What music gets you motivated?

What music do you listen to while you run?

What songs/artists get you into a good rhythm?

Go!

[Reidy Graduate]

I love Bastille Pompei, Bruno Mars Locked out of Heaven, A bit of Coldplay... a good mix and a good beat, but that doesn't make you run too fast!!

[PrincessStef Graduate]

I struggle to run to Snow Patrol - feel like jumping into the sea . I tend to listen to chart music and Musical Theatre. Nothing like a bit of Legally Blonde the Musical to get you going.

[useitorloseit Graduate]

I strangely discovered that Glenn Miller 'In the Mood' and Vince Guaraldi's 'Linus and Lucy' fitted into my slow run bpm, and they were brilliant! Who knew??!! The Who 'Who's better who's best' was by far the favourite though - made me smile while I ran

[AllieG Graduate]

So many!

Recent downloads for my Run playlist:

Scissor Sisters, I don't feel like Dancing

Ed Sheeran, Sing

Supergrass, Alright

Meghan Trainor, All About that Bass

Mark Ronson, Uptown Funk

Taylor Swift, Shake it Off

Madonna/Justin Timberlake, 4 Minutes

Paloma Faith, Upside Down

.....none of which I would normally listen to (bit of a folky really) but all of them put a smile on my face and a spring in my stride!

[Wristy Graduate]

there is a rock cardio playlist on spotify that has served me well the last couple of times (I never used to listen to music before on a run) so will keep with that. Excuse me if anyone sees me singing along to the Boss on the way round the park!

[AllieG Graduate in reply to Wristy]

Brilliant. "Bo-o-o-orn in the Yoooo- Esssss-Ayayaaaaaaaay"?

Off to check out that playlist...

[Wristy Graduate in reply to AllieG]

haha oh yes!

[useitorloseit Graduate in reply to Wristy]

I tried a bit of Bruce (I'm a big fan of the pre born in the usa era) but it just didn't work for me. No idea why!

[Wristy Graduate in reply to useitorloseit]

takes all sorts and best to try different types of music that keep you going. I didn't think dance music would work for me but it oddly does!

[Pigivi]

A bit of an eclectic playlist - with nothing too new - I find Imelda May's Mayhem is brilliant - the whole album (cannot paste here, will post a snapshot of my playlist

[Nick_Jae Graduate]

Anything to drown out the sound of my breathing...from anthrax to lcd soundsystem

[Pigivi]

But I did a naked run today.... just the wind in the willows

[poppypug Graduate]

Let's Get Ready to Rhumble - Ant and Dec !

I love it ! xxx

[Dunder2004 Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Will you get your own coat or do you need any help?

#facepalm

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Dunder2004]

Ha ha what's wrong with it ? xxx

[Dunder2004 Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Just yanking your chain m'dear. Whatever floats your particular boat is fine with me.

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Dunder2004]

Let's just wreck the mike , psyche ! xxx

[Wristy Graduate in reply to poppypug]

I actually bought that single for my sister back in the day as a birthday present, how time flies! hahaha

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Wristy]

Ha ha ! I love it , it really gets me motivated .

Mind you, I am the Queen of Cheese xxx

[Hidden]

I was enjoying "Bad Things" yesterday on my run. Not gonna lie.

[the_tea_fairy Graduate]

The new Bjork album for long runs, but it's a bit slow and odd for efforts: for those, it's Jimi Hendrix :).

Other things that help, some slow, some quick, some strange...

Youngblood Brassband

Jack White

The Cat Empire

Kate Bush

The National

The Little Unsaid

[ju-ju- Graduate]

I'm into Madonna at the moment ( that's probably showing my age!!)

[Hidden]

I like a bit of rock, blues and hairy 80s as well as old 70s disco!! No accounting for taste. Acdc, chuck berry, elo, Bon jovi, deep purple, Tina Charles, bonnie tyler

[jo4t15 Graduate]

Does the Archers omnibus count? Not sure of the bpm! And frequently confuses me with the noise of tractors so I move over my single track road to find nothing there!

[misswobble Graduate]

Ha ha. four words i thought i'd never hear in the same sentence, deep purple and tina charles 😊

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Love em both mind you! I love to love but my baby just loves to dance yes he does ☺

I am enjoying Stone Roses Resurrection at the mo