Gym Music VI

So the summer has finally ceased for 2014 as we are now into October.  So that means less patio beers, less of the good summer food sampling, and more importantly...less ignorance for my gym membership.  My waistline has done a good job in telling me it's time to get back into action after a long and fun filled summer.  And what a better way to do that then to load up my phone with tons of new music that keeps you motivated as you push yourself to drop some pounds.  I mean, X-Mas holidays are just around the corner right?  There is a limited time frame between now and the face stuffing of turkey and egg nog, so 13 weeks to get into shape!

Even though I spend my summers cycling around Toronto, I only tend to get about 20-30kms (approx 60 mins) each day of cardio and zero muscle building.  Basically, this whole article is a drawn out blaming of myself for not following the routine.  So it's about time to rectify before all the New Years memberships start up for 2015.  So hitting the cardio and dropping some calories was in order.  While hitting the elliptical machine, I tried to find tunes that I could keep a BPM with.  Some of which were a little faster paced than others and could see it in my overall steps.

So I was meaning to put this out to people here.  Do you:

- Find music soothing for your workout?
- Find it annoying and prefer to not have anything on?
- Just let the house music dictate?
- Find tunes that mimic the workout pace you are doing?
- Find tunes that motivate you to finish your sets?

Any answer is completely acceptable, but more curious as to why people have music in a gym and if it benefits them physically to have music on.  Listed below are some of the top tracks I have rotating on my playlist right now.  Hopefully some (if not all) make their way into yours!

(Artwork done by AFGM/Photo courtesy of Local Fitness)


Heartist - Black Cloud:



Taken from Heartist's latest album "Feeding Friction" which was released on August 12th, 2014 via Roadrunner Records.


The Haunted - Cutting Teeth:



Taken from The Haunted's latest album "Exit Wounds" which was released on August 25th, 2014 via Century Media Records.


Darkest Hour - The Misery That We Make:



Taken from Darkest Hour's latest album "Darkest Hour" which was released on August 5th, 2014 via Sumerian Records.


Wovenwar - All Rise:



Taken from Wovenwar's latest album "Wovenwar" which was released on August 5th, 2014 via Metal Blade Records.


Devil You Know - Embracing The Torture:



Taken from Devil You Know's debut record "The Beauty of Destruction" which was released on April 25th, 2014 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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And of course there is always the tunes that wind you down after a hard sweat session.  So here are a few tunes that have a little less distortion and a little less physically demanding.  Never anything wrong with some mellow(er) tunes to bring your heart rate down and relax.

Ben Draiman - Avalance:



Taken from Ben Draiman's debut EP "The Past Is Not Far Behind" which was released independently on October 3rd, 2012.


The Piano Guys - The Mission/How Great Thou Art:



Taken from The Piano Guy's upcoming album "Wonders" which will be released on October 7th, 2014 via Portrait Records.