Monday, July 7, 2008

Get your beat on

If you're like me and like to work out to high-tempo music but are a little sick of your personal collection of tunes, here's a couple of free podcasts that fit the bill:
  • fitMusic: They've got tonnes of workout mixes available. Visit their site to download (right-hand column, under "Download this week's mix") or use iTunes to subscribe. To find it in iTunes, search the iTunes Store for "fitmusic.com fitmix archives."
  • Podrunner: My absolute favourite of the two. High-beat and high-quality mixes perfect for running or any sort of exercise. Subscribe through iTunes (easy way) or download them individually from DJ Steveboy's website (click on Podcast archives and then expand the arrow next to each mix). To subscribe, search for "podrunner" in the iTunes Store.
Both podcasts feature hour-long mixes which are great for longer workouts. Best of all, they're perfectly free. Do you like free? I like free. Free is good!

Oh, and if you're new to podcasting, here's a quick tutorial on how to download them with iTunes. Anything more than that, I recommend using Apple's support docs or googling for instructions specific to your mp3 player. I barely know how to get them onto my iPod so I'm pretty much useless for support ;)

6 comments:

Irish Mom said...

Thanks for the info!! I think I'm getting an ipod for my bday on friday!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the info! I was looking for new upbeat music to walk by & free is right up my alley!

Robyn said...

Thanks for posting this, TT! :) I'll be swapping out some of my current mixes and tunes for these new ones :)

Lisa aka water_nymph said...

thanks for the info! my iPod needs a new list of walking songs:)

Anonymous said...

great thanks for sharing

Anonymous said...

Hi Tiny Trim,
I like these Youtube fitness videos - Fitness with Steve - http://www.youtube.com/user/stevedst - 53 videos, each approx 10 minutes with a different focus. I prefer the ones without the split screen virtual trainer.
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