New Month, New Music

I had a little bit of a shock today when I went to select my workout playlist from my iPod and realized that I was still listening to the mix titled "January 2012." Time for an update, don't you think?

Personally, music makes me feel like I'm working harder for some reason. I like having a beat to walk to or to stair climb to. It helps perk my mind up when it seems to want to just take a nap.

There are some great sites online that can help resuscitate your tired workout playlist. Here are a few of them:

• Self Magazine: Self.com has lots of playlists on their website, and most interestingly the playlists of some of their recent celebrities who have appeared in the magazine.
• Shape Magazine: Shape.com also keeps their playlists updated and has a variety based on type of workout to playlists played while people are doing photo shoots.
• Steady130.com: Steady130 is one of the first places I go when looking for some new workout music. They have remixed songs categorized by beats per minute (BPM) and by genre (pop, R&B, etc.)
• GymDJ: I haven't been on GymDJ much, but I like what I hear so far! Songs are categorized by BPM, but also by type of exercise (running, boxing, warmups, etc).

Where do you find your workout music inspiration? What's your favorite workout song right now?