Workout Music for you New Year's Resolutions

Yes, the comic was the first thing that popped up when I googled "workout." I recently joined the gym, and I know that with New Year's coming and resolutions in the air, many of you may not be far behind me. Music really helps keep me going through my workout, so I thought I would post this workout mix.

Freak Of Nature [mp3] - Anastacia - "Freak of Nature" (iTunes) - Start out with this slower, sexy song to get yourself warmed up. It's a good tempo for doing crunches or starting off slow.

Ghosts [mp3] - Ladytron - "Ghosts (Single)" (iTunes)

12345678 [mp3] - The Hard Lessons - "B&G Sides Vol. 3" (iTunes) - A song that makes you want to yell along with it (and which you can, instead, use to channel that energy into your workout).

Love Shack [mp3] - The B-52s - "Cosmic Thing" (iTunes) - A classic to energize you as you speed up your work out and get your heart pumping.

Jique [mp3] - Brazilian Girls - "Talk To La Bomb" (iTunes) - A sexy song to remind you of your sexy results as you continue to increase your work out intensity.

Worked Up So Sexual [mp3] - The Faint - "Blank Wave Arcade" (iTunes) - You are now reaching the peak of your work out, so the next few songs are super fast-paced and full of energy.

Dancing With Myself [mp3] - Billy Idol - "Billy Idol's Greatest Hits" (iTunes) - This is one of the best work out songs ever (and best dance songs ever).

Deceptacon [mp3] - Le Tigre - "Le Tigre" (iTunes) Just doing the dance in this music video is a really great workout (albeit a short one).

10 Dollar [mp3] - MIA - "Arular" (iTunes) - Basically any MIA song just about would work here, but we're going to start slowing it down a tiny bit as you prepare for cool down, while still keeping it fun and upbeat.

That Great Love Sound [mp3] - The Raveonettes - "Chain Gang Of Love" (iTunes)

Ghost Under Rocks [mp3] - Ra Ra Riot - "The Rhumb Line" (iTunes) - This one slows it down a little more and has some drama to push you through to the end of your work out as you start to get tired.

I Am In Love With You [mp3] - Imogen Heap - "Speak For Yourself" (iTunes) - Slower still, but with some attitude and a dash of sultriness.

Spoon [mp3] - Spoon - "Gimme Fiction" (iTunes) - And a slower but bouncy fun finale to a work out well done.

Theme Thursday - Public Transportation

Today's theme is "public transportation" - which I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with, especially since I moved out to Brooklyn.

Public Transportation [mp3] - Anni Rossi - Arts High School Live Performance (iTunes unavailable). This is a good example of Ms. Rossi's piano skills that I was raving about.

My My Metrocard [mp3] - Le Tigre - "Le Tigre" (iTunes). This song, like all of Le Tigre's songs, is a frenzy of dance energy.

Champion [mp3] - Professor Murder - "Professor Murder Rides the Subway" (iTunes). Another dance-able song to get you through your daily commute.

Penny on the Train Track [mp3] - Ben Kweller - "Ben Kweller" (iTunes). This song is actually the perfect train-riding song. It's got a really great groove to it.

C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train) [mp3] - Quad City DJs - "Get On Up And Dance" (iTunes). Classic.

Dance Party - 8.3.07

This weekend is going to be crazy for me, so I'm going to inform you right now, I'm not updating again until Monday (not that as many people read this over the weekend anyway). My apologies. To make it up to you, I have made a playlist of 10 great dance songs to last you through the weekend. Because I am pressed for time, I am uploading it as a zip file. Sorry if you don't want all of them. You can delete them later.

Here is the list of what songs are included:

Everything's Just Wonderful - Lily Allen - "Alright, Still" - iTunes

Gravity's Rainbow - Klaxons - "Myths of the Near Future" - iTunes

You Gonna Want Me - Tiga - "Sexor" - iTunes

Wonderful People - Q and Not U - "Power" - iTunes

Desperate Guys - The Faint - "Wet From Birth" - iTunes

Deceptacon - Le Tigre - "Le Tigre" - iTunes

Tribulations - LCD Soundsystem - "LCD Soundsystem" - iTunes

The Sweat Descends - Les Savy Fav - "Inches" - iTunes

Love Today - Mika - "Life in Cartoon Motion" - iTunes

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse - "Black Holes and Revelations" - iTunes

and the ZIP file for you

Enjoy. Sorry for the hiatus. I will try to update with something special on Monday. Tata dahlings.