
When you’re out running or working up a sweat in the gym, your playlist can make or break you. The right beats doesn’t just give your movements tempo, it can level up your training, boost your energy levels, and motivate you to keep going when all you want to do is lie down and die.
Music Helps You Perform Better
And we’re not even just saying this off the bat. Science backs this right up. Subjects cycled significantly faster when listening to fast-paced music, according to a paper publish in 2003 [1]. Music also distracts you when you’re feeling tired. It lessens the fatigue so that you can achieve more in your workout [2]. And guess what? Your body naturally moves to the beat. Your get motor coordination automatically improves when you exercise with music [3].
The HealthWorks Ultimate Workout Playlist
We’ve done the tough bit and compiled a breathtaking (literally) playlist with the best workout songs to get you revved up. Even listening to these songs will get your all worked up and ready to go. Yup, they’re that good. The list below features songs which has a good, solid beat, so naturally this covers both old and new songs. It also includes some motivational ones to make you feel amahhhzing while doing your cardio.
Hit play (or shuffle) and get ready for the best workout songs you’ve ever heard! Link here!
For those of you who don’t use Spotify or don’t like to, you’ll find a list of the songs included down below:
- Spectrum – Calvin Harris Remix by Florence + The Machine
- Hope – Alex Metric & Oliver
- Happy – Pharrell Williams
- Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Don’t You Worry Child (Radio Edit) – Swedish House Mafia, John Martin
- You Lift Me Up (Live City Remix) – Mikey Wax
- And We Danced (feat. Ziggy Stardust) – Macklemore
- Let It Go – Idina Menzel
- My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) – Fall Out Boy
- Lights – Ellie Goulding
- Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
- I Just Wanna Run – The Downtown Fiction
- Heart Attack – Demi Lovato
- Dog Days Are Over – Florence + The Machine
- I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) – Icona Pop, Charli XCX
- Wake Me Up – Avicii
- Harlem – New Politics
- Put the Gun Down – ZZ Ward
- Neon Lights – Demi Lovato
- Pompeii – Bastille
- Smooth Criminal (Remastered Radio Edit) – Michael Jackson
- Do It Like A Dude – Jessie J
- Chasing the Sun – The Wanted
- Glad You Came – The Wanted
- Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
- Set Fire to the Rain – Adele
- Fighter – Christina Aguilera
- Sing – Ed Sheeran
- Waka Waka – Shakira
- Toxic – Britney Spears
- Good Feeling – Flo Rida
- Die Yong – Ke$ha
- Hold On! I’m A Comin’ – Sam & Dave
- Bad (feat. Vassy) – David Guetta, Showtek, Vassy
- Ole – Adelen
- Cola Song – Inna, J Balvin
- Can’t Remember to Forget You – Shakira, Rihanna
- Busy Doin’ Nothin’ – Ace Wilder
- All Night – Icona Pop
- Woo Hoo – The 5.6.7.8’s
- Rather Be – Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne
- Sail – AWOLNATION
- Upside Down- Paloma Faith
- One Day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Remix) – The Mojos
- Save the World – Radio Mix – Swedish House Mafia
- Sunshine – David Guetta, Avicii
- Some Night – Fun.
- Whistle – Flo Rida
- Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
- We are Young – Fun.
- Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Live) – Michel Telo
- Wild Ones – Flo Rida, Sia
- I Write Sins Not Tragedies – Panic! At The Disco
- Fuel the Fire – Roman Holiday
- Bounce (Radio Edit) Calvin Harris, Kelis
- Good Feeling – Flo Rida
- The Edge of Glory – Lady Gaga
- Danza Kuduro – Don Omar, Lucenzo
- Tubthumping – Chumbawanba
- Hands in the Air – Girl Talk
- Shake It – Metrol Station
- Lisztomania – Phoenix
- Feel So Close (Radio Edit) – Calvin Harris
- Born This Way – Lady Gaga
- Riptide – Vance Joy
- We No Speak Americano – Cardio Workout DJ’s
- All I Ever Wanted – Basshunter
- Hideaway – Kiesza
- Am I Wrong – Nico & Vinz
- I Will Never Let You Down – Rita Ora
- Really Don’t Care – Demi Lovato, Cher Lloyd
- Waves, Robin Schulz Radio Edit – Mr. Probz
- All the Way – Timeflies
- Traum – CRO
- Be Okay – Oh Honey
- Fast in My Car – Paramore
- Sleeping with a Friend (The Chainsmokers Radio Remix) – Neon Trees
- Starships – Nicki Minaj
- Problem – Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea
- Part of Me – Katy Perry
- A Place with No Name – Michael Jackson
- Best Day of My Life (Gazzo Remix) – American Authors
- Jealous (I Ain’t With It) – Chromeo
- Intro – The xx
- 300 Violin Orchestra – Jorge Quintero
- I Need Your Love – Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding
- Rumour Has It – Adele
- High On Your Love – Radio Mix – Sharon Doorson
- All of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix Radio Edit) – John Legend
- Tonight is the Night – Outasight
- Under Control – Calvin Harris, Alesso, Hurts
- Euphoria – Loreen
- You Make Me – Avicii
- Play Hard – David Guetta, Ne-Yo, Akon
- We Are One (Ole Ola) – Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte
- Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) – Lilly Wood and The Prick, Robin Schulz
- Sleepless (feat. The High, Radio Edit) – CAZZETTE
- Din Soldat – Albin, Kristin Amparo
- Alone (Thomas Newson Radio Edit) – Armin van Buuren, Lauren Evans
- Wild Roses (Radio Edit) – John De Sohn
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