Country Workout

If you want to look good in those boot-cut jeans, you gotta take care of the stuff that goes in 'em — and that's where our Country Workout Basics comes in. With hits like Keith Urban's high-energy time flyer "Days Go By" and Gretchen Wilson's honky-tonk blowout "All Jacked Up," we make it easy to hitch onto that freewheeling country rhythm and feel the music power you through. So, let American idol Josh Gracin give you the right idea with his fast-paced tongue-twister "Nothin' to Lose," and when your get-up-and-go has just got up and went, there's Rascal Flatts to keep the motor runnin' on "Life Is a Highway."

Ride it into Next Steps for more Country Workout inspiration.

Don't stop now! You've got goals, and we've got country tunes to keep your workout on track — tunes like Josh Turner's fuse-lighter "Firecracker" and Carlene Carter's detail-driven rocker "Every Little Thing." You can work it naughty (Tracy Lawrence and "If the Good Die Young") or nice (Carrie Underwood and "All-American Girl"), just so long as you work it. When your heart gets to pumpin' and things start to tighten up like they should, you'll know just what Daryle Singletary means when he sings "Too Much Fun" — and that when Neal McCoy admires "The Shake," he's talkin' about the way you move and not some renegade jiggle.

Now, bring it on home with Country Workout Deep Cuts.

If Clint Black's big announcement "Summer's Comin'" isn't enough to jump-start your workout, then try the Southern-fried boogie of Charlie Daniels and "Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye." One way or another, Deep Cuts is here to give you that last extra push your workout demands. You can always get "Something More" out of Sugarland's heartland heart-pumper, and even if country bad girl Tanya Tucker thinks "It's a Little Too Late" to do the right thing, she still always knows how to move it. Soon enough, you're gonna have no problem singing along with Lorrie Morgan on her standing-strong shuffle, "Watch Me."

When the health club's house disco just won't do, we bring you Country Workout Essentials, a down-home long-player packed to the rafters with the best in motivational Nashville numbers. Fire up Tracy Byrd's good-times tall drink "Watermelon Crawl," then let the tunes take over and carry you through: with everything from the cheerleader sass of Shania Twain's "Up! (Green Version)," to the boot-scootin' beats of Montgomery Gentry's "Hillbilly Shoes," to the strong-and-steady, "breathe in, breathe out" pace of Craig Morgan's "Little Bit of Life," your fitness routine can be anything but. Hey, we all need a little inspiration now and again, and when you've got Lonestar asking "What About Now" and Sawyer Brown firing their sonic starter pistol "The Race Is On," there's no better place to find it.