Unlike the average person, I usually enjoy my cardio time. There is something relaxing about clearing the mind and having nothing else that I can do. The only problem I face is that clearing the mind can often result in a pace comparable to dial-up (please tell me I’m not the only one who remembers this). This is where the perfect playlist can make or break your cardio time– or any other time in fitness, for that matter. If your music has the right beats per minute, the music can keep you on pace for the entire cardio session.

Cardio Playlist Options

There are a lot of option to choose from in your playlists, so I have made some lists of music that can help you maintain your pace, according to your music genre of choice. Some are easier than others to have the appropriate beats, so that as long as it keeps you moving, it could definitely be added to your cardio playlist.

Latin

• Adrenalina by Wisin
• Danza Kuduro by Don Lore
• Waka Waka by Shakira
• Dare by Shakira
• Shake Senora by Pitbull
• Suerte by Shakira
• Limbo by Daddy Yankee
• El Habio Hinchao by Raul Acosta Y Oro Solido
• Mas by Nelly Furtado

Pop

• Army of Two by Olly Murs
• Troublemaker by Olly Murs
• Right Place Right Time by Olly Murs
• Dance With Me Tonight by Olly Murs
• Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore
• Maneater by Nelly Furtado
• Hall of Fame by The Script
• Dashboard by Modest Mouse
• Miracle Mile by Cold War Kids
• Timber by Pitbull
• Some Nights by Fun.
• Kids by MGMT
• Fred Astaire by San Cisco
• Harlem by New Politics
• How Far We’ve Come by Matchbox Twenty
• Kill Your Heroes by AWOLNATION
• Float On by Modest Mouse
• Don’t be a Girl About It by Kelly Clarkson
• People Like Us by Kelly Clarkson
• Anna Sun by Walk the Moon
• Rollercoaster by Bleachers
• This is Gospel by Panic! At the Disco
• Cigarette Daydreams by Cage the Elephant

Dance

• Better Off Alone by Dance Anthem
• Memories by David Guetta
• Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex
• Tonight is the Night by Le Click
• What is Love by Haddaway
• Be My Lover by La Bouche
• Rhythm of the Night by Corona
• Rhythm is a Dancer by Snap!
• Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! by Vengaboys
• All I Ever Wanted by Basshunter
• Dota by Basshunter
• I Can Walk on Water by Basshunter
• Angel in the Night by Basshunter
• Truly Madly Deeply by Cascada
• Miracle by Cascada
• What About Me by Cascada

80s

• Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne
• Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
• The Final Countdown by Europe
• Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford
• Take on Me by A-Ha
• We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel
• Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
• Running on Empty by Jackson Browne

Miscellaneous

• S.O.B. by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
• Where the Devil Don’t Go by Elle King
• America’s Sweetheart by Elle King
• Playing for Keeps by Elle King
• Alright by Darius Rucker
• Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker
• Lost in My Mind by The Head and the Heart
• Come Back Song by Darius Rucker
• Runaway Train by Soul Asylum

You can use any of these songs to make a variety of playlists to keep your cardio interesting or you can combine all of them to make one epic playlist, like I’ve done. I’ve used Amazon Prime to create my playlists, since they allow you to skip as many songs as you like and without listening to any ads. The downside of Amazon Prime over Spotify is that you can’t start a radio on any artist, like you can do on Spotify. The possibilities for your cardio session are endless, but remember to match the pace of your walk/run/jog/HIIT with the pace of the music and just keep moving.