playlist: happy + free run

Some days, I must admit I just need angry chick music to muster up the motivation to run. Some days however, I loooove how it feels to run & the freedom. And since I've been feeling particularly free this week, I thought I'd post my fave happy-free 30 minute run mix. This has just the right balance of ups and downs and the right sound to keep me motivated to finish with a bang. Enjoy!

1] Love Lost-- The Temper Trap

2] Dog Days Are Over-- Florence + The Machine (this whole album is golden for running/birthing)

3] Keep the Car Running-- Arcade Fire

4] North By North-- Faded Paper Figures

5] Zero-- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

6] Sweet Disposition-- The Temper Trap

7] Jump In the Pool-- Friendly Fires

8] You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb-- Spoon

Extended edition:
9] You've Got the Love-- Florence + The Machine
10] If Looks Could Kill-- Camera Obscura
11] My Moon My Man-- Feist

my music guru

February is all about indulgences. The trouble is, the indulgences lined up in the Valentine's aisle at the grocery store only make me feel good for about 5 minutes while I'm snacking away.

This month's playlist is a solid hour of relaxing tunes perfect for the indulgent work-out. Whether it be a session of Yoga, Pilates, a ballet barre stretch-out, snowshoeing, or cross country skiing (my favorite!) reconnect with your body and treat it to the kind of indulgences it really craves. 

01. Beach Baby -- Bon Iver

02. Tear Drop -- Massive Attack

03. Don't Forget -- Martha Wainwright

04. Train Song -- Vashti Bunyan (or Feist & Ben Gibbard's cover)

05. Grace -- Kate Havnevik

06. Desert Song -- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

07. Crystalised -- The Xx

08. Stormy Weather -- Etta James

09. Be Here Now -- Ray LaMontagne

10. Don't Forget Me -- Neko Case

11. The Story -- Zee Avi

12. Ragged Wood -- Fleet Foxes

13. True Affection -- The Blow

14. Such Great Heights -- The Postal Service


--Emily Frame

tomorrow

My awesome, lovely friend Emily is back with a new workout playlist just for you. You're going to love it!

Woohoo!

my music guru

I've been piggy-backing off my awesome friend emily's rockstar music taste since we were roomies many moons ago. She's still awesome. And I'm still piggy-backing. She put together this fab playlist for about 30 minutes of cardio just for you. Enjoy! Check out more of my stylist/rockstar/mommy-to-be friend here.

getting a good cardio work-out in is something i dread at the beginning but end up feeling so good during and after. this playlist is perfect for a stretch, warm-up, run/jog, and cool down. to sustain a 30 minute run, i need music with beats that pump me up and push me through when my legs start feeling noodle-ish. 


01. les artistes - santogold (stretch)

02. help i'm alive (warm-up) - metric

03. four songs & a fight - the sounds

04. panic switch - silversun pickups

05. baba o'reilly - the who 

06. special - mew

07. what to do - ok go

08. love is a battlefield - pat benatar

09. turn to stone - electric light orchestra

10. lullaby (mountain) - the acorn (cool down)

we all need that mid-work out swift kick in the pants (#5), and that truly embarrassing 80's ballad to sing along breathlessly to (#8.) since my schedule and preference usually put me working out at night, a cool down is vital before i hit the sack. the more soothing the better. (#10)