5 Energizing Workout Playlists to Make Exercising Less Miserable

If you’re doing a HIIT interval workout

Those bootcamp classes are hard work. If you’re doing squats, lunge jumps, and other circuit moves, you’ll definitely need workout music you can jam out to. “I love using FitRadio. It has great genres that include a combination of new hits with a high energy playlist,” says Rebecca Gahan of Kick@55 Fitness in Chicago. “The beats are very important if you are completing plyometrics because you want your clients to complete a specific number of reps within a given period of time, and they will also try to keep up with the RPMs of the song,” Gahan explains. For bootcamp, she recommends staying around 150 bpm on average, while it might dip a bit lower to 130 bpm for strength training. And, if you’re doing those serious sprints, it could get towards 180 bpm, as long as it’s not too distracting or overwhelming. Check out these other tips that will get and keep you motivated to move. Best songs: “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift and “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars.