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Coffee Break: Rock your body

Tina Turner's epic version of "Proud Mary" is a full workout in a song.
Tina Turner's epic version of "Proud Mary" is a full workout in a song.Patrick Riviere/Getty Images, via NPR

by Anna Reed

January 04, 2017

It's a new year and gyms everywhere are full of bright-eyed, cookie-filled folks ready to follow their resolution of getting and staying in shape.

Whether you like to hit the weights, take classes, or use the conveyor belt (what Brian calls "a treadmill"), one thing is almost universally true -- the better the music, the better the workout.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's make a workout mix. What songs do you want to hear that you can rock your body to?

No jock jams allowed.

Submit your own idea for a Coffee Break and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs played

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Disclosure - When A Fire Starts To Burn
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi