15 Halloween Workout Songs to Burn Off Candy Calories
By: Nicole Nichols,
SparkPeople Blogger
10/28/2009 7:23 AM
: 108 comments
: 25,207 Views
A few years ago, the night I taught Spinning happened to land on Halloween—not once, but two years in a row. I figured that anyone willing to show up on Halloween night to work out is pretty dedicated (or childless?), but either way, I wanted to make the workout festive and fun. I created a healthy Halloween workout mix for the class, dimmed the lights, and handed out my homemade granola bar treats when the ride was over.
It may be silly to some, but creating your own Halloween-themed workout playlist could motivate you to work out on Halloween (a must if you're going to be dipping into the candy jar that day), and it's one of few ways to have fun that doesn't involve eating candy!
So here is my healthy Halloween playlist: 15 spooky songs to help you to burn off those candy calories—and have fun doing it.
These 15 songs vary in length, but add up almost exactly to 60 minutes! You can play them in this order for warm-up song, a workout that varies in speed and intensity (fast songs followed by slower songs), and a slower song at the end to cool down. Now, some of these may be a bit of a stretch as "Halloween" songs, but "Monster Mash" doesn't make me want to work out, so please bear with me! Links provided will allow you to preview and/or purchase mp3s from Amazon.com.
(Time) Artist – Song Title
(4:26) Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride
(3:37) Charlie Daniels Band – Devil Went Down to Georgia
(5:05) The Cranberries – Zombie
(5:57) Michael Jackson – Thriller
(3:58) Rihanna – Disturbia
(3:59) Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me
(4:36) Rob Zombie – Dragula
(4:03) Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters Theme
(3:57) Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax (I couldn't find the mp3, but the Powerman 5000 version is a little "creepier" for Halloween!)
(3:26) Rick James – Super Freak
(3:28) Linkin Park – Crawling
(3:19) Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me Not to Come
(3:00) The Offspring – The Kids Aren't Alright
(2:19) Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
(5:12) Carlos Santana – Black Magic Woman
Have a happy and healthy Halloween!
Do you plan to work out on Halloween? Will you exercise to any of these songs just for the fun of it?
It may be silly to some, but creating your own Halloween-themed workout playlist could motivate you to work out on Halloween (a must if you're going to be dipping into the candy jar that day), and it's one of few ways to have fun that doesn't involve eating candy!
So here is my healthy Halloween playlist: 15 spooky songs to help you to burn off those candy calories—and have fun doing it.
These 15 songs vary in length, but add up almost exactly to 60 minutes! You can play them in this order for warm-up song, a workout that varies in speed and intensity (fast songs followed by slower songs), and a slower song at the end to cool down. Now, some of these may be a bit of a stretch as "Halloween" songs, but "Monster Mash" doesn't make me want to work out, so please bear with me! Links provided will allow you to preview and/or purchase mp3s from Amazon.com.
(Time) Artist – Song Title
(4:26) Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride
(3:37) Charlie Daniels Band – Devil Went Down to Georgia
(5:05) The Cranberries – Zombie
(5:57) Michael Jackson – Thriller
(3:58) Rihanna – Disturbia
(3:59) Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me
(4:36) Rob Zombie – Dragula
(4:03) Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters Theme
(3:57) Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax (I couldn't find the mp3, but the Powerman 5000 version is a little "creepier" for Halloween!)
(3:26) Rick James – Super Freak
(3:28) Linkin Park – Crawling
(3:19) Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me Not to Come
(3:00) The Offspring – The Kids Aren't Alright
(2:19) Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
(5:12) Carlos Santana – Black Magic Woman
Have a happy and healthy Halloween!
Do you plan to work out on Halloween? Will you exercise to any of these songs just for the fun of it?
 You will earn 3 SparkPoints |
NEXT ENTRY > One More Reason To Drink Your Water
Comments
I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band (or White Zombie, if that's your thing)
Dark Lady - Cher
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Love Potion #9 - The Clovers
Superstition - Stevie Wonder (I can't sit still when this is playing!)
Evil Ways - Santana
Haunting Me - Stabbing Westward
Necro - Caroline's Spine
Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
And of course... THE TIME WARP. :3
Other good Halloween songs which don't strike me as workout songs but are still enjoyable...
Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
This Is Halloween - Panic!At The Disco
Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
Skeletons In My Closet - The 7th Guest (PC game... also makes great karaoke!)
I Put A Spell On You - CCR
Running With The Devil - Van Halen
Who's That Creepin'? - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Voodoo - Godsmack
Season Of The Witch - Donovan
People Are Strange - The Doors
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
I also put the Queen of the Damned soundtrack into heavy rotation during Halloween. :) Good, hard, vampire sound... and not one speck of glitter involved. *evil laugh* - 10/4/2010 7:11:42 PM
Just a suggestion-- to add to your list
:o) - 9/22/2010 9:03:20 AM
And there's plenty of stuff from Tales of Mystery and Imagination by the Alan Parsons Project.
And how about Tubular Bells by Mike Oldham (from The Exorcist, the original, not the remake)? Guess I'm showing my age! LOL! - 11/3/2009 9:15:56 PM
Rocky Horror Picture Show - Over At The Frankenstein Place
Evanescence - Haunted
Evanescence - Even in Death
Evanescence - My Immortal
Will Smith - Nightmare on My Street
Whodini - Freaks Come Out At Night
Midnight Star - Freak-a-zoid
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now
Police - Every Breath You Take
Janet Jackson - Black Cat - 11/2/2009 6:20:56 AM
I second the suggestion to add "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter...its great workout music, LOL - 11/1/2009 4:58:23 AM
download it for free: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:T
occata_
et_Fugue_BWV565.ogg - 10/29/2009 10:13:03 PM
my selections from those listed (and one humble addition of my own):
(4:03) Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters Theme
(5:57) Michael Jackson – Thriller
(3:59) Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me
(5:05) The Cranberries – Zombie
(3:37) Charlie Daniels Band – Devil Went Down to Georgia
Theme from X-files
Theme from Twin Peaks
Thriller - Michael Jackson
King of Pain - The Police
Don't Fear the Reaper - BOC
Werewolves of London
"Hell" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers
Monster Mash - 10/29/2009 12:19:50 PM
Yes, I do plan to workout on Halloween, especially Halloween. I am a sugar freak so this is one of those holidays that're hard for me. Chocolate ISN"T a food group??????
Trick or treat...Deb
- 10/29/2009 9:11:26 AM
Please Log In To Leave A Comment: Log in now ›