Funk Workout

This is it, brothers and sisters, your workout secret to end all workout secrets. And it ain't no diet pill or plastic TV gadget, either — it's Funk Workout Basics, your powerhouse playlist for pumping every last thing you got in your quest for supreme fitness. With super-tight tracks like the Isley Brothers' no-guts-no-glory bonfire "Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)," Stevie Wonder's next-level mover "Higher Ground," and the Ohio Players' oh-so-sexy "Skin Tight," this set does half the work for you. Just do like the Bar-Kays say and "Shake Your Rump to the Funk" — soon enough, that rump's gonna be just right for the shakin'.

Can't stop now, not when more Funk Workout burners await in Next Steps.

We've always believed in the supreme power of the rhythm, but if you're somehow inhumanly impervious to churnin' bass, burnin' brass, and funktastic tempos, we bring you straightforward commands. Consider Kleeer to be your own personal trainer as they back you up with the big-bottomed mantra "Keep Your Body Workin," and let Prince crack his musical whip to the tune of "Let's Work." It's all too easy to hit the pavement and ride the Afro-funk wave of Roy Ayers' "Running Away," or strap on your blades and roll to Vaughan Mason and Crew's roller-boogie beauty "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll."b
Time to take it deep in Deep Cuts.

There ain't no other place but Funk Workout Deep Cuts where you're gonna find motivational tracks locked into your specific hot spots — where the elastic-fantastic groove of Mtume is applied directly to shapin' up your "Hips," and where Darondo helps you glam up the gams with a bass-heavy "Legs." War is in charge of your cardio routine with the down-low sounds of "Heartbeat," while superfreak legends the P-Funk All Stars go for a full-body approach in the aptly titled "Pumpin' It Up."

Feeling stale, stalled, and otherwise uninspired by your same old workout? Well, step up and let James Brown give you the good news with his sonic starter gun "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Pt. 1)." There's no one better than the man who practically invented funk to kick off our Funk Workout Essentials, and there's no better music to push, pull, drive, pump, and otherwise get you moving on the road to full-body glory. This is the good stuff, ladies and gentlemen, from the incinerating A-bomb beats of George Clinton's "Atomic Dog," to the internal combustion of Rick James' "Fire It Up," to Earth, Wind & Fire's time-is-now anthem "Moment of Truth." So heed the horns and witness the wah-wah wisdom of B.T. Express and — whatever it is — "Do It ('Til Your Satisfied)."