good walking music

When it comes to exercising while traveling, I admit - I don't. I let myself keep odd hours when I travel, so figuring out when to exercise is something I just don't bother with. So after traveling for a couple of weeks, it was definitely time to get back to the gym! This time, I had a nice little incentive. About three weeks ago, shortly before my trip, I'd had this inexplicable urge to make another mix CD...one of those things I just had to do, so I could stop thinking about it. Since I was having a difficult time finding a good CD to listen to while I walk on the treadmill, a gym mix seemed like a good match. Then we had a snowstorm, and then I left on my trip, which meant I never made it to the gym to try out my new mix.

Today I finally got to take the CD for a test drive...errr, test walk. And I was rather pleased with it. The tempos were good, the flow was nice...just an all-around good CD. And the fun part was that I just let it play, without trying to remember what songs were on there...so every few songs, I'd hear the first few notes of a song that I'd forgotten I included...which made me smile. And honestly? Anything that can make me smile while I'm exercising? Is a fabulous thing.

So if anyone else is looking for some fun tunes to walk to, here's what I'd recommend (in this order):

~ Lady Marmalade (Moulin Rouge soundtrack)
~ How Deep is Your Love (Dru Hill)
~ God Help Me (Rebecca St James)
~ (You Drive Me) Crazy – the Stop remix (Britney Spears)
~ I Drove All Night (Celine Dion)
~ Let Me Clear My Throat (DJ Kool)
~ Hey Mama (Black-eyed Peas)
~ Smooth (Santana feat. Rob Thomas)
~ Cuz I Can (Pink)
~ Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)
~ Waiting for Tonight (Jennifer Lopez)
~ Lose My Breath (Destiny's Child)
~ Up Against the Wall (*NSYNC)
~ Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) (Big and Rich)
~ Naughty Girls (Samantha Fox)
~ Don't Run (Jordan Knight)

Yes, I know...some horribly corny pop choices on there. But all together, they work...which makes me work...and that's all that matters.

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