I’ve realized than when I workout certain tasks require a specific song. I get ready and think, “I need my music for this!” Not just any music, that one song that gets me going. A 10 minute stretch starts with Enya’s ‘My! My! Time Flies’… twice. If I’m going to do a plank, well then it’s Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’.

Time to push my max weight or go for a personal best? I’ve gotta listen to ‘Higher Baby’ by Sean Brown. What about when I’m about to start a set I’m not a fan of doing? Well that’s easy, I just put on ‘Remember the Name’ by Fort Minor. And those time I need to cool down, or slooow down a set and work on technique? Then nothing sets the tone quite like ’He Got Game’ by Public Enemy.

What’s a workout song you can’t live without?

And what other activities do you find require a song?