# Good Workout Music

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-workout-music/187474>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 10, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-workout-music/187474 "2003-07-10T14:55:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-workout-music/187474/1 "2003-07-10T14:55:19Z")

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I want to burn some up-tempo CDs for use when working out. I have a fairly wide range of tastes (classical, Broadway, pop, classic rock, and even some techno and rap) so I’d like to go for a mix, all of them fast.

What songs help you move fast?

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**Author:** ![Skip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Skip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skip)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-workout-music/187474/2 "2003-07-10T15:07:34Z")

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Eye of the Tiger is the obvious choice.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-workout-music/187474/3 "2003-07-10T15:19:48Z")

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If you really want a mix of tempos, try a blend of:

Sousa marches  
Reggae tunes  
Swing Era hits like Sing, Sing, Sing or Four Brothers  
50’s Rockabilly

and to cool off with:

Barber’s Adagio For Strings (theme from Platoon)

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-workout-music/187474/4 "2003-07-10T19:06:17Z")

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Pump It Up - Elvis Costello.

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-workout-music/187474/5 "2003-07-10T21:43:02Z")

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Most Laura Love tunes. _Talking Heads '77._ Banjo music.