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HOW TO MAKE A PERSONAL PLAYLIST FOR WORKING OUT ON
FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND IN A POOL
JogTunes.com is not just for jogging and running, just like iTunes is not only for tunes. On our
cycling page we showed you how you can bike to the beat on exercise bikes.
Here we discuss choosing tunes and making playlists for working out on fitness equipment (ellipical trainers,
stair climbers/steppers, mini-trampolines, rebounders, and rowers) and in a pool (swimming and aquarunning). For more information
on audio equipment for in-pool exercise check out
H2OAudio.com. And for some info on aquajogging
and aquarunning go to
the MSN Aquabucks "About" page and Google's
aquarunning search page.
Whatever method you use, there's always a pace involved that can be expressed in beats-per-minute. And there are always
tunes out there with tempos that match your personal pace. Before we tell you more, please note the following:
One word of caution:
When we use the word "pace",
we are not referring
to your heart rate.
Matching songs to your heart
rate may be risky. We are talking about matching
tempos of songs to your workout pace in beats per minute.
Moderate to fast tempos
may motivate you to step, run, or row
at unsafe paces for your
health status and/or age.
Please consult your physician
if you have any medical
concerns before working out
exactly to the beat of
moderate and fast tempo
songs.
Also, it's wise
to know the recommended maximum heart rate for your age. If you're new to strenuous exercise, seriously consider
wearing a pulse monitor while you work out.
Let's make a BPM fitness playlist:
First
calculate your own
workout pace in beats-per-minute (= steps per minute). We provide
sample
pace tracks with instructions
to help you do this.
Once you know your workout pace,
select your tunes from our
Tunes
list by browsing or using the search
fields. The BPM field will
help you the most. Click
on the links to iTunes Music
Store to listen, order,
and download the tunes to your
iTunes Library.
Next, make a new playlist file in the left column of your iTunes window. For example, you can call it "BPM stairstepset."
Then drag the tunes from the
Library to the new playlist
and put them in a BPM and time sequence
that matches your workout. Be sure there are BPM and Time columns
in the playlist. If you don't see them, right-click (or control-click on a Mac)
anyplace in the playlist header and then choose BPM and/or Time.
Alternatively, you can download our prepared playlists as iMixes from the iTunes
Music Store. Just click
here
to see our playlists.
Finally, sync your player with the music store program and you're up and running.
Below is a sample workout sequence to help you out. Please note that workout paces can vary considerably from person to person
and from one fitness method and machine to another. The peak pace in the sample may be perfect for elliptical training but too slow for aquarunning.
Sample Workout Sequence
Running
Down a Dream and More
Genre: Rock/Alternative
Duration: 00:29:30
Distance: (Approximate) 2.4 miles
See sampling and ordering details for this playlist
here
and the iMix,
featuring Hedda
Layne, in iTunes.
| This
Love |
Maroon
5 |
Warm-up Walk |
3:26 |
94
|
| Everlong |
Foo
Fighters |
Easy
Jog |
4:09 |
158 |
| A
World Goes Round |
Hedda
Layne |
Easy
Jog |
5:14 |
159 |
| Runnin'
Down a Dream |
Tom
Petty |
Fast
Jog |
4:24 |
170 |
| Dancing
With Myself |
Billy
Idol |
Fast
Jog |
4:50 |
176 |
| Flawless |
Hedda
Layne |
Easy
Jog |
3:28 |
157 |
| Leave
(Get Out) |
Jojo |
Cool-
Down Walk |
4:04 |
88 |
HERE ARE SOME TUNES TO WHET YOUR APPETITE
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| Tune | Artist
| Genre
| Time | BPM
| Links to iTunes |
| Volcano | Beck | Alternative | 00:04:28 | 126 |          |
| Profanity Prayers | Beck | Alternative | 00:03:40 | 154 |          |
| Walls | Beck | Alternative | 00:02:19 | 153 |          |
| Modern Guilt | Beck | Alternative | 00:03:12 | 150 |          |
| Chemtrails | Beck | Alternative | 00:04:38 | 176 |          |
| Gamma Ray | Beck | Alternative | 00:02:57 | 169 |          |
| Orphans | Beck | Alternative | 00:03:15 | 123 |          |
| Private Idaho (Live At the Roxy) | The B-52's | Rock | 00:04:00 | 168 |          |
| Last Summer | Lostprophets | Alternative | 00:04:07 | 151 |         |
| Good Tradition | Tanita Tikaram | Pop | 00:02:00 | 154 |         |
| Pushin' Me Away - Single | Jonas Brothers | Pop | 00:03:02 | 162 |       |
| Freakshow (Mix 13) | The Cure | Alternative | 00:02:29 | 144 |         |
| Sleep When I'm Dead (Mix 13) | The Cure | Alternative | 00:03:49 | 140 |          |
| They Say (Version may be explicit) | Scars On Broadway | Rock | 00:02:49 | 141 |        |
| Make the World Go Round (feat. Chris Brown & The G | Nas | Hip-Hop/Rap | 00:03:49 | 180 |          |