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Brian's Walking Music Mix - 120 to 135 BPM - 4 to 5 MPH

By Wendy Bumgardner, About.com

Updated: December 3, 2006

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Brian writes:
I'm pretty eclectic when it comes to music. I usually listen to folk, country, and classic rock. But since walking I've been into some techno and heavy metal (really intense workout music).

I start my walk listening to music with a beat of about 120 beats per minute (BPM) and work my way up to 135 bpm. That starts me out at around 4+ mph to 5+ mph. I have a program called BeaTunes that determines the beats per minute of all the songs in my iTunes library (over 10,000 songs to choose from) and I create my list from this.

Poor Misguided Fool – StarSailor - 116
Lets Dance (Extended Mix) - David Bowie - 116
Like A Hurricane - Neil Young - 117
Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers - 119
Be The Rain - Neil Young - 120
Trip Like I Do - Crystal Method - 120
Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd - 123
Losing My Religion - R.E.M. - 125
Sweet Child of Mine - Guns N Roses - 125
Dragula - Rob Zombie - 125
Du Hast – Rammstein - 125
Silver And Gold – U2 - 125
No Favela - Deep Secrets - 126
Remember – ATB - 126
The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails - 128
Sin - Nine Inch Nails - 128
Ich Will - Rammstein - 128
True Grit - Crystal Method, The - 128
Ready Steady Go - Paul Oakenfold - 128
Starting Over - Crystal Method, The - 128
One Of These Days - Pink Floyd - 128
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz - 130
Eifersucht – Rammstein - 130
Wollt Ihr Das Bett in Flammen – Rammstein - 130
The wonders of You - Andy Hunter - 130
Born Too Slow - Crystal Method - 130
Just One Fix – Ministry - 133
Let U Go – ATB - 133
Rockin In The Free World - Neil Young - 133
Sleepless - King Crimson - 133
China Girl - David Bowie - 134
Dedicated – ATB – 135

Bob's Music to Walk Fast

Bob sent this list of his favorite fast walking music:
Spice Girls (good production of peppy pop songs)
Christine Agulara - Stripped
Dire Straits - Making Movies
John Fogerty - The Long Road Home
Betty Davis Eyes
Jessie's Girl and lots of Bonny Tyler and Nick Gilder

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