Not everyone is a gym freak. As a matter of fact, to some, the gym is like the plague. Working out takes serious motivation, time and dedication, and lifting weights in silence is even more painful, especially when the only noises are grunting meatheads. Yeah, no thank you.

Here are some tunes to block out those awkward noises and kick your ass into gear!

1. Headlights Look Like Diamonds– Arcade Fire
2. This Modern Love– Bloc Party
3. Freakum Dress– Beyonce (girl knows how to work it and you’ll wanna pull out your best drag queen moves after this song. Platforms are essential)
4. Bullet and a Target– Citizen Cope (the whole album is work out worthy)
5. Baby Makin’ Hips– Fantasia (please ignore the title, the song is all about the BEAT)
6. Hate On Me– Jill Scott (this is a good redemption tune)
7. Anything’s Possible– Johnny Lang (a young dude with the soul of an old man, this song will make you feel like you could move mountains, literally)
8. When Your Heart Stops Beating– Plus 44
9. Breakin’ Dishes– Rihanna (also a GREAT song to release any ‘boyfriend rage”)
10. I am Your Man– Ryan Shaw (it’s a good follow up so you don’t become a complete man-hater on the Elliptical)
11. In Love With A Girl– Gavin Degraw (glad you’re back Gavin! Grab his album on May 6th, it’s going to be SUPERB)
12. Drivin’ Me Wild– Common Ft. Lily Allen (great duet on so many levels)

And Cool Down with…

13. Everytime It Rains– Charlotte Martin (this song makes me smile like an idiot)
14. Silver Lining– Rilo Kiley

These tunes should be enough motivation for ya, now GO!

What tunes are on your “Work Out Playlist”?

Rilo Kiley: “The Moneymaker”

From their forthcoming album Under the Blacklight, set to drop August 21. Download the single here.

Want to make yourself feel good about shopping? Try buying a shirt from the Yellow Bird Project! YBP is a not-for-profit organization out of Montreal that, with the help of some of your favorite bands, donates to twelve different charities.

Participating bands design a T-shirt for the group then sell the shirts at their gigs, and over the internet. All of the money YBP makes goes to the charity of each artist’s choice. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Wolfmother, and Rilo Kiley are just a few of the artist who participate in this project.

The shirts are $25 (which is cheaper than most of the T-shirts at the gigs themselves), and some of the charities who benefit from this are Art for Change, and The Teenage Cancer Trust.