'00s Workout

So, maybe the new millennium’s first decade has come and gone, but it’s never too late to get fit, fine, and fantastic. The double-0s signaled nothing if not a fresh beginning, and that’s why we created ‘00s Workout, a live-strong set of familiar musical friends to keep you company on your quest for bodily greatness. Kick off your warm-up with the Black Eyed Peas and their sonic starter gun “Let’s Get It Started (Spike Mix),” then hold tight as Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body” pushes your organism through its paces, and Matchbox Twenty makes with the positive reinforcement courtesy of the good-work sounds of “How Far We’ve Come.”

“Lose Yourself” in the moment, raps Eminem, and we make it that much easier in Next Steps.

Go ahead: lace up the running shoes, power up Evanescence and the heart-starter sounds of “Bring Me to Life,” step onto the treadmill, and wake the superhero within. Hook onto the glitter-ball beats of Ke$ha’s time-keeper “Tik Tok,” and strike up a smooth-ridin’ cadence for a superlative spin routine. When Kris Allens commands you to “Live Like We’re Dying,” it’s your cue to keep on keeping on, so heed the wise words of the supa-dupa fly girl herself: pump up the Missy Elliott and “Work It.” Or “Pump It” with the Black Eyed Peas and watch as your confidence, health and physique get transformed through these workout Essentials.

“Viva la Vida,” sings Coldplay, and our ’00s Workout Deep Cuts will help you do just that . . . spectacularly.

If there’s one thing our ’00s Workout artists have in common, it’s . . . not much in common. Where your ’00s Workout is concerned, that’s a very good thing — consider the heroic guitar riffage of Tomoyasu Hotei’s instrumental “Battle Without Honor or Humanity,” the Europop flair of Madonna’s “Hung Up,” or the moody atmospherics of Muse’s “Uprising,” and what you get are three completely different types of tracks, each unique yet perfectly suited to squeeze every last morsel of motivation from your fitness regime. Keeping it fresh is crucial, so alongside Eminem’s righteous rap mantra “Not Afraid,” we’ve got Kelis and her luscious ode to post-workout rewards, “Milkshake.”

When you look back at your life in the ’00s, what will you see — sofa slug or superstar? If it’s the former, don’t despair, there’s always time to get up, get moving, and create your own personal new age of fabulousness. Our ’00s Workout Essentials gives you ten years’ worth of tunes to keep you on track, which means that, when it comes to your fitness routine, boredom is history. So haul yourself up off the couch to the tune of Sean Paul’s island directive “Get Busy” and get beach ready. Make like Christina Aguilera’s “Fighter” and make yourself that much stronger, then stoke the flame within with Sean Kingston’s “Fire Burning” and melt it down to the slim, trim muscular curves you’ve got inside you right now. And, when Justin Timberlake pipes up about a certain “SexyBack (feat. Timbaland),” you’ll know he means no one but you.