Any suggestions for a playlist on the iPod to listen to while doing the workout in the gym
Tricia

Yeah!

I recommend Dance music. A lot of it is at the same BPM (I think it's about 128), and it's really good for gym work, to sort of get in a groove.

Get thee down to HMV or Fopp and get a compilation (they're not usually too expensive).

I reccomend The best of Euphoric Dance Breakdown or either of the Put Ur Hands up compilations

Definately dance music - it may not be your cup of tea all the time but it's great for getting you going!

...or motown / soul / funk / reggae...

Any classical suggestions?

Prokofiev or stravinsky - big works or beethoven's fifth. SOmething grand I think!! The bigger the better really!

Whenever I hear the second movement of the Moonlight Sonata, I get an image of Charlie Chaplin on one of those trolley things on the railway lines, trying to get away from the cops or Buster Keaton in the silent films!! I should think this would be a good one for the running machines!!

If you want big and bold, I'd go for the 1812, then to wind down in the jaccuzzi afterwards, I would have the Pastoral (Symphony No. 6).

Classical, or just anything?

Smooth by Santana is great to exercise too

Dance music...

Pomp and Circumstance number 4, Schubert's Trout Quintet, Offenbach's Can Can music and some Souza marches.