Fitness Tips: My Top 30 Favorite Workout Jams, and How To Create Your Own Fitness Playlist!

If you're anything like me, you've probably got an iPhone song list full of depressing, indie rock and heartbreak ballads. These tunes meant - and still mean - something huge to me deep down, but when I'm ready to amp it up on the weights or get started on a jog, these slow, sad songs just aren't doing it for me. I need something to pump me up and get me moving!

Although shower ballads and amp it up jams are both necessary on your song list, they usually belong on different playlists. If you ask me, I've got a hella good taste in music, but I've also got times where I need to forget about the sad truth and get myself bouncing off the walls during a workout. This energy-release really helps me sleep at night, and most people need a little exercise in their lives to relax at the end of the day.

Without further adieu, these are a few of my most-played workout songs. Get ready to rumba or twerk or whatever.

1. Feelin' Myself - Nicki Minaj feat. Beyonce
2. F***in' Problems - A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar
3. Forever - Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem
4. Hey Mama - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Afrojack
5. Gold Digger - Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
6. Worth It - Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink
7. Open Letter - The Amity Affliction
8. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
9. Trini Dem Girls - Nicki Minaj feat. LunchMoney Lewis
10. Truffle Butter - Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne
11. War Child - Hollywood Undead
12. All of the Lights - Kanye West feat. Rihanna
13. Backseat Freestyle - Kendrick Lamar
14. Black Skinhead - Kanye West
15. Bounce - Iggy Azalea
16. Can't Hold Us - Macklemore, Ryan Lewis
17. Drop It Low - Ester Dean feat. Chris Brown
18. Dwamn - Tech N9ne
19. Fire - Big Sean
20. F*** Love - Iggy Azalea
21. Hard - Rihanna feat. Jeezy
22. Hot Tottie - Jay Z feat. Usher (Remix)
23. On to the Next One - Jay Z
24. Make Me Proud - Drake feat. Nicki Minaj
25. Pour It Up - Rihanna
26. Power - Kanye West
27. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons feat. Kendrick Lamar
28. Rap God - Eminem
29. Roman's Revenge - Nicki Minaj feat. Eminem
30. GDFR - Flo Rida 

Pumped up yet?

Now, create your own workout playlist. Make sure to choose songs with motivational lyrics, amp-it-up beats, or even both! I recommend something a little faster and a lot more fun! Have fun with it, you're going to love the outcome when you're hitting the elliptical next time, or even when you're in hip hop cardio class!

My #1 Tip for creating your own workout playlist:

• Skip the slow, sad, and/or depressing and swap in the fun and upbeat! You can still get motivational/inspirational lyrics with amp-it-up songs! My favorite motivation songs from this particular list are Fire, Open Letter, and Radioactive. All with great beats and still they get the lyrical wonders on point to make me really, really want to reach my goals even more than before!