Moving, To Music

However you like to move (racquetball, rollerblade, treadmill, ping pong, parachute, or swimming laps) and at whatever pace (slow, fast, steady, sad or strangely superhero-like), you can probably agree that it’s way more motivating to move to music. And while I suppose we all may move differently and at different speeds, I suspect there’s a certain musical measure of camaraderie that binds us. What 5 songs must be on your list? What one song is essential at the 9-minute mark when your kid asks “are you alright dad?” and you can’t answer because talking would derail the entire activity, or roughly 18 minutes in your dog somehow knows to dial 911 because you are holding on to the bars like superman, your back arched and your feet barely gripping the treadmill. I’m of course speaking hypothetically. For me, my 5 songs have probably stayed fairly constant over time, even if my commitment to moving has not—(5) Theme From Superman, John Williams, (4) Gonna Fly Now, Rocky, (3) Theme from Pirates of the Caribbean, (2) Fortunate Son, CCR, (1) Rear View Mirror, Pearl Jam. What’s your top 5, and what does it say about you and your health? Click here to share your views and enter our drawing for 5 exercise gifts. Official rankings to be released in the new year.