Total Workout 2

Trust us: we know it’s tough to turn off the tube and take that first step, but burning time’s got nothing on burning fat, so we’re here to kick-start your Total Workout with the likes of Rihanna and her goal-oriented proclamation “Hard (feat. Jeezy),” and the Dazz Band’s get-it-going heart-starter “Let It Whip.” Taio Cruz & Ludacris may be aiming for total domination on the dance-floor warning “Break Your Heart,” but when you stay the fitness course, you’ve got La Roux’s live-strong declaration “Bulletproof” to show ’em who you really are.

Good and warmed up? Let’s head to Next Steps and step up the intensity.

It’s a win-win proposition — you work out, you get healthy, you look your smokin’-hot best. As truth-tellers Shakira and Wyclef Jean put it, “Hips Don’t Lie,” so we’ve brought in our team of iTunes musical trainers to motivate and inspire. Start out nice and easy, and “Walk It Out” to Unk’s tongue-tripping rhymes, then ramp it up to the beatific beats of DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do, and launch yourself into a health-freak “Heaven.” Just think: the more you work it to the Average White Band’s funktastic “Cut the Cake,” the less guilt you’ve got over having a slice of the sweet stuff later on.

Don’t stop now, rock stars. Your Total Workout 2 tracks keep on keepin’ on, in Deep Cuts.

The beauty of a Total Workout? Options. There are so many ways to get fit, and so many songs to get strong by, boredom is simply not an option. Feed your fitness fever with the Bee Gees and their disco survivor “Stayin’ Alive,” then take a power stroll with hip-hop trooper Kanye West and “Jesus Walks.” Sock it to the StairMaster to the tune of Teena Marie’s ivory-soul straight-talker “Square Biz,” then face down the free weights with Trick Daddy and the at-your-back rap of “Let’s Go.”

First off, we’d like to offer our congratulations. You’ve made the decision to be fit, to commit to your workout lifestyle, and look and feel your very best. That’s no small thing, so we present our own encouragement with Total Workout 2, our long-playing set of sounds to get you off your ever-tightening duff and keep you there. Fire up Eiffel 65’s to-the-point groover “Move Your Body” and say sayonara to sloth, then hit the pavement with Kelly Clarkson’s pop-rock marching orders, “Walk Away,” and perambulate your way to fitness. From the punk-pop powerhouse of Blink-182 and “All the Small Things,” to Fat Joe’s keep-it-up shout out “Get It Poppin’ (Featuring Nelly),” we’ve got the tunes to take you from your routine’s beginning to its gorgeous, glorious end.