Titans" and if its good enough for football players on a movie, then it is for me too!

12. "The way you make me feel" by Michael Jackson - "go on girl! ohh!" haha All I have to say is if you've seen the movie "Center Stage" then you understand why I put this song on my list. And if you haven't seen the movie, you MUST see it!! Also, who doesn't love a Michael Jackson song?



13. "Feeling Alright" by Joe Cocker - this is towards the end of the work out. I LOVE Joe Cocker and this song is my theme song!


14. "Peace, Love & Happiness" by G. Love & Special Sauce - this is fun a song, but lets be honest, I only downloaded it b/c I thought the name of the group was hysterical!


OK, there is is!! An a little over an hour's worth of music to work out to! Here are a few of the songs that didn't quite make the cut:

C+ C music factory's - Gonna Make you Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)

Heavy D and the Boyz - Now that we've found love

"Bust a Move"


What is on YOUR playlist?! I'm curious!!! leave me a comment!



ps. Even though I am the QUEEN of sunscreen, applying 70spf like its my freakin' job, I went outside today for 30 minutes and now I am sunburned!! ouch.


pps. I figured after 10 years that it was time to buy new tennis shoes too and they MAKE me want to wear them all the time b/c they are soo pretty!! Hot pink and grey Adidas -