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		<title>Get Down with FBG Workout Radio!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently had a reader contact us about a new website she was working for called Songza. Songza&#8217;s shtick is basically social online radio. So individuals or groups of users can create a themed radio station and then other people can access the playlist via a link and request songs to be played and added to the [...]]]></description>
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<p>We recently had a reader contact us about a new website she was working for called Songza. Songza&#8217;s shtick is basically social online radio. So individuals or groups of users can create a themed radio station and then other people can access the playlist via a link and request songs to be played and added to the list. Ya&#8217;ll see where this is going?</p>
<p>Well, we obviously were intrigued (you know how much we love <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/category/music/" target="_blank">good workout music</a>!), so we decided to create an FBG Station for all of our—and your—workout tunes! From upbeat indie tunes to Gen X pop tunes to Lady Gaga and Queen classics (of course!), it&#8217;ll get your body moving. Listen at work, at home or even from your iPhone! And please, add your fave workout songs to the FBG station—there is awesomeness in numbers, after all!</p>
<p><a href="http://songza.com/listen/fit-bottomed-girls-tunes" target="_blank">Rock that body. Come on, rock that body!</a></p>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: Christina Aguilera’s Bi-on-ic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Besides being the newbie on the block (in FBG years I&#8217;m a fit bottomed baby, Avery-like), I&#8217;m also the one who stands out like a sore thumb when it comes to my tastes in music. You see, I&#8217;m not really a pop lover. I may dabble in the bubble-gum genre from time to time, but [...]]]></description>
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<p>Besides being <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/category/from-the-fbgs/from-tish/" target="_blank">the newbie on the block</a> (in FBG years I&#8217;m a fit bottomed baby,<span style="color: #ff0000;"> <span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://fitbottomedbabies.com/2010/08/fit-bottomed-mama-erin-had-her-baby/" target="_blank">Avery-like</a>),</span></span><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>I&#8217;m also the one who stands out like a sore thumb when it comes to my tastes in music. You see, I&#8217;m not really a pop lover. I may dabble in the <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;">bubble-gum</span> </span>genre from time to time, but I&#8217;m usually the chick listening to either raunchy rap (good for the heart) or sappy beach music. (It&#8217;s the Los Angeles mentality creaping in.) Needless to say, I wasn&#8217;t totally stoked about reviewing Christina Aquilera&#8217;s<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>album entitled<em> <a title="Bi-On-ic" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_5_8?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=christina+aguilera+bionic&amp;sprefix=christin&amp;ih=4_3_0_0_0_0_0_0_1_1.46_161&amp;fsc=-1]" target="_blank">Bi-on-ic</a></em>.  Her songs tend to make my butt twitch with their cheasy sexuality.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>This album though&#8230;Well, let&#8217;s just say I have a new favorite running album. Milka whaaaa?!  The album is chock-a-block<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>full of fast-beat<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>yummy jams. It&#8217;s as if<span style="color: #000000;"><a title="Lady Gaga" href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/02/%e2%99%aa-fithits-lady-gagas-the-fame-monster/" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a title="Lady Gaga" href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/02/%e2%99%aa-fithits-lady-gagas-the-fame-monster/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Lady Gaga</span> </a></span> and <a title="Madonna" href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2008/06/%e2%99%aa-fithits-madonnas-hard-candy/" target="_blank">Madonna</a> threw their albums in a blendor of  awesome and out poured a Bionic smoothie. Mmmm, tasty.</p>
<p>It just doesn&#8217;t get any better than songs like &#8220;Glam&#8221;<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>that feature the pop princess instructing folks to work their hips from side to side. I LOVE songs that tell me what to do. Once a beat starts bumpin&#8217;, I&#8217;m pretty much a slave. Other morsels to devour include &#8220;<span style="color: #000000;">Elastic Love,&#8221; &#8220;Hate Boys&#8221; and &#8220;My Girls.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>I warn, these songs will have you moving at a crazy pace, but thankfully there are five or so slow songs, reminiscent of <a title="Adele's sound" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=Adele&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;ih=1_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0.1211_1&amp;fsc=-1" target="_blank">Adele&#8217;s sound</a>,  that will help you catch your breath. It&#8217;s been a long time since I&#8217;ve loved every track on an album. This album is ideal<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>if you&#8217;re the type of gal who strongly dislikes creating your own playlists. Just hit play and wait for your inner Bionic woman to kick in.</p>
<p>Have you heard the album? Love it? Hate it? Feared pop like I did, but now see the light? Tell us what you think! —<em>Tish</em></p>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: A Baby Playlist that Won’t Make You Cry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love getting into the cars of those with kids. Nine times out of 10, once the car turns on,  some Disney song or Backyardigans beats will blast out from the speakers. I personally twitch a bit. I don&#8217;t need B-rated (baby-rated) music in order to connect with the little cherubs of the world. Instead, [...]]]></description>
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<p>I love getting into the cars of those with kids. <span style="color: #000000;">Nine </span>times out of 10, once the car turns on,  some Disney song or Backyardigans beats will blast out from the speakers. I personally twitch a bit. I don&#8217;t need B-rated (baby-rated) music in order to connect with the little cherubs of the world. Instead, I cheat. Real &#8221;baby&#8221; songs are much preferred.</p>
<p>On that note, I&#8217;ve created a little middle ground for those against obnoxious singalongs. There are a ton of great baby songs out there once you step away from the big purple dinosaur.</p>
<p><a title="yeah baby!" href="http://http://fitbottomedbabies.com/2010/08/baby-schmaybe/" target="_blank">YEAH BABY!</a> <em>—Tish</em></p>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: Rockin&#8217; Bodies Need Rock!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I really do think rock &#38; roll should be some version of an onomatopoeia for working out. Isn&#8217;t rocking and rolling what it&#8217;s all about anyways? Let&#8217;s face it, you never see people calmly and quietly standing in place when some one&#8217;s cranking out some rockin&#8217; tunes. Even when in the presence of a [...]]]></description>
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<p>Sometimes I really do think rock &amp; roll should be some version of an onomatopoeia for working out. Isn&#8217;t rocking and rolling what it&#8217;s all about anyways? Let&#8217;s face it, you never see people calmly and quietly standing in place when some one&#8217;s cranking out some rockin&#8217; tunes. Even when in the presence of a bad band that&#8217;s opening for the awesome band, I still find myself moving along with the music. It&#8217;s just impossible to stand still.</p>
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<p>We realize it&#8217;s a hot mess in most places this time of the year. We also realize heat drains the living snot out of most of us,<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>so with that in mind, we&#8217;re sending you rock songs that will Pied Piper you into getting off the couch and onto a stairway to heaven. I wonder how many calories one could burn from 30 minutes of intense air guitar. Hmmm&#8230;Any who, I give thee all a list of rock tunes with no rhyme or reason. The only requirement is they have to keep you moving. Add these tunes to different playlists and rock on.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;">Rock it Out</span></h2>
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<li><span class="song">(5:12) The Adventure, Angels &amp; Airwaves: </span>This one feels like you&#8217;re running full speed down a hill. So try that. Run down a hill. Then run back up. Embrace the adventure! And check out our<a title="interview" href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/07/★fitstars-angels-airwaves-talk-fitness-on-tour" target="_blank"> interview </a>with them after.</li>
<li><span class="song">(2:33) We Got The Beat, The Go-Go&#8217;s:</span> Get on the treadmill and add some quick sprint intervals for this fast, upbeat song.</li>
<li><span class="song">(2:56) The Geeks Were Right, The Faint:</span> I recommend doing the robot on this one. Throw some light weights in your grip and go to town. Find your inner geek, and get your jock on simultaneously.</li>
<li><span class="song">(5:42) Panic Switch, Silversun Pickups:</span> This one will definitely get your heart pumping. I find the faster the song, the better I jump rope. Try it and let me know if the same works for you.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:37) Young Folks, Peter Bjorn &amp; John:</span> I love carefree songs. I recommend reserving this song for the days you&#8217;re hiking and need to connect with the whimsical. Who doesn&#8217;t need the whimsical?</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:07) Dashboard, Modest Mouse:</span> Usually I&#8217;d say modesty has no place in the land of sweat, but I love to rock this type of modesty, especially while running stairs. It&#8217;s all about the momentum&#8230;and leaning forward.</li>
<li><span class="song">(2:22) Riot Radio, The Dead 60&#8242;s:</span> Take flower power to a new level. Run outside and watch the flowers blow crazy-like in the wind as you zoom past them.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:13) 1901, Phoenix:</span> This song was made for cruising. (Bike cruising, that is.) I have yet to hear this in my spin class, but I can guarantee that the minute I do I&#8217;ll be wailing a sweet song of burn.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:29) New Divide, Lincoln Park:</span> I like the idea of a new divide. Use this song to divide the new you from the old you. Introduce yourself to the new hotness that can bench press a little bit more and run an extra lap with ease.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:20) Toxic, A Static Lullaby:</span> A familiar song, but this time, pop goes rock.</li>
<li><span class="song">(2:53) Tokoyo, Telekinesis:</span> Another goodie for the spin bike perhaps? Mwahahaha&#8230;</li>
<li><span class="song">(5:04) Uprising, Muse:</span> Super set your two favorite weight training-exercises and rock out to this song for three sets. You&#8217;ll feel an uprising IN YO BUTT MUSCLES!</li>
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<div><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">If you search for rock on iTunes or other music sites, it can bring up some interesting stuff. When I think of rock, I think of <em>classic</em> rock. There&#8217;s nothing like some Jimi Hendrix to get my blood flowing. What kind of rockin&#8217; tunes help you feel the burn? —<em>Tish</em> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: La Roux</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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<p>Every once in awhile a song comes along<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>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. A track that you shamelessly blare in your car and at home. For me, this recent obsession is the song &#8220;Bulletproof&#8221; by La Roux. And from the way ya&#8217;ll talk on <a href="http://twitter.com/fitbottomedgirl" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, I&#8217;m not the only one. This song, with its 80s-tastic vibe, has made many of our readers psyched to work out and go a littler farther and a little harder while on the treadmill.</p>
<p>So today we&#8217;re reviewing the whole self-titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&amp;field-keywords=la+roux&amp;x=0&amp;y=0  " target="_blank">La Roux album</a>. For those who love the CD, we&#8217;re preaching to the choir, but I&#8217;m hoping to also expose this new chick to those of you who haven&#8217;t stumbled upon her yet. &#8216;Cause seriously, if <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2009/06/%E2%99%AA-the-black-eyed-peas-the-e-n-d-energy-never-dies/" target="_blank">this was the workout CD of last summer</a>, I might pick this one as this summer&#8217;s album.</p>
<h2>The Track List: La Roux</h2>
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<li><span class="song">In for the Kill (4:08)—</span>This starter track is the best way to start a workout. It&#8217;s lively, upbeat and everything you want in a warm-up song. Plus it talks all about going in &#8220;for the kill,&#8221; which I interpret as going in &#8220;for the killer workout.&#8221;</li>
<li><span class="song">Tigerlily (3:24)—</span>I love the attitude and sass of this one. It&#8217;s got some serious girl power to it, so rock it out, yo. Bump up that incline or speed, find a good strong steady pace and focus on the lyrics. They&#8217;re fun. And feisty.</li>
<li><span class="song">Quicksand (3:05)—</span>This isn&#8217;t my fave track on the album, but it ain&#8217;t bad. Again, it&#8217;s upbeat and will get you moving. So use it for the middle of your workout, when you&#8217;re in the groove and wanting to zone.</li>
<li><span class="song">Bulletproof (3:26)—</span>This is the uber-catchy<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>one that you know and love—or will love after you hear it. It&#8217;s best to use when you&#8217;re doing intervals and really need some musical help to push you. Plus you can imagine that your awesomeness is deflecting bullets. Fair warning though: It TOTALLY gets in your head and lives there.</li>
<li><span class="song">Colourless Colour (3:28)—</span>If &#8220;Bulletproof&#8221; is the song to get you hyped for an interval, this is the song to recover to. It isn&#8217;t sleepy, but it&#8217;s relaxed. And with lyrics about feeling the &#8220;sun on my skin,&#8221; it&#8217;s perfect for an outdoor sweat-a-thon.</li>
<li><span class="song">I&#8217;m Not Your Toy (3:19)—</span>This is another one of my faves on the album and it brings more girl power to your workout. If you&#8217;ve ever felt like a dude was using you or kept you hanging on for no reason other than his own enjoyment at watching you wonder what the heck is going on (almost every girl has at least one of those experiences), you will love this one. Smart lyrics, fun tempo—you can&#8217;t beat it. Another great recovery song or steady state song.</li>
<li><span class="song">Cover My Eyes (4:32)—</span>This track starts off slow and tender and stays that way, making it ideal for a cool down, stretching or even yoga. It&#8217;s a heartfelt, emotional song that makes you want to hug poor, brokenhearted, mohawk-clad La Roux. Poor girl. Stretch it out.</li>
<li><span class="song">As If by Magic (3:51)—</span>I can&#8217;t put my finger on why, but this song makes me think of my childhood. Something about capturing that innocence and wonder of the world. It also makes me think of love, just powerful, beautiful love. And who doesn&#8217;t love that? Use it as a steady state track for cardio and feel the magic.</li>
<li><span class="song">Fascination (3:41)—</span>La Roux picks the pace up again with this one that&#8217;s both soothing and energizing. (Actually, I&#8217;d characterize the whole album like that, which is probably why I love it so much!) It&#8217;s a great song for thinking about past relationships, experiences and other random ish from the past. So find a good moderate-intensity level and get nostalgic.</li>
<li><span class="song">Reflections Are Protection (4:20)—</span>I adore the opening beat on this one. Makes you want to strut. So use that &#8216;tude to have some fun and shake those hips a little. You&#8217;re an FBG, so shake that junk in the trunk! And if you&#8217;re in a more serious mood, listen to the lyrics. It&#8217;s deep, yo.</li>
<li><span class="song">Armour Love (5:52)—</span>This quiet little song evokes a little Sinéad O&#8217;Connor feel, which I&#8217;m totally okay with. While I do love the track, it&#8217;s a bit of a downer for a workout, unless you&#8217;re feeling lonely and need to sympathize with someone. Then cool it down, girlfriend.</li>
<li><span class="song">Growing Pains (3:26)—</span>You get one final fun and poppy track. It starts off pretty benign but becomes more high-energy as you go, so it&#8217;s a perfect go-get-&#8217;em song. Gradually pick up your pace, feel the song&#8217;s resentment, and work it out.</li>
<li><span class="song">Track 13 (4:20)—</span>This untitled bonus track is fun and like &#8220;Growing Pains,&#8221; it builds. Also great for a cool down or recovery, it&#8217;s a techno-electronic track that has a message that can hilariously (and wrongly, I&#8217;m sure) be applied to working out:<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span> &#8220;Finally, my savior is here.&#8221;</li>
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<p>Have you heard the album? Love it? Hate it? Wanna try it? Tell us what you think! —<em>Jenn</em></p>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: Beats for the Bike</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jenn and I love to add new tunes to our MP3 players to get us through our workouts. So when Deekron &#8220;The Fitness DJ&#8221; offered up his mixing skills, we took him up on it. Deekron is the DJ for MotionTraxx, which provides free music downloads for workouts. The mixes feature songs with steady beats [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Deekron1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6308 alignright" title="Deekron" src="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Deekron1-200x300.jpg" alt="Deekron" width="200" height="300" /></a>Jenn and I love to add new tunes to our MP3 players to get us through our workouts. So when Deekron &#8220;The Fitness DJ&#8221; offered up his mixing skills, we took him up on it. Deekron is the DJ for <a href="http://www.motiontraxx.com/" target="_blank">MotionTraxx</a>, which provides free music downloads for workouts. The mixes feature songs with steady  beats and  synchronize the tempo of the  music to the pace of the movements. MotionTraxx is popular among runners, but there are also episodes for  cardio work, cycling, walking and interval training. With <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/04/to-the-moon/" target="_blank">Jenn and Tish&#8217;s newfound &#8220;love&#8221; for cycling</a>, we thought it would be fun to get a cycling-centric playlist going on up in the <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/category/music/" target="_blank">FBG house of music</a>.<span style="color: #ff0000;"><br />
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<h2 style="clear: none;">Push Your Pedals Playlist</h2>
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<li><span class="song"><strong>Sound of Everything, Quantic and Alice Russell, 105 BPM:</strong></span> Organic grooves pair with a jazzy vocal for a fun warm-up track.</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Leave The World Behind (Dirty South Remix), Axwell, Ingrosso, Angello and Laid Back Luke, 128 BPM: </strong></span>The energy and pace of this song make it a good first track to start working; uplifting vocals and melodies help you leave the world behind<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>and focus on your workout.</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>All The Right Moves, One Republic, 146 BPM</strong></span><strong></strong><span class="song"><strong>:</strong></span> Sounds like Maroon 5 with some edge. You do have all the right moves, don’t you?</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Love Drunk, Boys Like Girls, 150 BPM </strong></span><strong></strong><span class="song"><strong>:</strong></span> Fast EMO fun.</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Paparazzi, Lady Gaga, 115 BPM </strong></span><strong></strong><span class="song"><strong>:</strong></span> Good energetic recovery song, minus the flashing bulbs.</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Shots, LMFAO and Lil John, 127 BPM </strong></span><strong></strong><span class="song"><strong>: </strong></span>Want a real shot in the arm?  Drink this (responsibly).</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Rude Boy, Rihanna, 175 BPM</strong></span><strong></strong><span class="song"><strong>:</strong></span> Double-time this one for 3 minutes of fast and furious work.</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Adir Adirim, Balkan Beatbox, 105 BPM </strong></span><strong></strong><span class="song"><strong>: </strong></span>A funky one for recovery while cruising through Eastern Europe.</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Uprising, Muse, 130 BPM:</strong></span> Release your inner anarchist on the bike!</li>
<li><span class="song"><strong>Trust Me, JT Donaldson, 98 BPM</strong></span><strong></strong><span class="song"><strong>:</strong></span> San Francisco’s master of smooth gives your workout a sultry kiss goodbye!</li>
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<p>Any DJ who includes <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/02/%E2%99%AA-fithits-lady-gagas-the-fame-monster/" target="_blank">Lady Gaga</a> automatically gets our approval! Notable new ones for us? <em>Shots</em>, which is a total spaz of a song but will get you moving, and <em>Love Drunk</em> because there&#8217;s just something I love about teen angst-y love songs.</p>
<p>For this specific cycling playlist, you&#8217;ll have to go to iTunes  and download each tune individually. But for a free  cycling download, hit up <a href="http://www.motiontraxx.com" target="_blank">www.motiontraxx.com</a> whenever it strikes your fancy. The site also has more than 30 episodes set at different tempos and musical styles are available on the site, so go see if there&#8217;s something you like! And remember to crank it up on indoor bikes—headphones can be dangerous on the road! —<em>Erin</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tish</dc:creator>
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<p>The assignment was simple. All I had to do was come up with a list of songs for <a title="Fit Bottomed Dude's week" href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/03/we-love-our-fit-bottomed-dudes/">Fit Bottomed Dude’s week </a>—a friendly he- man mix,<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>if you will. What Jenn and Erin failed to realize is that I’m the weirdest person when it comes to hearing men’s voices when I work out.<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></p>
<p>Let me explain. I have a playlist entitled, <em>&#8220;Estrogen&#8221;</em> on my iPod  because I get wiggy sometimes and just NEED to hear women’s voices. I, by no means, loathe the opposite<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>gender. (Indeed I love me some brute-y cuties.) I just don’t always want to hear baritones, ya dig? Because of my quirk, I had to ask the world at large to help me out with this one. Lucky for me (and you), the world isn’t as weird as moi. Suggestions came pouring in. I am not afraid to admit that even I love this 55-minute manly mix.</p>
<h2 style="clear: none;">Tunes for Dudes Playlist</h2>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span class="song">(4:27) Times Like These, Foo Fighters:</span> I heard through the grapevine Lance Armstrong pedals to this metal. (Well, the Fighters aren&#8217;t really metal rock, but it sounded cool.) Anything that gets a force like Lance&#8217;s heart moving is a sure thing in my book.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span class="song">(3:31) I want to Ride my Bicycle, Queen:</span> You know we fit bottomed gals are partial to Queen. I have no clue why I&#8217;m on a bike kick, but stick with me, kids. The bell sounds in the middle are a great spot for a little rest break. Then we pick it right up again full force. When Queen starts to rock again, let it be a sign from the rock gods to move to the second position and pedal like you really do want to ride your bicycle. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span class="song">(5:04) B.O.B., Outkast:</span> I&#8217;ve learned in <a title="ChiRunning" href="http://www.chirunning.com/shop/home.php">ChiRunning</a> that it&#8217;s best on the body to run at a faster pace and like a Kenyan. How fast is fast, you ask? This Outkast beat is sublime,<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>according to my ChiRunning instructor. Keep up with the song for as long as you can. I guarantee your heart rate will feel like it wants to explode by the end of mile 1. Just remember it&#8217;s all about keeping your core tight and bending slightly with your head forward. Believe me, you&#8217;ll run fast.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span class="song">(3:37)  Bonita Applebum, Tribe Called Quest:</span> After an Outkast invasion, it&#8217;s only fair to slow down the pace with a classic. I&#8217;ll admit, I&#8217;m a sap for songs praising the tokhes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(5:31) Fistful of Steel:</span> Rage Against the Machine:  We&#8217;ve all seen <em>Fight Club</em>. We know men love to release the beast and let go of the testosterone build-up  that is ever so prevalent. (Isn&#8217;t that the force behind all the grunting in the gym?) For that reason alone, I give you a song to mirror your inner rage. Let it out bro, just let it out. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(2:55) Woman, Wolfmother:</span> Hearing new hotness when you work out is a must. You tend to work harder when you hear a new song with a great beat. Wolfmother will not let you down.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(4:14) Control Freak, Saul Williams:</span> I think I’ve found the perfect jump-roping song. Improve your endurance and your vertical jump while jamming to this poet-turned-rocker. Girls will admire your depth—and the great heights you can reach on and off the basketball court.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(4:47) Mama Said Knock You Out, LL Cool J:</span> No playlist is complete without the man who wrote the flipping book on fitness. Seriously, he wrote a <a title="book" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_9?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;field-keywords=ll+cool+j&amp;sprefix=LL+Cool+J">book</a>.  Be like Cool James, throw this into your rotation and get in a boxing ring. We all know what boxing can do for the <a title="body" href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2008/11/call-me-million-dollar-baby/">body</a>. Now you have the tunes to motivate you to grab those gloves.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(3:41) A Milli, Little Wayne:</span> &#8220;Little man, big beats.&#8221; Turn this one up and direct your attention to some dips, pull-ups and push-ups. You’ll feel like a milli once the three start to change your upper body.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(5:11) Stronger, Kanye:</span> This song has found its way into the playlist of every broham I know, so for that reason I have to give the dude his props. I’m an advocate for pushing our laziness and mental fatigue to the side and pushing the body. What doesn’t kill your muscles will only make them stronger.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(4:04) Joe, Spencer Day:</span> Chill songs are always welcome in a workout playlist, in my opinion. This jazzy song’s perfect for the guys with a soft spot for slower-paced reps.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(5:31) Enter Sandman, Metallica:</span> Keep up with this song, and you’ll be wanting the sandman later.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(3:53) Eye of the Tiger, Rocky Soundtrack:</span> Don’t say I didn’t do my research. Every guy in the frickin&#8217; world wanted to be Rocky at some point in his life. Every class I find myself taking that involves a male instructor results in me hearing this song. Power on, tiger!</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span class="song">(3:27) Love Song, 311:</span> Yeah, yeah I know guys.  A love song found its way into the list, but it’s 311, man. I mean, come on. Trust me when I say it’s the ultimate cool down.</span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p>Shout outs to Nicole, Dorian, Mark, the <a title="Dooce" href="http://community.dooce.com/">Dooce</a> Community at large and Bree for helping a gal out. —<em>Tish</em></p>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: Off-the-Beaten-Path Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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<p>Over the last year and a half, we&#8217;ve given you a lot of <a href="to http://fitbottomedgirls.com/category/music/ ">good workout tunes</a>. But, we&#8217;ll be the first to admit that we err on the side of bubblegum-pop most of the time. (Please don&#8217;t hate us for our <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2009/05/fithits-a-britney-circus/">Britney</a>!) But don&#8217;t pigeon-hole us FBGs. When it comes down to it, we love <em>anything </em>that gets us moving.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why when the lovely <a href="http://tenthousandminutes.blogspot.com/">Ms. Elizabeth from Ten Thousand Minutes</a> (awesome concept for a blog, by the way) suggested a more indie/off-the-beaten-path soundtrack for any cardio activity, we jumped at the opportunity. Here are her 14 get-movin&#8217; tracks. You may know or recognize the covers of a few, but we guarantee you&#8217;ll find a few new gems in this hour-long playlist. We know we did, and now it&#8217;s on our heavy workout rotation!</p>
<h2 style="clear: none;">Off-the-Beaten-Path Playlist</h2>
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<li><span class="song">(4:10) Bette Davis Eyes, Sexton Blake:</span> You probably know this track that was originally done by Kim Carnes, but believe us, Sexton Blake&#8217;s version is just as sexy and just as perfect for a warm-up.</li>
<li><span class="song">(5:26) Banquet (Dance Remix), Block Party:</span> After the warm-up, you&#8217;ll be ready to get moving when you hear the first beats of this amped-up track. It&#8217;s half dance, half rock, and full-out awesome. Use the track&#8217;s 5-plus minutes to pick that pace up to a medium intensity.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:29) Magic, Ladyhawke:</span> So, I&#8217;m a little obsessed with this song. It&#8217;s just the perfect track to zone out to and get in the flow of your workout. (It is called &#8220;Magic&#8221; after all!) Maintain your medium intensity here, maybe slightly increasing your speed or incline.</li>
<li><span class="song">(5:03) Kids, MGMT:</span> You may have heard this one on alternative radio already, and it rocks. From the sound of kids playing in the background to interesting lyrics, use this song&#8217;s five minutes to slowly up your intensity to hard by the end. The song picks up as it goes, so it&#8217;s natural.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:08) Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Starf*cker: </span> Don&#8217;t let this band&#8217;s dirty name fool you. This song is just as fun as Cyndi Lauper&#8217;s version, but with more of an indie edge to it. I promise it&#8217;ll make you hear the song in a whole new way. Return back to a medium intensity for this track, speeding back up to hard when you hear the chorus.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:45) Play Your Part (Pt. 1), Girl Talk:</span> So this one comes with a Parental Advisory Label for the first 10 seconds, but it&#8217;s so high energy and fun that we had to include it.  The song features a number of popular songs from all decades and genres. You&#8217;ll even here some Queen, and we&#8217;re in love with the &#8220;Walk It Out&#8221; part. Classic. Bring your pace up to medium-hard for this entire song.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:49) Quality Control, Jurassic 5:</span> This slower yet fun-<em>kay</em> jam gives you the perfect break in your workout. Slow your roll to a medium-easy pace, recover and enjoy.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:17) Meddle, Little Boots:</span> This is my favorite of the whole playlist! So pick that intensity back up to hard for 30 seconds, medium for 30 seconds and repeat three times. And don&#8217;t &#8220;meddle&#8221; with the plan. Just do it. You&#8217;ll love it. Promise.</li>
<li><span class="song">(2:27) Cheap and Cheerful, The Kills:</span> This may start out sounding a bit like a high school cheer song, but it&#8217;s anything but soft and fuzzy. It&#8217;s pretty dang in-your-face and dark, and we love it for that. This time continue those medium to hard intervals, but instead of 30 seconds<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>each, up it to 1 minute each. You should be able to get through at least two!</li>
<li><span class="song">(1:58) French Grass, HollAnd:</span> Okay, now it&#8217;s recover time. Work that pace down to medium, then easy. This is a short song, but it&#8217;s a pretty one. Makes me want to go to Paris and drive around quickly in a Jetta.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:19) Crimewave, Crystal Castles vs. Health:</span> Welcome to techno. My goodness this song is fun. Slowly pick your pace back up to medium-hard with this one, as you imagine yourself on a dance floor with only a disco ball shining on you. Just try not to do the Robot. I dare you.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:01) You&#8217;ll Find a Way, Santogold:</span> Santogold is one of those artists that I just discovered and keep falling in love with every time I hear her. She is totally funky, poppy and fun. Very high energy. For this song&#8217;s full three minutes, pick up that pace to a full sprint. Believe me, the beat will make you want to speed up.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:25) Play Your Part (Pt. 2), Girl Talk:</span> In this Part 2 of track No. 6, you&#8217;ll want to take a short 30-second break to recover. Then push it as hard as you can for the next three minutes. This is your final song before the cool down, so let the medley of tracks (there&#8217;s even JOURNEY on here) get you through! (And, seriously, Girl Talk is so fun, just<a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2009/07/%E2%99%AA-fithits-kelly-clarksons-all-i-ever-wanted-and-a-bonus-fbg-music-pick/"> go ahead and download the entire album</a>!)</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:36) Let Us Be Loving, Alice Russell:</span> Cool down time! Slow your pace and intensity to easy and just enjoy Alice Russell&#8217;s amazing and smoooth voice. And say &#8220;goodbye&#8221; to those calories you just burned! Then go be loving to yourself.</li>
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<p>A BIG thanks to Lizzy for the help on this one. Loved it! —<em>Jenn</em></p>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: Lady GaGa&#8217;s The Fame Monster</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 she calls her fans &#8220;little monsters.&#8221; For some bizarre reason, this is the cutest and most perfect [...]]]></description>
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<p>A few weeks ago, after borrowing <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2009/03/lady-gaga-the-fame/">this album</a> from Erin and falling madly, deeply and passionately in love with its catchy poppiness, I started following Lady GaGa<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ladygaga">Facebook</a>. Much to my pleasure, Ms. GaGa<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span> updates pretty regularly—and she calls her fans &#8220;little monsters.&#8221; For some bizarre reason, this is the cutest and most perfect pet name for GaGa<span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span>fans in my opinion, and whenever I see it, I smile agreeing that, yes, I am a little GaGa monster. Heck, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga">the woman is named after a Queen song</a>. I really have no choice but to bow at her weirdly dressed feet and declare &#8220;I&#8217;m not worthy,&#8221; a la Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar circa 1992.</p>
<p>Now that I&#8217;ve declared my love, let&#8217;s review GaGa&#8217;s latest album release, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=the+fame+monster&amp;x=0&amp;y=0">The Fame Monster</a></em>. This album is an addition/continuation to <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=the+fame+lady+gaga&amp;x=0&amp;y=0">The Fame</a></em>, showing the dark side of celebrity. As you&#8217;ll see though, this eight-track CD is plenty energizing and true to the monsters, albeit with more emotion and less overt sexuality (a good and a bad in my opinion).</p>
<h2>The Track List: Lady GaGa, The Fame Monster</h2>
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<li><span class="song">Bad Romance (4:54)—</span>I&#8217;m a little more than obsessed with this one. And thank goodness I convinced my husband that she&#8217;s a talented performer (see Queen reference above) and not just a sex kitten so that I can listen to it on repeat without him threatening to leave me. Whether I&#8217;m cleaning the house, busting a move in the car at a stoplight (yep, been known to do that) or bumping up the speed on the treadie, it is my current go-to song. (And it&#8217;s super fun to sing the line &#8220;I&#8217;m a free bitch, baby!&#8221; I find it paradoxically inspiring.)</li>
<li><span class="song">Alejandro (4:34)—</span>This is a slower track than &#8220;Bad Romance,&#8221; but it&#8217;s still fun. The talking intro is super theatrical, and the entire song reminds me of Madonna&#8217;s &#8220;La Isla Bonita&#8221; with a GaGa twist. Save this song for the middle of your workout when you&#8217;re bored and need a distraction. This song tells a story.</li>
<li><span class="song">Monster (4:09)—</span>Definitely the darker side here with lines like &#8220;He ate my heart.&#8221; Poor Lady GaGa. But the track still has a dang good beat. And is kinda <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2009/05/fithits-a-britney-circus/">Brit</a>-like. It&#8217;s really a great bitter warm-up song.</li>
<li><span class="song">Speechless	(4:31)—</span>You can definitely hear the Queen influence of this track in the beginning, and then GaGa gives you almost a twang, and then it reminds me of some of the deeper feeling songs that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stripped-Christina-Aguilera/dp/B00006CXXU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=music&amp;qid=1265652134&amp;sr=1-1">Christina Aguilera did on this album</a> (and, yes, that album was more than just wet ass-less chaps, believe it or not). Plus, she plays the piano in it, which I love. Perfect for a cool down.</li>
<li><span class="song">Dance In The Dark (4:49)—</span>This breathy, techno track instantly had a place in my heart when I heard its sampling of <a href="http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/19322/Lady%20Gaga-Dance%20in%20the%20Dark_George%20Michael-Careless%20Whisper/">George Michael&#8217;s &#8220;Careless Whisper</a>.&#8221; It&#8217;s definitely high energy and a little disco-y, but the lyrics are dark, even mentioning celeb tragedies, such <span style="color: #888888;">as </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #888888;">JonBe</span><span style="color: #888888;">n</span></span><span style="color: #888888;">é</span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #888888;">t </span></span>Ramsey.</li>
<li><span class="song">Telephone (3:40)—</span>Featuring Beyoncé, this one is f-u-n. Very woman-empowering with some really freakin&#8217; strong vocals. Perfect for a workout!</li>
<li><span class="song">So Happy I Could Die (3:55)—</span>Yes, this song talks about Lady touching herself a lot, but I think it&#8217;s more in a &#8220;I&#8217;m here; I&#8217;m present&#8221; sort of way. At least that&#8217;s my story, and I&#8217;m sticking to it. This track makes for a great recovery song when doing intervals. Just beware, she sings about red wine a lot, and it sure gives this FBG a craving for a good red zin post-workout!</li>
<li><span class="song">Teeth (3:40)—</span>The final track doesn&#8217;t disappoint. It&#8217;s funky, fun and exactly what you&#8217;d expect for a dark Lady GaGa song, including a chorus repeating &#8220;Show me your teeth.&#8221; I love the song&#8217;s sass. And, again, it&#8217;s theatrics. Save it for when you&#8217;re ready to pick up the pace!</li>
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<p>Now I know that not everyone loves the GaGa as much as we do. Tell us, do you love or hate her? And if you love her, what&#8217;s your fave GaGa song, little monsters? —<em>Jenn</em></p>
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		<title>♪ FitHits: Olympian Jams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tish</dc:creator>
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<p>Where there’s a rhyme, there’s a reason they say. If you recall, Nike hooked a sister up with mad access to the<a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2009/10/just-doing-it-part-i/"> 2010 U.S. Winter Olympics team</a>. While it is inevitable that fit bottomed girls around the nation drool over answers pertaining to how these women got their perfectly fit rumps, legs, arms…you get the drift&#8230;I’m sure you never considered the muses behind the muscle.</p>
<p>One thing all fit bottomed girls have in common is the hits that help the trainings go round. I had the opportunity to ask <a href="http://fitbottomedgirls.com/category/celebs/">the panel of Olympian ladies</a> what they listen to during workouts. The following songs help figure skaters, hockey players, skiers and skeleton folks do their thug-thizzle. Just think, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=Red+Hot+Chili+Peppers&amp;x=13&amp;y=18">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a> could be responsible for America taking home the gold!</p>
<h2 style="clear: none;">Olympian Jams Playlist</h2>
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<li><span class="song">(5:00) Butterfly, Jason Mraz:</span> After listening to this little energetic naughtiness you’ll find reason enough to stretch your body out. Preparation never sounded so inspirationally baudy. This is pair skater <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keauna_McLaughlin">Keauna McLaughlin&#8217;s</a> favorite and absolute perfection as a warm-up.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:29) We Made You, Eminem:</span> Every workout needs a catchy beat to get the heart pumping. First the head starts bobbing side to side, and before you know it, you’ve gradually picked up the pace. This other Keauna fave has just enough anger to put her in the competitive mood.</li>
<li><span class="song">(5:07) Clocks, Coldplay:</span> This track had<a href="http://www.figureskatersonline.com/mclaughlin-brubaker/"> Keauna and her partner Rockne Brubaker</a> flying all over the ice. There’s just something about this haunting song that makes you want to get up and move. It’s all about beautiful inspiration, right? Makes me wanna twirl on some ice. Twirling is great cardio, FYI.</li>
<li><span class="song">(5:04) M.O.N.I., DJ Cobra:</span> You won’t hear any mellow vibes bouncing out of <a href="http://bobsled.teamusa.org/athletes/katie-uhlaender">Katie Uhlaender’s</a> ear phones. In the sport of skeleton racing, athletes such as Katie descend down a bobsled track head first (their chin and toes only <em>millimeters </em>from the ice) while balancing on an aerodynamic, rectangular steel and fiberglass sled. They do this while going 130 mph. Repetitive, fast-paced music is perfect for those trying dare-devil moves in their workouts.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:44) Give It Away, Red Hot Chili Peppers:</span> This song is Katie&#8217;s top choice for lifting. Just imagine that darling lead singer, and the muscles he’s acquired that you, too, can have. Be your own Olympian.</li>
<li><span class="song">(4:12) Big Poppa, Notorious B.I.G.:</span> Another Katie fave, this song is perfect for when you need to slow down the pace but keep things gangster-champion. I recommend a couple sets of squats and lunges. Create a positive relationship between rap and your bottom once and for all.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:30) Single Ladies, Beyonce:</span> Every gal should have this song within reach. Substitute “ring” for medal and go to town doing the Beyonce dance. Precious metals are great incentive to sweat it out a couple more minutes in the gym. Just ask hockey player <a href="http://www.angelaruggiero.com/">Angela Ruggiero,</a> who loves this track.</li>
<li><span class="song">(3:26) Magic, Colbie Cailatt:</span> This cool down song is a must-listen for Keauna. Her name is Hawaiian and means &#8220;feminine wind running through the forest,&#8221; and she fittingly rocks a pink iPod and leans more towards heart flutters than heart pumps. Perfect for cooling down.</li>
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<p>If you were going for gold this winter, what songs would you include on your pump-up playlist? —<em>Tish</em></p>
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