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Coffee Break: Health + wellness

Tyler Pennel, center, leads a pack of runners during the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 in Minneapolis.
Tyler Pennel, center, leads a pack of runners during the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 in Minneapolis.Andy Clayton-King/AP

by Anna Weggel

September 17, 2018

This week is Wellness Week at MPR featuring activities every day that promote healthy bodies and minds.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention being healthy, fitness, healing, or wellness?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Pearl Jam - Just Breathe
John Prine - Spanish Pipedream
Cloud Cult - Take Your Medicine
Belle and Sebastian - Legal Man
Lizzo - Fitness
Nilsson - Coconut
Pat Benetar - You Better Run
House Of Pain - Jump Around