Walking tunes

[nancy324]

Any power walkers out there? I am perpetually in pursuit of the perfect walking song. I use an MP3 player, which is great, because I can make my own mix of songs from CDs. In the last few years I've been using a song by the Rolling Stones called "Mixed Emotions",(It sums up my life ) This song has a perfect 4/mph pace, which is optimal for me. I also use slower songs that I like, and just add more incline, but 4.0 or 3.8 is best. Another excellent song is "Disco Inferno" from the Saturday Night Fever CD. Lately I've also been using "Mamma Mia" from the Broadway show CD. I also use "Dancin Queen" but it is slow and I have to adjust with an incline of about 12. It's a fun song. I would be very interested in knowing what other people's favorite power walk songs are.

 

[michele1967]

Have you visited sportsmusic.com?
They have a bunch of walking tapes/CDs that run 30 minutes at a time at fixed tempos. The cassettes have 30 minutes one side at one tempo; the other side is 30 min at a slightly faster pace. They have a really wide selection of tempos--good for walking or running. All of their songs are remakes, and some are a little cheesy, but I swear by them--you get a consistent tempo for extended periods of time. You can't really interval train w/them (though I guess you could alternate walking and running).
Just a thought.....

Michele

 

[honeybunch]

I love Sportsmusic, too! I will NOT walk without their music.

 

[nancy324]

THANK YOU MICHELE!!!!!!!!! :-jumpy

 

[Aquajock]

POWER MUSIC

POWER MUSIC

POWER MUSIC

www.powermusic.com

Get their PowerMix CD's, with bpm's between 128 and 140 (or higher if you really want to walk fast) - you'll be transformed!

Annette Q. Aquajock

(did I forget to mention Power Music? Silly me . . .)

 

[michele1967]

I hear ya'!
I spent most of the summer walking to the 60's & 70's stuff. Too funny--but I could not do it on my own.

 

[nancy324]

Thank you Annette!!!!! What was that name again? LOL :7

 

[DebbieH]

Hey Nancy!

Did you get to go see "Mama Mia"? We saw it up in Toronto in July and it was awesome. We tried to get tickets to see it in Cleveland (we live in Ohio) with another troup that was touring, but tickets were all sold out. :-( Both my DH and in-laws loved it too. FUN, FUN show and GREAT music. We also have the CD!

Your-Friend-In-Fitness, DebbieH http://www.plaudersmilies.de/wavey.gif If You Get The Choice To Sit It Out Or Dance...I Hope You DANCE!!!