When it comes to motivational workout music, everyone likes something different. I know people who love to run to instrumental music, otherwise seemingly innocent friends who exercise to hardcore rap and people whose musical tastes in "real" life don't match up with the songs that inspire them to work out. Personally, I like a huge mix. For me, almost anything that's catchy and has a good beat will work. But sometimes, you need something better than that. Sometimes you need the motivation to get off the couch, or go the extra mile, or push through that heavier lift, or muscle through your first marathon. When you really need a boost, what you need is an inspirational work out song. Our editors and fitness experts compiled a list—128 songs to be exact—of songs that have fast beats worthy of exercising to, but also have motivational messages and lyrics. These are great to listen to when you find yourself at a crossroads or needing that extra push. This list features everything from modern day pop songs to oldies to country to rap, so you're sure to find something that speaks to you. All of them have a positive message that will lift you up and inspire you to reach your fullest potential! Links will take you to amazon.com where you can preview or purchase the mp3. I also threw in just a few YouTube videos for some of my personal favorites, so you can listen to it right now. Motivational Songs That Will Inspire You to Work Out12 Stones - We Are One Ace of Base - Beautiful Life Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire "Looks like a girl, but she's a flame so bright She can burn your eyes, better look the other way You can try but you'll never forget her name She's on top of the world..." Angels & Airwaves - The Adventure "Even if your hope has burned with time, Anything that's dead shall be re-grown, And your vicious pain, your warning sign, You will be fine." Aretha Franklin - Respect Avicci - Wake Me Up Basement Jaxx - Good Luck Bastille - Pompeii Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive Beyoncé - Run the World Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (theme from "Rocky") Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling Bon Jovi - It's My Life Bon Jovi – Livin' On A Prayer Britney Spears - Stronger Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run BT - Never Gonna Come Back Down Calvin Harris - Let's Go Capital Cities - Safe and Sound "I could lift you up I could show you what you wanna see And take you where you wanna be You could be my luck Even if the sky is falling down I know that we'll be safe and sound" Christina Aguilera - Fighter Classified ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger Daft Punk - One More Time David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium "I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose Fire away, fire away Ricochet, you take your aim Fire away, fire away You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium" Des Ree - You Gotta Be Destiny's Child - Survivor Destiny's Child - Independent Women DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky Elton John - I'm Still Standing "Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid I'm still standing after all this time" Eminem - Lose Yourself Eminem - Til I Collapse Eminem - Not Afraid "I'm not afraid to take a stand Everybody, come take my hand We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Just letting you know that you're not alone" Europe - The Final Countdown Fatboy Slim - Wonderful Night Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Flo Rida - Good Feeling Florence + the Machine - Dog Days are Over Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench Fort Minor - Remember the Name Fun. - Carry On "If you're lost and alone Or you're sinking like a stone, Carry on. May your path be the sound Of your feet upon the ground, Carry on." Fun. - We Are Young George Michael - Faith George Michael - Freedom Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive Gym Class Heroes ft. Ryan Tedder - The Fighter Heather Small - Proud Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World Imagine Dragons - It's Time James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) Janelle Monáe - Tightrope Jason Derulo - Undefeated Jimmy Eat World - The Middle "You know you're doing better on your own, so don't buy in Live right now, yeah, just be yourself It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else It just takes some time Little girl you're in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be alright, alright" Jordin Sparks - You Gotta Want It Journey - Don't Stop Believin' Junior Senior - Move Your Feet Kanye West - Stronger Kanye West - All Of The Lights Kanye West - Touch The Sky Katrina & The Waves - Walking on Sunshine Katy Perry - Roar "I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter Dancing through the fire 'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar" Katy Perry - Firework Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger Just me, myself and I What doesn't kill you makes you stronger Stand a little taller Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone" Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone Kris Allen - Live Like We're Dying Kristin Chenoweth - Defying Gravity (Wicked Soundtrack) Labyrinth - Express Yourself Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory Lady Gaga - Born This Way LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us "Raise those hands, this is our party We came here to live life like nobody was watching I got my city right behind me If I fall, they got me. Learn from that failure gain humility and then we keep marching ourselves Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can’t hold us Like the ceiling can’t hold us" Mandisa - Good Morning Mandisa - Overcomer Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come "I believe the world is burning to the ground Oh well I guess we're gonna find out Let's see how far we've come Let's see how far we've come" Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride Mausi - Move MC Yogi - Give Love MercyMe - Move Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten Nelly - Heart of a Champion Nelly - Warrior New Radicals - You Get What You Give "But when the night is falling and you cannot find the light If you feel your dream is dying, hold tight You've got the music in you Don't let go You've got the music in you One dance left This world is gonna pull through Don't give up You've got a reason to live Can't forget you only get what you give" No Doubt - It's My Life NoNoNo - Pumpin Blood One Direction - Live While We're Young OneRepublic - Counting Stars OneRepublic - Life in Color "Well this is life in color Today feels like no other And the darkest grays The sun bursts, clouds break Well this is life in motion (motion) And just when I could run this race no more The sun bursts, clouds break This is life in color" OneRepublic - Good Life Owl City - Good Time P!nk - Raise Your Glass Paolo Nutini - New Shoes Passion Pit - Take a Walk Paul Engemann - Push It to the Limit Paul Van Dyk - Time Of Our Lives Pharrell Williams - Happy Queen - Don't Stop Me Now Queen - We Are the Champions Queen - We Will Rock You R. Kelly - The World's Greatest Rachel Platten - Fight Song Rihanna - Diamonds Sia - The Greatest Skillet - Hero Snap - The Power Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) Survivor - Eye of the Tiger Swedish House Mafia - Save the World Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child "Don't you worry, don't you worry, child. See heaven's got a plan for you. Don't you worry, don't you worry now." T.I. - Live Your Life Taio Cruz ft. Travie McCoy - Higher The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize The Killers - Human The Matches - Wake The Sun The Script - Hall of Fame The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army Timeflies - Worth It Tinie Tempah ft. Eric Turner - Written in the Stars Toby Mac - Get Back Up Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work Van Halen - Jump Walk the Moon - Work This Body You may also like our best running songs of all-time. Which lyrics or songs motivate you the most during a workout? |
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