Whether you're running a marathon, building muscle or just trying to lose weight, working out is a grim activity. Schlepping yourself to the gym to see people much healthier than you making better use of the machines than you'll ever achieve can be downright depressing. Most of us poor fools who dare to get up from the sofa and venture into the world of the fit and healthy make the experience more bearable by deafening ourselves with pre-made gym playlists; music can help deal with the monotony and drown out the accusing laughter at your inability to master level 4 on the stepper machine. The thing is, most gyms and most exercise playlists you can readily come across play dance music almost exclusively. Now if you're into dance music, that's all well and good, jog on. But what if you're of more of the rock persuasion? How can music improve your gym experience when you can't stand what's being played? Well fear not, novice athlete, for we have right here a perfect working gym playlist for those who love rock and metal. These 20 tracks will get you from warm up to cool down, hitting cardio and resistance in between. So don your ill-fitting workout clothes, strap yourself into those slightly uncomfortable trainers, tape your headphones to your head and prepare to rock out and lose weight in style.
Warm Up:
20. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Get things started by feeling like the coolest cat in the room. Sharp Dressed Man has a four to the floor beat at a sensible tempo to get you into the swing of things. Remember, girls go crazy for a sharp dressed man, so this is your motivation to lose that gut and fit into that suit you haven't worn in years.
19. Alter Bridge - Ties That Bind
Take the pace up a bit with some chunky riffing and soaring choruses. By now you should have a nice sweat going.
18. Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine?
Lose yourself in the groove as you come to the end of your warm up and keep pace with the drums.