'70s Workout

If you're the type of fitness freak who needs to change it up to keep things fresh, then feast your ears on our [i]'70s Workout[/i] Basics. From Bruce Springsteen's anthemic heart-racer "Born to Run," to Gloria Gaynor's stay-strong disco proclamation "I Will Survive," to Curtis Mayfield's supa-funk standout "Superfly," we've got a whole decade's worth of music that's good and [i]good for you[/i]. It's our goal to help you reach yours, so let nuggets like Heart's dangerous rock animal "Barracuda," and Michael Jackson's eyes-on-the-prize command "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," urge you on to your ultimate workout glory.

Keep it up with more great '70s workout tunes in Next Steps.

Feel like the tank's running a little low? Fire up Nazareth's hard-rock go potion "Hair of the Dog" and show that treadmill who it's messin' with. Power on the pop-rock genius of Cheap Trick's "Surrender" and force that elliptical to submit to your fitness will. Slip a little jazz into your free-weight workout with Average White Band, and "Pick Up the Pieces" of the workout goal you just shattered. We can go on — feel the burn with The Trammps and "Disco Inferno," etc. — but the point is, with our [i]'70s Workout[/i] Next Steps, so can you.

Get deep into the decade's motivational movers in Deep Cuts.

If it ain't fun, it ain't gonna work, so when you're looking for new ideas, turn to our [i]'70s Workout[/i] Deep Cuts for your own private pool of on-call personal trainers. Lace up the running shoes and use Sweet's "Fox on the Run" as your glamorama theme song, then hook onto The Knack's "My Sharona" and let the power-pop pulse pull you through the tough spots. Sharpen your martial arts skills to Carl Douglas' all-guts, all-glory novelty tune "Kung Fu Fighting," or simply go freeform to the Dazz Band's dance jam "Let It Whip" and burn off some calories with an all-out living-room boogie.

It's as iconic as the '70s smiley face: the image of Rocky Balboa running up those endless city steps, the very picture of workout victory, to the sounds of Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now." We put that emblematic theme from [i]Rocky[/i] at the top of our [i]'70s Workout[/i] Essentials for a reason — see, we believe that it could be you up at the top those steps, wherever they might be, soaking in the glory of conquering your own fitness challenge. We know you can do it, and we're here to help, with everything from the Village People's superdude anthem "Macho Man," to the late Donna Summer's divalicious ode to you and your post-workout bod, "Hot Stuff." When McFadden & Whitehead sing "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," well, we like to think that by [i]us[/i] they mean [i]you[/i].