Hands up if you’ve ever tried to workout at home. Now keep your hands up if you have babies, toddlers, preschoolers… or let’s face it, ANY KIDS at home with you. Yep, all the hands up over here too.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love getting outside for a good run. It’s my ‘me’ time, and it really feels like a break for my brain. And I’m committed to investing time into keeping myself strong and healthy, even is this crazy busy season of our life. But that sometimes means that I have to make my workouts flexible. And by flexible, I mean jamming them into any spare moment I possibly can – sometimes during naps, sometimes with toddlers crawling on top of me while I do it.
When I can’t get out for a run, I do my best to run through a strength training program in my living room. It’s not glamorous, and getting out to a gym isn’t in the cards for me right now, but with a few weights, resistance bands, a yoga mat and my AfterShokz Trekz Air headphones we make it work.
There are a couple of reasons why the AfterShokz headphones are so key – they use bone conduction technology to play music through your cheek bones (transducers guide mini vibrations through your cheekbones to your inner ear, delivering sound without plugging or covering your ears… cool right?!) So, the AfterShokz sit outside your ears which means you can hear everything around you. And when you’re trying to make a workout happen during naptime, that’s crucial. Secondly, they’re super light. I can jump, stretch and move around with them on and I barely realize they’re there. If you haven’t read our full review on the AfterShokz Trekz Air headphones yet, definitely do it. They’re one piece of gear we use daily!
So, I start up my workout, throw on my headphones, and what exactly is on my playlist? Well, my taste in music is what you might call eclectic. Full disclosure here: my husband manages our music storage, and he loves just as much randomness in his playlist as I do… so he deserves at least half of the credit for the magic you’ll find below. We love everything from old school country to 90’s girl bands, and my workout playlist is a big ol’ fabulous mashup of all of it! If it makes me smile AND makes me want to move, it makes the cut.
So, without further adieu, here are a few songs that I think you should add to your workout playlist right this second:
Elle King – American Sweetheart
Annie Lennox – Walking on Broken Glass
B.o.B – Magic (featuring Rovers Cuomo)
Blackjack Billy – The Booze Cruise
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Eric Paslay – Friday Night
Icons Pop – I Love It
Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone
Kenny Loggins – Playing with the Boys
LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk! (Featuring Bruno Mars)
Nelly – Just a Dream
The Primitives – Crash (The ‘95 Mix)
Robyn – Call Your Girlfriend
The White Panda – What You Know About Little Secrets
The White Panda – Pull Over Mellancamp
Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It (Viceroy “Jet Life” Remix)
Pitbull – Timber (featuring Ke$ha)
Lady Gaga – The Edge of Glory
Alan Doyle – 1,2,3,4
Josh Ritter – Getting Ready to Get Down
Hall and Oats – You Make My Dreams
Flo Rida – Club Can’t Handle Me Right Now (featuring David Guetta)
Aqua – Happy Boys and Girls
Britney Spears – Gimme More (Remix featuring T.I.)
Kardinal Offishall – BodyBounce (featuring Akon)
Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart (featuring Ludacris)
Venga Boys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom
And guys, because you know I can resist sharing the love with all of you when I find something I love… we’re teaming up with AfterShokz and PTPA Media to give you a chance to win 1 of 3 AfterShokz Gift Packs! Each gift pack includes: AfterShokz Trekz Air Headphones, a water bottle, a sport belt, a portable case and a sport towel… so run!
Note: This post was written in partnership with Aftershokz and PTPA Media. We received product/compensation as part of this partnership, but as always, the opinions and list of must-haves are all us!
