40 Running Songs That Are Scientifically Proven* to Make You Enjoy Working Out
*The scientists = us, so just go with it.
Everyone knows that summoning the motivation to lace up your sneakers and hit the track is only half the exercise battle. Selecting the right playlist to maintain your pace can also make or break a good run, especially when you're dying to just take a break and walk it off. Here, a mixture of track classics (Eminem, anyone?) and soon-to-be-everywhere new releases that will boost your adrenaline with every beat and help you to break some new personal records this year.
1. "A Lonely Night" - The Weeknd
2. "Influence" - Tove Lo feat. Wiz Khalifa
3. "Change Your Mind (No Seas Cortes)" - Britney SPears
4. "Sneakin'" - Drake feat. 21 Savage
5. "Love on the Brain (Gigamesh Remix)" - Rihanna
6. "Greedy" - Ariana Grande
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7. "Body Moves" - DNCE
8. "In My Feelings" - Verse Simmonds
9. "Norf Norf" - Vince Staples
10. "Let Me Love You" - DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber
11. "Only You" - Ellie Goulding
12. "No Church in the Wild" - Jay Z and Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean and The Dream
13. "Crown on the Ground" - Sleigh Bells
14. "Jumpman" - Drake and Future
15. "Love on Top" - Beyonce
16. "Focus" - Ariana Grande
17. "Champagne Problems" - Nick Jonas
18. "Odd Look" -Kavinsky feat. The Weeknd
19. "Lose Yourself" - Eminem
20. "Backseat Freestyle" - Kendrick Lamar
21. "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry
22. "POWER" - Kanye West
23. "Bad Girls" - M.I.A.
24. "Drunk on Love" Rihanna
25. "No Rest for the Wicked (Klangkarussel Remix)" - Lykke Li
26. "Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service
27. "Help Me Lose My Mind" - Disclosure feat. London Grammar
28. "How Deep is Your Love" - Calvin Harris feat. Disciples
29. "Truffle Butter" - Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne
30. "Me & U" - Cassie
31. "When Love Hurts" - JoJo
32. "Sexy Back" - Justin Timberlake feat. Timberland
33. "Cheap Thrills (Le Youth Remix)" - Sia feat. Sean Paul and LE YOUTH
34. "The Girl is Mine (feat. Destiny's Child)" - 99 Souls
35. "Banquet" - Bloc Party
36. "Deceptacon" - Le Tigre
37. "Hideaway" - Kiesza
38. "212" - Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay
39. "Indestructible" - Robyn
40. "West Coast (The Young Professionals Remix)" - Lana del Rey
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