It's Like the Beatles Have Arrived

I was an incredibly rebelious teenager. I rebelled simply for the sake of rebelling: combat boots, punk rock, pink hair, the whole deal. Before they sold all that stuff at the mall, too. Eventually, I ran out of things to rebel against. And that's when I took the final rebellious step, and I mainstreamed myself.

This happened my sophomore year of college, when under pressure from friends, I finally admitted it- I love Christina Aguilera. I mean hands down, stop what you're doing, squeal when the curtain goes up love her.

So most days I find myself jamming to some Christina while I'm working out, which results in a whole range of powerful emotions: feeling sexy, feeling feisty, and not feeling the pain of a hard workout. As a challenge to keep my workouts different, I've also decided to mix up my playlists. I prefer pop music for the beat while I'm working out, but I've snuck in the occasional other genre as well. Except for my cardio workout. That's typically a Christina-only event.

So visit a music site, download what I think are some awesome workout songs, or laugh at me because, well, isn't it obvious why?

Cardio Playlist (38.4 minutes):

Senorita -- Justin Timberlake
Still Dirrty -- Christina Aguilera
Toxic -- Britney Spears
Clumsy -- Fergie
Dynamite -- Christina Aguilera
Candyman -- Christina Aguilera
Come On Over (Baby) -- Christina Aguilera
Dirrty -- Christina Aguilera
Fighter -- Christina Aguilera
Ain't No Other Man -- Christina Aguilera

Strength/Stretching Playlist (47.2 minutes)

The New Workout Plan -- Kanye West
Butterfly in Reverse -- Counting Crows
La Tortura -- Shakira
Kiwi -- Maroon 5
Makes Me Wanna Pray -- Christina Aguilera
Gasoline Dreams -- Outkast
Te Aviso, Te Anuncio -- Shakira
Bubble Pop Electric -- Gwen Stefani
A Mistake -- Fiona Apple
Closer -- Nine Inch Nails
American Girls -- Counting Crows
Le Derniere Minute -- Carla Bruni