One more for now...

My last update and I am caught up, at least until Wednesday :)

This first one is an idea I had been tossing around for a few months and finally narrowed down the music and got a workout formatted. I knew it would be hard but I didn't realize it would be as challenging as it ended up being. Several members came up to me and said it was the hardest class they had ever taken, so be careful. Proceed with caution...

The biggest difference in this playlist is that I chose music with lots of changes in each song. Typically a song stays about the same tempo or pace throughout. The songs I really like to spin to are ones that have lots of cadence or tempo changes, going both faster AND slower. Each song ends up being it's own mini "class". It is difficult because there is very little recovery built in. You just follow the music. Like you would follow the road on your bike outside, the music is your path. Do what it tells you...

Changes (52 minutes)

1. Just Can't Get Enough- Black Eyed Peas (warm up)
2. Candyman- Christina Aguilera
3. Stuck- Stacie Orrico
4. 99 Luftballons- Nena
5. Dog Days Are Over- Florence + The Machine
6. Send Me on My Way- Rusted Root
7. Fool In the Rain- Led Zeppelin
8. Baby Love- Lunatic DJs
9. Welcome to the Black Parade- My Chemical Romance
10. Come on Eileen- Dexy's Midnight Runners
11. Shout- The Isley Brothers
12. Hush Hush; Hush Hush- The Pussycat Dolls (cool down)

And lastly, it is my first born's birthday on the 16th of this month so I decided to do a playlist of his favorite tunes. Actually, I must add a disclaimer. I made this for his iPod last summer and apparently it is very uncool to like Katy Perry as a sixth grader, so he would no longer approve of that song. But I left it on there anyway. I am still his mother you know :)

Andy's Playlist (51 minutes)

1. Hey, Soul Sister- Train (warm up)
2. Welcome to the Jungle- Guns N' Roses (run)
3. Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner (run)
4. California Gurls- Katy Perry (run)
5. Wavin' Flag- K'naan (climb)
6. Chelsea Dagger- The Fratellis
7. Safety Dance- Glee Cast (climb)
8. Tik Tok- Ke$ha (run)
9. Poker Face- Lady Gaga (climb)
10. Don't Stop Believin'- Journey (run)
11. Waka Waka- Shakira (run)
12. Don't Let Me Get Me- P!nk (seated climb)
13. Gettin' Over You- David Guetta
14. Copacabana- Barry Manilow (cool down)

My son may be taller than me and wear size 11 men's shoe at age 12, but he'll always be my baby boy.
Happy Birthday Andy!

Portia

Another update!

I am on a roll it seems! Actually, enough members at the gym have been asking about music so I promised to post.

A few weeks back I saw that the Country Music Awards was on so I decided to dust off my country playlist, update it and give it a spin. Country is the genre that most people tell me they don't like so I am always wary to use it. But remember when I say don't be a music snob and keep an open mind...

Country (51 minutes)

1. Harper Valley P.T.A.- Jeannie C. Riley
2. Redneck Woman- Gretchen Wilson (run)
3. Man! I Feel Like a Woman- Shania Twain (run)
4. Cotton Eye Joe- Rednex (run)
5.I Love a Rainy Night- Eddie Rabbit (climb)
6. Stuck Like Glue- Sugarland (run)
7. Hoedown Throwdown- Miley Cyrus (jumps)
8. All Summer Long- Kid Rock (climb)
9. Crazy Ex-Girlfreind- Miranda Lambert (resistance build)
10. Life Is a Highway- Chris Le Doux (run)
11. Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)- Big & Rich (seated climb)
12. It Happens- Sugarland (run)
13. Gimme Three Steps- Lynyrd Skynyrd (run)
14. Honey Bee- Blake Shelton (cool down)

Yee-Haw!

The next class I was trying to think what would be the biggest contrast to Country so I went with my Alternative playlist...

Alternative (50 minutes)

1. Just Like Heaven- The Cure (warm up)
2. Memory- Sugarcult (run)
3. Lollipop- Mika (run)
4. Just Can't Get Enough (remix)- Equatronic (jumps)
5. Birdhouse In Your Soul- They Might Be Giants (climb)
6. I Melt With You- Sugarcult (run)
7. Here (In Your Arms)- Hellogoodbye (sprints)
8. Tubthumping- Chumbawamba (run)
9. Ocean Avenue- Yellowcard (sprints)
10. When Did Your Heart Go Missing?- Rooney (run)
11. It's the End of The World As We Know It- R.E.M. (run)
12. Beverly Hills- Weezer (climb)
13. The Middle- Jimmy Eat World (run)
14. Pure- The Lightning Seeds (cool down)

See you soon-

Portia

Playlist update

I have  a few to catch up on! First request was before I went on my "family trip" to Florida. It's not a vacation if it involves me making beds, picking up clothes and food preparation but it was fun regardless.

First one is my old Spring Break playlist that has a south of the border, Caribbean feel to it....

Spring Break (50 minutes)

1.Whenever, Wherever- Shakira (warm up)
2. Let's Get Loud- Jennifer Lopez (run)
3. Baila Meneaito- Candela (jumps)
4. The Tide is High- Blondie (climb)
5. Livin' la Vida Loca- Ricky Martin (run)
6. Torero- Chayanne (run)
7. Sweat- Inner Circle (climb)
8. Wipe Out- The Surfaris (run)
9. Pass the Dutchie- Musical Youth (climb)
10. We Be Burnin'- Sean Paul (run)
11. Hot Hot Hot- Buster Poindexter (jumps)
12. Vacation- Go-Go's (run)
13. Mambo No.5- Lou Bega (run)
14. Could You Be Loved- Bob Marley (cool down)

And the second Spring Break playlist which is a blend of current "party" songs and others from way back when I was on spring break during college. It was fun :)

Spring Break Old and New (53 minutes)

1. What Is Love- Haddaway (warm up)
2. Hit the Lights- Jay Sean (run)
3. Barbie Girl- Aqua (run)
4. Blow- Ke$ha (climb)
5. Macarena- Los Dos Rios (jumps)
5. On the Floor- Jennifer Lopez (run)
6. Rhythym Is a Dancer- Snap!
7. What the Hell- Avril Lavigne (sprints)
8. No Limit- 2 Unlimited (recovery run)
9. E.T.- Katy Perry (climb)
10. Another Night- Real McCoy (run)
11. S&M- Rihanna (run)
13. Good Vibrations- Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (jumps)
14. F**kin Perfect- P!nk (cool down)

Be back soon-

Portia