All-new Workout Songs for 2023…

A few songs can make all the difference in a workout. They juice us. They make it seem we’re working out with others who celebrate our every move. They give an endorphin rush that converts to extra oomph when lifting those last few reps.

If weight lifting is the best health thing we can do, as I wrote earlier, then let’s throw in some musical motivation to it. And share songs…

Here’s the latest songs I’ve thrown together in a playlist. More of an international dance compilation than anything.

Yet every playlist doesn’t have to be an odd global melange. Fast songs from a single origin can motivate us too. And let us travel vicariously, through songs, while we go to the same gym and use the same bench to lift.

Indonesia is producing better and better music, yet few realize it. Indonesian artists must rank among the world’s most underrated musicians. So here’s a list to get started…

And then, Colombian songs offer guaranteed joy…

Finishing up with upbeat and optimistic-sounding Japanese songs…

Voila. Welcome reactions to these song choices. And which are your favorite, unknown workout songs?

-B.