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Sweatin' To NPR: Workout Music

Recent Sweatin' To NPR: Workout Music

Man and woman

July 21, 2010 Slow-dance those calories away with these five smooth, sensual and sexy slow jams.

kickboxing

July 14, 2010 Channel your rage into these hard-hitting, fast-paced songs. They'll get you into fighting shape.

Rocky

June 2, 2010 When you're punching slabs of meat, put on these five '80s-style heavy-metal fist pumpers.

Salt N Pepa w DJ Spinderella

May 12, 2010 Hear five 1980s classics to help ensure that your workout is more spectacle than sport.

B-boys; credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

April 28, 2010 You don't have to know how to do a head spin to get a good workout from B-boying.

bike messenger

April 23, 2010 Hear half a dozen songs chosen to inspire you as you embark on your daily two-wheeled journey.

Angus Young

April 15, 2010 We compiled the best guitar moves to build both your muscles and your godlike mystique.

Gospel singing

March 12, 2010 Busy schedule? Tone both your body and your soul with these gospel greats.

Jazzercise

March 5, 2010 Tone your thighs to trumpets with this large-ensemble jazz playlist for the popular fitness program.

Hercules

February 24, 2010 Feel better and look healthier when you exercise to these inspiring classical-music masterworks.

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