Sweatin' To The Newbies (and some Oldies)

Since I was diagnosed with diabetes I have really kicked my walking up a notch. I had never walked more than a mile and a half at a time. In the past 7 months I have worked up to 3 miles. There are 2 essential elements to this...

The first is my new NIKE cross-trainers. They are much more comfortable than either walking shoes or running shoes. The second is my beloved green iPod. The walk goes so much faster and I can pace myself with my playlist 

This is my current playlist. It starts out with some slow stuff and works up to songs that make me walk really fast and break a sweat. Then I cool down.

1. CRUSH by the Glee cast
2. COWBOY CASANOVA  by Carrie Underwood
3. RHYTHM OF LOVE by Plain White T's
4. DOG DAYS ARE OVER by Florence + The Machine
5. BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP by The Foundations
6. MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU by the Glee cast
7. STAND UP by Sugarland
8. AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG by The Temptations
9. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER by Bon Jovi
10. F%$# YOU by  CeeLo Green
11. IN THE AYER by Flo Rida
12. JUMP by Flo Rida
13. RIGHT ROUND by Flo Rida
14. CLUB CAN'T EVEN HANDLE ME by Flo Rida

(Take if from me...Flo Rida will make you SWEAT!! At this point it is a true POWER WALK)

15. WHO KNEW by Pink

16. STUCK LIKE GLUE by Sugarland

17. MORE THAN A FEELING by Boston

18. VIVA LA VIDA by Coldplay

19. GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN by Cyndi Lauper

20. I'M YOURS by Jason Mraz

21. DAYBREAK by Barry Manilow

This is about an hour's worth of music. Sometimes I mix it up and do a whole BLUES WALK with Delbert McClinton and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Other days I walk to all my favorite QUEEN or BILLY JOEL songs.

I'm off to eat a little lunch and tie on the Nike's.