Tales from 5:30am Workouts :)

~ One particular morning I saw some eye candy. Now I am not peaking into windows, but when I stroll by (in the dark) when the rooms are lit..well...you know. I didn't see this before,nor since, but one morning in two seperate houses I saw men...buff men...with their shirts off (maybe other items off too). One was making coffee while the other ironed clothes. Hehehehe...
~ This past week I rolled out of bed and grabbed the first sweats I could find. Lights off I pulled them on and went out to walk/run. I've been incorporating jogging into my workout now. One thing I've learned is jogging does not work when YOUR PANTS FALL DOWN! That is right, my sweats are now too big and they slithered down my thighs. I completed my full workout, but had to hold up my pants while doing it! Do you think anyone happen to be peaking out of the window at 5:40am???? NAH!
~Who would've thought my neighborhood would be so scandalous before 6AM!

Music as Motivation

My workouts definately depend most on the music that I am listening to. I am not one to watch tv or chat while working out. First off, my heart rate is directly related to the beat of the music. Second, when I find myself getting into a workout rut I buy another song or two. It is amazing how good music has even coaxed me out of bed on a cold morning.

I organize my workout music on my iphone into workout playlists. I group them into 30-40 minute playlists with warm up, cardio, and cool down songs. Below are some of my favorite workout songs...I'd love to get your favorite workout songs too!

~ Cardio with upbeat~ mostly pop so it tells a story to keep my mind off of my misery and so I can sing along in my head~

• Sk8er Boy- Avril Lavine
• Dance, Dance- Fall Out Boy
• How Far We've Come- Matchbox Twenty
• Know Your Enemy-Green Day
• I Gotta Feeling- Black Eyed Peas
• Party In The USA- Miley Cyrus

~Running/Elliptical/Spinning hill climb~ steady beat that gradually builds to encourage speed~

• Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol (my all-time favorite workout song)
• Rush- Aly & AJ (Good speed on chorus)
• Collide- Howie Day (my all-time favorite everything song!!!)
• Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (blast from the past, but great encouragement!)
• Come Back To Me- David Cook
• Sometime Around Midnight- The Airborne Toxic Event
• Meet Me Halfway- Black Eyed Peas
• Viva La Vida- Coldplay

~ Warm up/Cool Down~

• Forever Young- Alphaville
• Beautiful Day- U2 (Live)
• No Air- Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

Progress...can't believe I am posting this!

~Goodbye 150's
~Hello 140's
~Next stop 130's