Rocky theme is most motivational song
Eye of the Tiger - the theme from Rocky 3 - has been named as the most motivational song for runners.A poll over over 5,000 marathon runners found that the 1982 classic was the song which
most listened to as they trained.
The London Marathon athletes claimed listening to it meant they could run for longer without getting demotivated while training for the event.
It is the third year in a row the hit has topped the annual realbuzz.com poll, once again holding Spencer Davis Group's 'Keep on Running' in second place.
However even the most ardent Survivor fan may want something else on their iPod too ... I dread to think how many times the four minute track would play in the time it took me to run 26.2 miles.
"The tunes that runners have chosen all demonstrate strong beats and rhythm, which always helps maintain a good running pace. We always watch out to see if 'Eye of the Tiger' will be pushed off the No.1 spot, but this year it firmly remained the number one choice of runners" said realbuzz.com CEO and 60 time marathon runner Tim Rogers.
"Keeping fit by running can have a very positive impact on how people feel about themselves and their lives, so keeping runners on their toes can have big benefits," he added.
Top 10 motivational songs to run
- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
- Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group
- Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
- Don't stop me now - Queen
- Mr.Brightside - Killers
- Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
- Proud - Heather Small
- Insomnia - Faithless
- Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
- Pokerface - Lady Gaga
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