For the first time since I split with my wife, I started Fast Walk/Jogging again today! I was up at 5am, jogging by 6am, and home by 7am. I did 2 miles in 40 minutes today... not bad for not doing it in awhile.

At my peak I was doing 6 miles in 40 minutes, three times a week! Now, I need to work my way back to that.

I was listening to Mariah Carey while jogging - the best song that came on and actually inspired me was "Make It Happen". Very cool. It actually put a little "kick" in my step!

I feel good right now, with a small sense of accomplishment! The hardest part was getting up and getting out the door... I'ma keep it going!

Hey - suggest some good "jogging" songs!

[moving to Music Non-Prince]


















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The new Gnarls Barkley one is good for working out to

June7 said:

yeah!!!!

good for you, keep it up

On the street, it takes me 8.5 minutes each mile, on the treadmill I can run a mile in about 6 minutes.


My ipod has lots of 80's music
Mariah Carey
and of course Prince
I say anything motivating and upbeat

I'm considering adding this thread to my list on the end-of-year "Mod Report Card" thread I create annually in Site Discussion forum!

June7 said:

Anything from M.I.A.'s two albums - Arular and Kala !!




Man, I haven't been jogging in a hot minute. I really need to get started again

I started jogging again seriously about a month ago. I find that the music you listen to really depends on the mood you're in. I always try to pick vibrant dance music, but not songs that are too emotionally involved as they can be distracting.

I avoid most dark or angry songs, and I've also found the Prince songs are horrible for jogging. Not that his songs are bad--it's just his music, the good stuff anyways, demands that you pay attention to the song too much.

I also like a very eclectic mix of songs. It's not unusually the hear Punk, Rock, Hip Hop, Dance, and even country in my mix--so long as the songs have a good vibe to them. Hell the other day, I was running to Jimi Hendrix's rendition of "Along the Watchtower" Lawd, I love the guitar work on the live version --made me want to run harder and faster for sure.

Imago said:

Imago

Imago said:

this post is dedicated to Insatiable.

jami0mckay said:

That's actually not a bad observation... so, is this a thread about getting one's ass out of the house and start jogging, or a thread about music to listen to while jogging?

jami0mckay said:

June7 said:[quote]

jami0mckay said:

so its a philosophical question ?


[moving to P&R]

jami0mckay said:

Jamie!

jami0mckay said:[quote]

June7 said:

jamiOmckay

June7 said:

Ruin him now!

OMG, if I have to bump this thread one more time, I'm going to get banned.

Imago said:

I agree, the music should be somewhat mindless, something you can zone out to, but has good energy. During my jogging heyday I was a serious stoner, and the Grateful Dead was great for jogging. The music kept on and on, and created a positive mood.

Bonus: when the psychedelics stored in my fat cells were re-activated by the run, I had some trippy jams to groove out to while I stripped naked and ran into the middle of a crowded intersection in a state of euphoria!

As for music it's better for me to let my mood dictate it. Sometimes I want really driving stuff, other times I want something smoothed out & reflective. Just have different playlists for different moods & pick your playlist when you start. Grab everything fast & tolerable from your collection & call it "workout", you can always skip. I have Workout, Better Workout (more selective) & Best Workout (absolute faves only) - I usually am listening to one of those...

NDRU said:

Dude, you are TOTALLY flirting with me right now!

Imago said:

Ohhhhh geezuz

Imago said:

I'm going again tomorrow morning. My legs have been sore all day.

Public Enemy's greatest hits

congrats on getting back into the groove!! Im fasting right now, but when Im done I plan to start jogging again too

I like to listen to bouncey, cheesey pop music when I run
....Especially the Spice Girls, and Britney Spears

but I like music that doesn't require much thought when Im working out

ugh.. jogging .. a weakness for me, but a necessity.. i can do all exercises with no probs.. except jogging.. havent really had discipline lately as i said in Threadbare's thread, but what i used to do instead of joggin was alot of aerobics classes.. or i used to get up in the morning and workout with this that was on tv (this show is old, dunno if anyone would remember this.. sorry, picture is kinda fuzzy)

http://www.youtube.com/wa...A0Vkv2Jp6g <--part 1

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ypLx1pZKDE <--part 2


Let's Pretend We're Married, nice tempo to jog with

Imago said:

Shit, I was jerking off as I typed that! Not easy!

Going for a run with nothing but your ipod for company is one of the best things you can do. It cleanses both body and mind. I run late at night (10.30 11pm'ish). I prefer darker, brooding music more than upbeat stuff. last night i was listening to some Marvin gayes 'time to get it together' and a piece cinematic music called reqeium for a dream.. amongst others.

to get your health level right up there i recomend skipping. 10 mins of skipping equates to 30mins jogging. Mix it up. Good luck with getting back into your training. It is a great feeling when the bug hits you.

3121 said:

Thanks.

Has anyone EVER tried jogging WITHOUT music?

I like it

June, your latino right? Try some Pitbull...if ya can't get up to EVERYBODY GET UP or SHAKE or RAH RAH or CULO...u got no soul.
***WARNING*** this music is for HARDCORE WORKOUTS ONLY

PANDURITO said:

actually, yeah, I almost never jog w/music. I don't like to be disconnected unless I'm on the train. If I worked out at the gym I'd definitely use music, too.
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