Music / Album Reviews
Review: Motion Traxx’s Cycle Coach
February 6, 2013 by Jenn
Wouldn’t it be cool to have your very own Cycle Coach? Your own private Spin class, where a master trainer tells you exactly what to do to get a killer workout? Well, say hello to the Motion Traxx CD/download Cycle Coach. Part rockin’… Continue reading...
Work Out with Your Workout Music: Spin Coach Volume 1
November 11, 2011 by Jenn
We’re all about the workout music. After all, nothing pumps you up for a workout like some good heart-thumping tunes. But an album that combines workout music with an actual workout led by a fitness expert? Well, hello, that’s… Continue reading...
6 Best Workout Songs on Lady Gaga’s Born This Way
May 26, 2011 by Jenn
For the last two weeks I’ve driven myself and my husband batty singing “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga. (It’s only taken me 40 or so tries to get the fast-talking-rap part down—You’re Lebanese, you’re… Continue reading...
Sure, He’s an Arse, but His Songs Rock for Workouts
Love him or hate him (guessing it’s probably the latter), I will say one thing about Kanye West: He sure can put out a hella-good workout album. The past few weeks I have been jamming to “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”,… Continue reading...
♪ FitHits: Christina Aguilera’s Bi-on-ic
August 26, 2010 by Tish
Besides being the newbie on the block (in FBG years I’m a fit bottomed baby, Avery-like), I’m also the one who stands out like a sore thumb when it comes to my tastes in music. You see, I’m not really a pop lover. I may… Continue reading...
♪ FitHits: La Roux
June 18, 2010 by Jenn
Every once in awhile a song comes along that just gets in your brain and gets comfy, staying there for weeks (if not months), and making you a tad obsessed with its beats and lyrics. A song that makes you hit repeat over and over again.… Continue reading...
♪ FitHits: Lady GaGa’s The Fame Monster
February 19, 2010 by Jenn
A few weeks ago, after borrowing this album from Erin and falling madly, deeply and passionately in love with its catchy poppiness, I started following Lady GaGa on Facebook. Much to my pleasure, Ms. GaGa updates pretty regularly—and… Continue reading...
♪ FitHits: Shakira’s She Wolf
December 11, 2009 by Erin
I love me some Shakira Shakira. The chica can shake her hips like no other pop diva around, and she makes super-catchy Latin-infused pop music. I’ve been a fan ever since Whenever, Wherever, which, believe it or not, I made up a… Continue reading...
♪ FitHits: Kelly Clarkson’s All I Ever Wanted (And a Bonus FBG Music Pick!)
Whether or not you’ve been an American Idol fan since day one, it’s unlikely that you’ve managed to escape Kelly Clarkson’s tunes. From the overplayed “Miss Independent” to “Since U Been Gone“… Continue reading...
♪ The Black Eyed Peas: THE E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)
June 19, 2009 by Jenn
The Black Eyed Peas’ latest CD, The E.N.D (Energy Never Dies), delivers on its promise. The energy, in fact, never dies, making this album AWESOME for a workout. Just awesome. I mean really. Could there be a more appropriate title… Continue reading...
