playlist

there's nothing quite like a great playlist for running....I find that unless I have a playlist of great songs to motivate me while I'm running I really can't make it...I know, I know, I could "push through it" and "it's all about motivation" the nike ad, "just do it" comes to mind........blah, blah, blah........whatever, with a capitol W. a part of my brain knows all that but nevertheless, it really does help to have great music with great beats to help me keep a good pace. i love it when i get in "the groove" while running where everything else fades away and it's just me, the pavement and the pace of my feet, one foot in front of the other moving to the beat of the song......oh, I just love that feeling so much. it's when I'm in "the groove" that I feel rejuvenated; like I could come home afterwards from running and do just about anything I want.....i don't really know how else to describe it but i feel the best about myself when I'm in "the groove." there aren't many moments of high self-esteem in my life that I experience on a regular basis but when I'm in "the groove" I feel it, and it makes the aches in my legs and my lack of breath all worth it in the end.

So, with that said, here is one of my newest playlists. I tested it out tonight as a matter of fact. I've arranged all the songs so that I have a 50 minute workout: one 5 minute song for warm up, then a full 30 minutes of faster paced songs that gradually increase in beats per minute, then about 15 minutes of slow songs that gradually decrease in beats per minute for cool down. I used to teach water aerobics at the community pool when I was in high school. none of the aerobic tapes were mixed with very good songs so I made up my own......i've been doing it ever since.

DISCLAIMER: Almost ALL of these songs are among my "guilty pleasures" music list. I promised I'd share more with you, so here you go! :) be nice to me.....


Me, Myself & I - Beyonce' - Dangerously In Love
Seven Days - Craig David - Born To Do It
I Don't Wanna Know - Mario Winans Ft. P. Diddy
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake - Justified
Naughty Girl - Beyonce' - Dangerously In Love
Roses - Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
The Way You Move - Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
Fill Me In - Craig David - Born To Do It
Toxic OK - Britney Spears - In The Zone - ADVANCE
Rise And Fall - Craig David Ft. Sting - Slicker Than Your Average
My Life - Mary J. Blige - My Life
U Got It Bad - Usher - 8701
Emotional Rollercoaster - Vivian Green - A Love Story