Workout Playlists: Music to Boost Your Exercise Routine

Music that matches your power, intensity and speed for any workout program can help you push yourself to your max. Research reveals that if you match the tempo of a song to your desired heart rate, or beats per minute (bpm), the song will help you maintain or pick up the pace. It's no wonder you see athletes listening to music before a big game or race. It gets their blood pumping and adrenaline up. Coaches, trainers and fitness enthusiasts from all around were asked what songs help get them through some of the most intensive workouts. Here are the top 50 songs, broken into playlists: Running, Walking, Cycling, Weight Lifting and Active Editors' Picks. Each playlist shows songs with wide-ranging bpms to help you get the most effective workout. Stay focused and build your endurance with the following tunes.

Weight-Lifting Playlist 1
108 to 130 bpm
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1. Going the Distance by Bill Conti    - 91 bpm 2. Ruff Ryders Anthem by DMX     - 91 bpm 3. Thriller by Michael Jackson     - 118 bpm 4. Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash    - 113 bpm 5. Tricky by Run DMC    - 128 bpm
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Weight-Lifting Playlist 2
108 to 130 bpm
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1. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C+C Music Factory      - 114 bpm 2. Clique by Kanye West, Jay-Z      - 109 bpm 3. The Game by Motorhead      - 85 bpm 4. Hurricane by Bob Dylan      - 90 bpm 5. Lose Yourself by Eminem      - 86 bpm
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Walking Playlist 1
135 to 140 bpm
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1. Just a Kiss by Lady Antebellum     - 143 bpm 2. Free As a Bird by The Beatles      - 73 bpm 3. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows      - 141 bpm 4. Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers     - 141 bpm 5. Rio by Duran Duran      - 141 bpm
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Walking Playlist 2
135 to 140 bpm
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1. Good Morning by Lenny Kravitz      - 71 bpm 2. It Takes Two by Tina Turner and Rod Stewart      - 141 bpm 3. Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones     - 123 bpm 4. Clocks by Cold Play      - 131 bpm 5. Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People     - 130 bpm
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Running Playlist 1
150 to 175 bpm
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1. Eye of the Tiger by Survivor      - 109 bpm 2. Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses      - 123 bpm 3. Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz      - 139 bpm 4. Runaway by Bon Jovi      - 153 bpm 5. Sabotage by Beastie Boys      - 168 bpm
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Running Playlist 2
150 to 175 bpm
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1. Hey Mama by The Black Eyed Peas      - 200 bpm 2. The Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim      - 153 bpm 3. Thunderstruck by AC/DC      - 134 bpm 4. Gangnam Style by Psy      - 132 bpm 5. On to the Next One by Jay Z      - 89 bpm
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Cycling Playlist 1
135 to 175 bpm
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1. Testify by Common      - 87 bpm 2. Hey Ya by Outkast      - 160 bpm 3. Becoming the Bull by Atreyu      - 95 bpm 4. The Boys are Back in Town by The Lizzy      - 160 bpm 5. Paradise City by Guns N' Roses      - 200 bpm
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Cycling Playlist 2
135 to 175 bpm
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1. Crazy in Love by Beyonce      - 99 bpm 2. Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye      - 129 bpm 3. The Pretender by Foo Fighters      - 172 bpm 4. I Can't Win by The Strokes      - 202 bpm 5. TNT by AC/DC      - 126 bpm
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Active Editor's Picks Playlist 1
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1. Coma Girl by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros      - 77 bpm 2. Dancin' With Myself by Billy Idol      - 176 bpm 3. Wild Thing by Tone Loc      - 140 bpm 4. Bang Bang by K'naan and Adam Levine      - 180 bpm 5. Beautiful Day by U2      - 137 bpm
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Active Editor's Picks Playlist 2
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1. Sigh No More Mumford & Sons      - 148 bpm 2. Ride to California by Paper Tongues      - 135 bpm 3. U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer      - 133 bpm 4. We Used to Wait by Arcade Fire      - 121 bpm 5. Right Now by Van Halen      - 94 bpm
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