Musical Monday

I believe the best way to pass time while working out is either by watching TV, read a book or magazine (which I've done and nearly walked off the side of the treadmill) or listen to music. The faster the music the better. It keeps me moving and I stay focused on my elliptical or whatever I may be doing so I don't fall off.

Depending on your tastes in music what you listen to here a few top rated playlists from fitness magazine SHAPE!

If you are into rap music then this is for you:

Childish Gambino - Sweatpants 
Will.I.Am, Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard - Feelin' Myself 
Nicki Minaj - Anaconda 
Juicy J, Wale & Trey Songz - Bounce It 
Big Sean, Lil Wayne & Jhene Aiko - Beware 
Iggy Azalea & Rita Ora - Black Widow 
Schoolboy Q - Man of the Year 
Hoodie Allen - Show Me What You're Made Of 
Major Lazer & Pharrell Williams - Aerosol Can 
Far East Movement & Riff Raff - The Illest 

If rock music is more your style:

Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses

Greed - Godsmack 

Head Like a Hole - Nine Inch Nails 

Nookie - Limp Bizkit 

More Than Human - White Zombie 

Testify - Rage Against The Machine 

Enter Sandman - Metallica 

Highway To Hell - AC/DC

(sic) - Slipknot

Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin 

Bawitdaba - Kid Rock 

Lastly for you pop music fans:

Hella Good, No Doubt
Crazy in Love, Beyonce
S&M, Rihanna
Rock Your Body, Justin Timberlake
Live Your Life, T.I. featuring Rihanna
Hey Ya! Outkast
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, Will Smith

Dog Days Are Over, Florence and The Machine
I Like It, Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
Till the World Ends, Britney Spears

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I have decided a unique way to add to this blog in hopes everyone will find it helpful or at least interesting to follow. Everyday will focus on something new:

Sweat Fest Sunday
Musical Monday
Tasty Tuesday
Wardrobe Wednesday
Thirsty Thursday
Fitness/Foodie Friday
Sleepy Saturday

Sweat Fest Sunday - I will be posting quick workout videos that don't take much of your time and are relatively easy even for a beginner. Remember, you don't have to do the entire video straight through. Breaks are okay as long as you keep going

Musical Monday - I have googled and found top rated playlists that go with every kind of workout

Tasty Tuesday - Healthy recipes to make at home. A big thing I never noticed was how incredibly bad restaurant food is. Not to mention boxed foods you buy at the grocery store. Restaurants give 2-4x the recommending serving size. Or just have additives that don't make sense. I can make a veggie burger at home for 160 calories yet Red Robin serves a veggie burger w/ a bun that comes in a nearly 1,000 calories. One wouldn't think (if they didn't look at the nutrition label online) that a single burger would equate to nearly half of their allotted calories for the day.

Wardrobe Wednesday - I will post cute workout clothes

Thirsty Thursday - Smoothies and healthy juices and their benefits. These are not juices to replace meals. I would never recommend that.

Fitness Foodie Friday - Will vary from Friday to Friday but this will be workout videos and tips along with some facts about food you may not know and some recipes from time to time.

Sleepy Saturday - Absolutely nothing. Relax veg out, rest and be lazy. I may post quotes, pictures or something random.