Fast paced songs tp walk to

[tammyandtommy]

Hi all, I am trying to make a cd to walk with. Can we start a list of songs that are upbeat to walk to!

 

[taraswan]

How about Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts? I like listening to that one myself.

 

[tammyandtommy]

please dont stop the music.... Rhianna..Thats a good one

 

[tammyandtommy]

lol 2 songs, come on Im not gonna walk far ladies and gents!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Nutbush City Limits...Tina Turner
Moondance...Van Morrison
Jackie Onassis....Human Sexual Response (okay, showing my li'l quirks from the past with this one)

And for race-walking...Charlie on the MTA...Kingston Trio

 

[Cruise]

This may sound incredibly cheesey, but check out any of the Rocky soundtracks. I especially recommend the Rocky 4 one. With the exception of just a couple of the songs, I find it to be a great workout one

 

[deekaypee]

I'm on a W/R training program, so what I find works for me--oddly--is to take a Motown/60s or other upbeat tunes for the walk portion & alternate it with an alternative, especially ska or punk (straight up, pop punk, surf punk), version of the cover.

Examples
I Get Around--Beach Boys
I Get Around--Pennywise

Surfin Safari--Beach Boys
Surfin Safari--Ramones

Tears of a Clown--Smoky Robinson
Tears of a Clown--The English Beat

Build Me Up Buttercup--The Foundations
Build Me Up Buttercup--The Goops

Come On Eileen--Dexys Midnight Runners
Come on Eileen--No Doubt

And just for fun...
Kung Fu Fighting--Carl Douglas
Kung Fu Fighting--Fatboy Slim

What I like about doing back-to-back covers/remakes is that it helps me pace myself and track my RPE. Plus, I get to know all the words to a song that much more quickly.

Oh, and FWIW, you can do this with Disney songs too. There's a blog, Covering the Mouse, that's provided me with lots of material, even if I have to dig through the posts to find the type of music I'm looking for.

 

[JudyS]

Debra, that's a great idea! I want to try that. I haven't been running, just walking (I'm getting over some muscle/joint problems) but I'm hoping to do a little running (or, rather, jogging) soon.

For fast music, I find that almost anything by Devo works. "Gates of Steel" and "Jocko ****" are probably my favorite Devo songs.

Edited to Add: The software here won't let me write the name of the Devo song! It replaced the second word with asterisks. The second word is the name of the genus to which the human species belongs, as in "H. sapiens".

 

[tammyandtommy]

woo hoo Im gonna be walkin...... anymore?

 

[NCRedding]

I'm prpbably showing my age, but I had my DD put these on my ipod:

Pour Some Sugar on Me--Def Leppard
Shake your Body down to the Graound--Michael Jackson

Its been so long since I've walked I can't remember what's on my list. I'll go check and get back.

 

[ohMom]

i believe there is a sticky on the Event's sub forum with a longer post of running/walking songs ....yep here

i just burnt my current collection on disc b/c i like it but i'm getting bored with it. I borrowed my DDs collection of NOW CDs and picked and choosed some faster paced ones but here are some of my fav

Lady....Lenny Kravitz
Move ya Body Girl.....??
Switch.....Will Smith

Mary J Blige
Avril Lavene



and i have some 80s too

Sweet Dreams....Eurthymics
She Bop remix....Cyndi Lauper

 

[simpilotswife]

Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
Relax by Frankie goes to Hollywood.

 

[fofinia]

I have a few 80's Rap songs and anything I like to sing along to:

I've gotta man- Positive K
I like big butts - Sir Mix a-lot LOL!!
Beat It - michael Jackson
Hey Ya- Andre 2000
Girls Just wanna have fun- Cindi Lauper
Bust a Move- Young MC
Mickey- toni Basil

My Ipod is in the car and I can't think of what else is on there.