Challenge: progressive music suggestions for working out

[kristi]

OK - I love to go to the gym, but I HATE the music they play there. Even for pop, it sucks. I've also recently injured my foot and so can't do what I've been doing. That means I need extra motivation to do new exercises that I haven't grown to love yet.

What are some songs that should be on my playlist for the gym to keep the motivation up and are not painful to listen to?

[80s were ok]

just as a generalization, the 80's albums of Yes and Genesis.

[llanwydd]

I started lifting weights when I was eighteen and kept it up for about a year and a half. It was absolutely always Jethro Tull. Even though Yes was still my favorite band, I found that Tull always got my blood circulating, especially, Benefit, Living in the Past and Stand Up.

[philsunset]

Magma Live

[Scott Bails]

I found Rush's latest to work pretty well.

[Progbear]

I’ve always found highly kinetic jazz fusion great for workout purposes. Mahavishnu, RTF, Arti + Mestieri, all highly recommended for such purposes.

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[Progmatic]

What are some songs that should be on my playlist for the gym to keep the motivation up and are not painful to listen to?

Not that many...that is why prog fans are fat...

[Dana5140]

I use Ementeht-Re for setting time for about a half-hour indoor bicycle ride. And as it builds its energy, I peddle faster. :-)

[Modry Effekt]

OK - I love to go to the gym, but I HATE the music they play there. Even for pop, it sucks. I've also recently injured my foot and so can't do what I've been doing. That means I need extra motivation to do new exercises that I haven't grown to love yet.

What are some songs that should be on my playlist for the gym to keep the motivation up and are not painful to listen to?

King Crimson "Talking drum" speeding up tempo is great.There's a ton of Ozric,Korai orom,Hidria space folk,Mandragora "Pollen"

[ItalProgRules]

I usually work out at home because I don't need a public audience for my arthritis-induced moans and groans and I prefer watching DVDs while I work out...but if I do work out to music, Rush works out pretty well. But I usually use metal, not Prog.

[Vic2012]

I just came from the gym a while ago. The house music is always the same dance/pop/crap. I understand why they play that music in most gyms. It's upbeat, and most people aren't offended by it, and all it really is, is musical wallpaper. I'd prefer to listen to heavy metal or classic/rock while excersizing, but I'd also prefer prog over dance/pop/crap. I don't have an MP3 player so I just ignore the house music (or try to ignore it). I just can't see working out and sweating with ear buds. I can't have anything on my head while doing serious cardio. All that sweat just goes everywhere.

[mnprogger]

Adebisi Shank



http://adebisishank.bandcamp.com/alb...-adebisi-shank

[bigbassdrum]

Sysyphus - Pink Floyd.... the dude is rolling a bolder up a hill - over and over and...

Sound Chaser - Yes

[Boceephus]

Boceephus Prog Workout Tracks:
As The World - echolyn
Late Night Salvation - IZZ
Carrying No Cross - U.K.
Blackest Eyes - PTree
Siberian Khatru - Stanley Snail
Tarkus - Zip Tang
Time is Right - Manfred Mann EB
Crutches - Discipline
Seven Thunders Wide - Man on Fire
Apollyon - Salem Hill
Karn Evil 9 - Shaun Guerin
Beyond the End - Relayer
Metal Fatigue - Holdsworth/IOU
In the Dead of Night - U.K.
Gibberish - Spock's Beard
Death on Two Legs - Queen

[meimjustalawnmower]

just as a generalization, the 80's albums of Yes and Genesis.

That, and your Fila tracksuit top and you're ready to go.

[ThomasKDye]

Jordan Rudess's "Rhythm of Time" is a fairly good album for that, except for the two ballads.

[Supersonic Scientist]

I've been going to the gym (with mp3 player in tow) for 4 years now. The tunes/bands that I have found to be the most motivating are:

Santana (especially LIVE stuff)
Al DiMeola (electric Rend., Casino, LotMS)
Iron Maiden (those galloping triplets really get me moving)
Ozric Tentacles
Rush
Indukti

[Azol]

Ozric Tentacles

What he said

[LighthouseKeeper]

I use symphony x a lot when doing cardio

[Bake 1]

When i was stuck on a cruise ship for almost two weeks and a century cycling event was just around the corner, getting on the stationary bike w/the ipod was about all one could do to get ready... anyway, Ruins, Hella, Arti + Mestieri, Van Halen, Bella Band, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham and Kraan seemed like good fuel to maintain a high cadence and sweat output.

[sotdude]

I generally work out to metal or hard rock, but when I do pick some prog to go along with my workouts, it's usually Rush, Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis, VDGG, Tull, or Dream Theater.

[R. Totale III]

I use Ementeht-Re for setting time for about a half-hour indoor bicycle ride. And as it builds its energy, I peddle faster. :-)

I have listened to Ementeht-Re three times a week at the gym (except for very occasional missed days) since I got it, which was just after it came out. Including today.

[Modry Effekt]

Sysyphus - Pink Floyd.... the dude is rolling a bolder up a hill - over and over and...

Sound Chaser - Yes

Sysyphus awright- anything could to a trick,if you you are open mind.

I just found ; Thinking Plague latest album first track is great for work out - Malthusian dance

[MJ-Plagued]

Sysyphus awright- anything could to a trick,if you you are open mind.

I just found ; Thinking Plague latest album first track is great for work out - Malthusian dance

Finally someone has figured out what Decline & Fall is about!

[MudShark22]

Talking Drum was a good suggestion; just let it flow into LTIA Pt II

One could make a great workout mix of LTIA pt1 through pt4 and add Level 5 as well.