5 Songs to Sweat to

I had a great day at the gym today and one of the things I thought definitely helped me with that was the fact that my mp3 player gave me track after track that just worked with my workout.

It made me think, what are the top 5 songs I like working out to? It wasn't too hard to compile a short list so I turned them into a mini-mixtape to share with the 10 people who read this blog. It's my gift to you.

Go to folder - FileFactory.com

1. Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World

Yeah I know it's a little weird, but I like to be told I'm sexy before I start sweating. Therefore once I'm in my gym clothes, as I put stuff in my locker, fill up my water bottle, jump on my first piece of cardio equipment and start to warm up, I play this. It makes me smile, eases me into it and reminds me that I'm sexy, even before I hop on that machine.

2. Ciara feat Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic (Chew Fu Small Room Fix)

I don't like the original of this song, but I dig this mix. It's fast, it's sexy and it sounds more like a JT song than a Ciara one. Once the warm up is done, this ups the tempo and gets you into it.

3. M.I.A. - Paper Planes (LAZR Tag Remix)

This one is fast and thumping but it does slow down for a little in the middle so gives you a minute to slow down just a little bit before BANG! You're back into the high speed and grooving.

4. Daft Punk - Around The World / Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

This one's been around a long time but I was only recently introduced to it. The thumping bass, the chanting "work it. make it. do it. makes us. harder. better. faster. stronger." while slowly getting faster and the live crowd going mental... it's hard to NOT push yourself to this one. You'll love it so much you'll barely notice how hard you're working.

5. Portishead - Glorybox (Sessions Remix)

Time to warm down a little - maybe move onto the weights or do some stretching, and this one fits the bill. It's not slow, but it is groovy and definitely a step down from the Daft Punk. Heavy bass, fluid beats and the haunting lyrics of Portishead. This is one of my all time favourite songs by one of my all time favourite bands, and this mix does it justice.

If you load those 5 songs on your mp3 player and jump on the treadmill you'll be there for 25 minutes, but I'm sure you've got your favourites to mix in as well.

If you just want to download one, you can save them by clicking on the titles, or if you'd like all five, click here for the zip file (44mb).

If you have legal issues with me sharing any of these tunes, please email me and I'll remove them.