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by Ricardo Santa Fe
19 July 2010 6 Comments

Want to feel the burn without having to jam your lucozade in your ear? Well ditch the hip-hop and the Rocky soundtrack and check in here.

Summer is here. Time to get fit. The cheapest, most organic way to go from James Corden to Cristiano Ronaldo is jogging.

You’ll need tunes to aid the slog, but don’t fall into the clichéd traps. Jogging music doesn’t have to be numbskull modern hip hop from thugs boasting about cars (readers under 30 might not know this, but rappers once wrote thought-provoking songs about serious social issues). And you can body swerve Eye of the tiger.

These songs from the greats are a classier soundtrack for light jogging, competitive trotting or energetic runs. MOVE!

Frank Sinatra

Move smoothly through the early gears to the super crooner with LA is my lady (3:12).

Dean Martin

Dino was too cool to jog, but that doesn’t mean you can’t to Mambo Italiano (2:17).

Bob Marley

No stranger to a football pitch, Bob’s best song for keeping warm is Coming in From the Cold (4:31).

Julio Iglesias

A tireless athlete in the sporting or romantic arena, get fit to Julio’s cheerful Pajaro Chogüi (2:16).

The Doors

Jim Morrison died a fat, messy tramp. But you won’t if you shuttle sprint to Peace Frog (2:51).

Elvis Presley

No one can resist a pelvis wiggle while running to Bossa Nova Baby (2:02).

Curtis Mayfield

Once in your rhythm, this scary, relentless offering will keep you in your groove: (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go (7:50).

Neil Diamond

If this gem doesn’t put a spring in your weary step, nothing will – Cherry Cherry (2:43).

Prince

When you start to feel the burn, don’t give up, and remember, The Purple One said I would die 4 u (2:58).

Pérez Prado

The king of mambo gives you the final burst to get home with the hypnotic and mental Lupita (2:50).

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stanbowles 2:13 pm, 20-Jul-2010

Can't beat a bit of northern soul. Nice & upbeat, and just the right pace. Try something like 'Love on a Mountaintop' by Robert Knight.

steven 3:46 pm, 20-Jul-2010

Renaissance mix (Sasha/Digweed) makes me run longer & faster!

Big Bird 6:45 pm, 20-Jul-2010

It's a cracking list you should sell on CD through your Ricardo Santa Fe label. Add in Jump by Van Halen as a bonus track, maybe for the warm down (remember not to bounce your stretches)

Nick Clark 9:33 am, 21-Jul-2010

The lead track for every running playlist I have when I go out is 'Visible Noise' by Hybrid...would thoroughly recommend as the perfect pacesetter, especially if you can source the original longer mix...

Johnny Two Rs 10:03 am, 10-Oct-2010

Beat the Clock by Sparks is on my running play list. Gets me out of the blocks nicely. When I'm flagging Spring by Rammstein makes me run like a Zulu.

Danpiesley 12:10 pm, 10-Oct-2010

Aphrodite- scar face for the last mile anytime!

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