Top Ten Beach Workout Tunes

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Kickin’ It!

Now that we’re all trying to get rid of those extra pounds we put on during the holidays it’s a good time to energize our workouts.

Instead of hitting the gym, there’s nothing better than hitting the beach…being outdoors with your iPod and kicking up some sand. In addition to getting in shape, this is a good way to warm up before you paddle out or play volleyball.

SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel consulted with DJ Chris Lawhorn, a lifestyle contributor to Men’s Health, Real Age, Shape and Marie Claire magazines, to find out the best beach workout music. Lawhorn sent us his Top Ten Winter Workout Music favorites. He even calculated the “beats per minute” for each selection so you can be your own DJ and set the pace you want.

DJ Chris Lawhorn working a gig

Chris Lawhorn’s Top Ten Winter Workout Music 

 

• Tim Berg - Seek Bromance (Avicii Vocal Edit) - 127 BPM
• Katy Perry - The One That Got Away - 135 BPM
• Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat (Maan Studio Remix) - 126 BPM
• Flo Rida - Good Feeling - 129 BPM
• Wolfgang Gartner & Will.I.Am - Forever - 128 BPM
• Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight (Goldstein Remix) - 118 BPM
• Taio Cruz & Flo Rida - Hangover - 129 BPM
• Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull & The WAV.s - I Like How It Feels - 129 BPM
• Kaskade & Skrillex - Lick It - 128 BPM
• Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - 117 BPM

For more music selections to get you pumping, check out Lawhorn’s free database at RunHundred.com. It’s the world’s most heavily trafficked workout music blog and you’ll find lots to choose from. You can browse the song selections there by genre, tempo, and era to find the music that best fits with your particular workout routine. Plus, Lawhorn puts together new compilations of workout music each month based on the votes cast by the subscribers to his website.

So, whether it’s walking, running, cycling, aerobics or martial arts, just get moving to the beat. There’s no time like the present to kick your beach workout routine into high gear.

There’s even a “winter bonus” effect now – our bodies burn more calories exercising in winter because they work harder to stay warm. For SurfWriter Girls Sunny and Patti this is music to our ears.