The following post is sponsored by Jabra Sport Pulse™ Wireless. Opinions (and killer taste in music) are my own. 😉
I guess putting “You’re Welcome” in the title is a little presumptuous, but fingers crossed you like at least SOME of these songs.
I’ve always been into music, but especially now that I teach group fitness, I am constantly hunting for new songs and cool remixes of old favorites. I don’t like playing popular songs on the radio in my classes because they get old so quick—you can listen to them in your car, no need to hear them for the 400th time during your workout (sorry, Taylor Swift fans…). So for me, remixes are King. And when you’re trying to appeal to a varied demographic of people in a class, finding a new remix to an older song everyone knows = crowd-pleaser. For this reason, I’ve shifted away from using Spotify and have been relying more on SoundCloud and Hype Machine for my workout music.
As part of their Beat Your Impossible campaign, Jabra asked me to share a moment when I conquered a goal that seemed impossible. I’ve been lucky enough to not have had to overcome any major injuries or physical setbacks, so I instead wanted to emphasize the importance of all the little fitness triumphs—because it’s focusing on those day-to-day, smaller accomplishments that help you stay on track towards meeting bigger goals. A huge motivator for me to break through those mini-walls (getting through one additional rep or holding a pose for those few extra seconds) is music. You know those songs that come on during a run and without realizing it, you’re suddenly moving twice as fast as you were? Or when you feel the beat build during a spin class and suddenly the drop comes and without your instructor even telling you to, your body just wants to sprint? Music is my everything during workouts.
I always love seeing what other people are listening to (if it weren’t rude, I’d bring my iPhone into group fitness classes all the time just to Shazam the instructor’s music), so I wanted to share with you all some tunes that are currently powering my workouts. There’s almost three hours worth of music on this playlist, so hopefully you’ll discover at least one new song you love! In addition to scrolling through the below player, you can check them all out (and download most of them) over on SoundCloud.
The #BeatYourImpossible campaign is in conjunction with the release of Jabra Sport Pulse Wireless, which are an in-ear wireless music and heart-rate monitoring earbuds. There’s limited availability because they’re so new, and I haven’t tried them out, but I’m totally intrigued. As you might recall from a previous post, I recently got a traditional heart rate monitor (watch and chest strap/monitor) and love the feedback it can provide about your workouts. How crazy is technology that there are now earbuds that can do that?? Instead of a monitor around your torso sending info to a watch/computer, the earbuds send info to the Jabra Sport Life app, so you can see all your workout data on your smartphone. They retail for $199 and you can check ‘em out HERE.
Your turn—what are you currently jamming out to? What songs keep you motivated to #BeatYourImpossible? Leave a comment or get social with it! You can connect with Jabra on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to share your story or favorite jams.
Hey there! I'm Nicole, a group fitness instructor, healthy lifestyle blogger (you probably figured that one out by now) and Certified Personal Trainer living in Boston, MA.
Praise you for sharing all of this song goodness!
Currently jamming to Danzo Kuduro by Don Omar. Awesome beat for runners!!
Thanks for sharing! I’m always looking for new workout music!
This is awesome. Thanks Nicole!
White panda is a legit find…thank you!!
Thank you!!! I needed to add some new songs to my collection to workout to and love your choices!
Great songs, I’m always looking for new and fun songs for my spin classes! And now I want that BeyOnce shirt!!
Great songs! Thanks for sharing ^^
Looks like I know what I will be listening to
This is great! I agree on choosing remixes!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that you are using soundclound for this since I’m in Canada and Spotify isn’t available here!
Spotify was launched in Canada today (Sept 30)
oh my goodness I NEEDED some new songs! You rock!
Love it! I needed new tunes. Muchas gracias!
You always gotta have a great workout playlist that pumps you into gear. Thanks for sharing from 3girls1apple.com
Wow those headphones sound amazing! I need to do some serious saving!
xo, Jen
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Your tastes are a little too “pop” for me. I tend to listen to hard rock when I workout. I guess it makes me feel more bad ass? Weird, but it works. Some of my favorites: Droppin Plates by Disturbed (for weightlifting obviously), Bulletproof by Five Finger Death Punch, Duality by Slipknot, Freedom by Rage Against the Machine… and many more.
Not weird at all! I used to listen to Lost Prophets when I worked out if I was angry–totally pushes you to your max 🙂
this. is. epic.
you are a lifesaver. THANK YOU!!
xx colleen
Love these! I’m a big fan of listening to remixes while running, and all of this music is so fresh! Thank you!
I make workout playlists themed around some of my favorite fictional Characters! If you want, I can give a you a link? (Not trying to spam or anything).
I like seeing what music inspires others in working out! It’s fun! (I feel you on the Shazam-ing of the instructor too)