Whaddya listen to while working out?

J

Jordan_S

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I'm stuck inside, not able to go on my morning run, because the air is very smoky outside. In Israel, every spare scrap of wood gets burned in bonfires during the holiday of Lag B'Omer. Last nights' fires, combined with this morning's fog, has made using an oxygen tank while running mandatory.

So I was wondering what people listen to while exercising. If it's music, which tunes do the trick? Audiobooks, anyone? I have found NPR podcasts to be sufficiently distracting. A good Fresh Air guest helps me attain and, remain in, "autopilot." Cartalk is entertaining but can lead to laughter. This American Life can also quickly get me in "the zone."

However, there are many times music is the only ear candy that can properly motivate. Tunes like Eye of the Tiger and Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now are obvious choices but what else are people using?
 
Hayseed Dixie
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Sun Tzu's The Art of War on audiobook, or something rock-like. While I often listen to music that isn't very hard or fast, it isn't appropriate for that situation. Unless I'm lightly exercising I suppose, but that doesn't tend to happen.
 
Freddie Schnickelfritz Fisher - Turkey In The Straw

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No serious, me working out? Are you kidding?

Frank
 
Reminds me of a line from 30 Rock. In a park, Lemon says to Dennis Duffy, "Those people are running in circles to live longer."
 
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