Happy Friday! Before we get going, I wanted to remind you all that if you are a blogger, you should take advantage of a Flash Sale going on over at Elite Blog Academy. The sale ends at midnight tonight (Friday) and spots are going fast! What’s Elite Blog Academy? I go into way more detail over at this post, but in short, it’s an awesome self-paced blogging course from Ruth who blogs at Living Well Spending Less (and earns a six figure income). I’m still working my way through the course, but have already experienced growth both in terms of numbers and income since I started. You can find out more here or read my blog post here. Now, on to our regularly scheduled programming! We’ve gone ahead and posted themes through the end of October so go check that out here if you haven’t already. This week we’re sharing five songs that help you power through a workout. I don’t listen to music when I run but when I’m doing other things, music is a huge motivation. Pure Barre did a Beyonce themed class a couple of weeks ago to celebrate her birthday and I gotta say, having Bey in the background all class was super motivating! Per usual, I’m linking up with my girls Cynthia and Mar for the #Friday Five. You can read our linkup rules here. Please, please, please follow the rules! Note that if you don’t play nicely, we will delete your link. Have a wonderful weekend! Oh, fun note: DC area bloggers: Cynthia, Mar and I want to announce another fun fitness blogger event. We’ll be hosting a happy hour in DC on Thursday October 15 (conveniently the day before my birthday!). Time and place to be announced soon but mark your calendars!!!
- Lose Yourself. I actually often rap this to myself if I’m running alone. It works, I promise!
- Work, B*tch. Britney always makes me push a little bit harder.
- Stronger. I mean the refrain itself just bears repeating during tough workouts, right?
- Run the World (Girls). Obviously, Bey had to make the list.
- Love Me Like You DO. I know, a seemingly odd choice but this is a song that was played all summer in Pure Barre and so when I hear it, I just think “tuck to tempo!” and want to start really working hard. Whatever works, right?
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What song is your #1??
Great list! I also like the Ellie Goulding song. She’s a sponsored runner these days so it’s gotta be a good pick. Have a good weekend 🙂
Elizabeth recently posted…Friday Five: songs to pump up a workout
Fun list! i should be writing all these down to compile a big playlist!!!
Cynthia @ You Signed Up For WHAT?! recently posted…Feel Gooder With ZonePerfect Perfectly Simple Bars + a Coupon!
All great song choices. I always feel like I go a bit faster on my runs when Eminem comes up in my shuffle. Must be the fast beats in his songs.
Nice list! Love the topic for this week since I’ll be adding songs to my playlist. Have a great weekend!
Sherry recently posted…Five Songs To Pump Up A Workout or Run
#2 is on my list too! And #4 is as an awesome song. I totally don’t know how I missed all the Beyonce songs for my playlist, her songs are a must for any workout!
Kristen recently posted…Friday Five: Five Fav Running Songs
Courtney, I know I messed up and posted about songs last week (I had no idea that would be your topic today!!), so I included a link in my post today and linked up anyway; I hope that’s okay! I seem to always have some Eminem & Beyonce on any playlist and “Love Me Like You Do” was actually on my last race day playlist! There’s just something about that song, right? I hope you have a great weekend and thanks so much for hosting another great Friday Five!
Tara @ Running ‘N’ Reading recently posted…Friday Favorites
Wow, I would have never thought of Love Me Like You Do as a workout song either, but I can understand what you mean!
Kelli recently posted…Friday Five – Random Things
Yeah it’s not traditional but it really works for me in pure barre!!
Love the graphic!! And the fact that we have some of the same songs on our list. Thanks for another great Friday Five!
Lara @ Uptite Mamas recently posted…Favorite Songs to Pump Up A Workout – Friday Five
#2 is so perfect! I need a fresh playlist …
Coco recently posted…5 Ways To Make Your Car Ready For Fitness
Ooo great list! I have stronger but need to get the other 4. I love Body Movin’ by Fatboy Slim and Time by Benni Bennasi! Have a great weekend!
Nicole @ Fitful Focus recently posted…Fit & Fashionable Friday: 5 Sneakers To Love
Body movin is great!!
Ok, I seriously have ALL of these on my iPod right now and Work Bitch is my #1! When I run, I need some angry songs so Eminem, 50 Cent and Flo Rida are always in the mix!
Allie recently posted…High Five Friday + Giveaway!
Those are really good ones! They are definitely on my playlist! I forgot about Lose Yourself!
Michelle recently posted…5 Songs That Got Me Through Marathon Training
Great list! Lose yourself made my list too!
Eminem all day! Awesome list!!
stacey recently posted…Friday Five! {5 songs that pump me up!}
Work B!*ch was on my playlist the last couple of months. I’m not a big Britney fan, but it definitely does the trick during a workout. Great list! Have a great Friday!
Sam @ See Sam Run recently posted…September Workout Playlist (Friday Five)
I love me some Beyonce. Right now I’ve been listening to a lot of new stuff, but my five song choices on my post today always seem to have mood enhancing capabilities.
haley recently posted…Five Power Songs to Pump Up Your Workout
These are great! Stronger is my fave. I usually only listen to music in classes so I am lazy about lists… I went off topic today but will check out everyone’s lists for inspiration. Thank you! Have a great weekend.
Erica @ Erica Finds recently posted…Friday Finds: 5 Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Give Back
It was difficult to narrow it down to 5 since I have so many playlists to chose from.
Lesley recently posted…Pump It Up
Lose Yourself is my ultimate ‘pump you up’ song. I also rap the lyrics when I’m running which makes me run out of breath faster but it’s so worth it, LOL
Kimberly G recently posted…#FrugalFridays – Current Deals: Part 2
Love all Britany songs! I’m thinking about the blogger course.
Deborah@Confessions of a Mother Runner recently posted…Popsugar Must Have September
Britney is classic, right? 🙂 I think you’d enjoy the course – and the self paced aspect is really great. It will be offered again in 2016 (probably the spring) if you can’t decide, though 🙂
The Beyonce themes Pure Barre class sounds like so much fun! And I can’t believe I don’t have Run The World on my playlist. I’ve got to add that one in.
Chaitali recently posted…Friday Five – Running Songs
i had “love me like you do” on my running list for months too and actually just removed it! such a sweet song. my #1 has to be “Girls” by the 1975 — i never get sick of it and can listen to it multiple times during a run! so good!
Great list! Gotta love Queen B!
Christine recently posted…Pumped Up Playlist
I have Love Me Like You Do on my Marathon Playlist haha. Rhianna (more of her older jams) and Pitbull have a strong presence in mine as well.
Oh man!! All of these are great songs to run to! I didn’t think of any of these, but I’m adding them to my playlist now!!!
Kaleigh @CodeBikeRun recently posted…Favorite Songs to Pump Up a Workout
Lose Yourself is a classic. I need to add that to my playlist. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
Rachel recently posted…Running Tunes Gone Wild! [Friday Five]
Right now, One Direction is on my playlist ! Walk the moon Shut up and Dance is played quite a bit too. Have a great weekend ! Great initiative for your blogger drink meet up !
Karen @ Fit in France recently posted…La Parisienne 2016 Race Recap
Great song choices! I have so many songs right now that I am loving. Icona Pop, The Weekend, The Empire soundtrack, Shawn Mendez…the list could go on and on!
Daisy @ Fit Wanderlust Runner recently posted…Things I Am Loving Lately
Love me some Bey! She ends up on a lot of my playlists too!
Cecilia @ MommiesRun recently posted…Friday Five: Running Songs For Every Playlist
“Lose Yourself” is on my list, too! It’s amazing! I love how “Stronger” gets me going. That’s it, I’m going to have to make a big playlist of all these songs!
Olivia @ Balancing Mommy recently posted…Friday Five: Top 5 Music Faves
Lol, do it!! 🙂
I *love* Beyonce. I almost put one of her songs on my list but then couldn’t decide, so I stuck with my tried-and-trues. I wish I could have gone to that Beyonce-themed Pure Barre class!
Have a great weekend, Courtney!
Molly @alsoranagain recently posted…My Top 5 Heart-Thumping Running Songs
It was such fun – you would’ve loved it!!
That Eminem song has a permanent place on my running playlist!
What a great idea for a linkup. I needed some new songs.
Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted…Taking the Long Way Home Book Club Book Review: Daughters of Distance
Britany’s Work Bit@h is my favorite!
Great list. I’ll have to add some of those to my playlist because they are some great pump up tunes! Have a great weekend!
John @ run. geek. run(disney) recently posted…Songs to Get You Pumped | #FridayFive
Great List Courtney!
Amy @ Running on Faith and Coffee recently posted…Five Songs to Pump Up Your Workout {Five on Friday}
I’m running in the Navy Air Force Half Marathon in DC tomorrow and the first song on my playlist is “Run the World (Girls)” 🙂 Excellent choice!
Amanda Brooks recently posted…HALF MARATHON | Thoughts running through my head as I prepare for my race Sunday
Have a good race – that’s my PR from last year 🙂
Great list, I need to add a few of these to my Running Playlist! Thank you for sharing the info. about the Blogger Course as well. I missed the sale, but it is helpful info for me!! 🙂
Great list.
My number one song is probably- All I do is Win by DJ Khalid
Abby @ BackAtSquareZero recently posted…Top 10 Activities When You’re Sidelined by a Running Injury
that is an excellent choice!