Get Moving with the Employee Wellness Program Champions’ Playlist

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A good beat can help you during a workout. Studies have shown that music increases concentration and lowers perception of effort during exercise. So pump up your playlist!

Several of our County Employee Wellness Program Champions shared the gym jams and aerobics anthems that get them moving.

Gilbert Jimenez, a social work supervisor, lets his instructor select the playlist during fitness classes or he “zens out” to the sounds of waves crashing at yoga.

Francisco Puentes runs Pandora or Digitally Imported radio to cue up playlists curated for his activities—cardio followed by resistance training.

And a handful more of the champs have specific tracks that really get them amped up for exercise. Check out the tunes and get fit:

Jennifer Winfrey, Recycling Specialist II, Public Works

  1. “Hooked on a Feeling” - Blue Swede
  2. “Just Dance” – Lady Gaga
  3. “Crazy in Love” – Beyoncé
  4. “We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris” - Rihanna
  5. “Pray to God ft. HAIM” - Calvin Harris

 

Venus Zayas, Administrative Analyst II, Public Health Services

  1. “La Vida Es Un Carnival” - Celia Cruz
  2. “Timber” - Pitbull ft Ke$ha
  3. “Tangerine Speedo” - Caviar
  4. “GDFR” - Flo Rida
  5. “I Love It”  - Icona Pop 

Eileen Espinoza, Criminal Legal Secretary, District Attorney’s Office

  1. “Miss Jackson Ft. Lolo” – Panic at the Disco
  2. “Wrecking Ball (Nicolas Costa Remix)” – Miley Cyrus
  3. “Proper Education” – Eric Prydz vs Pink Floyd

Curley R. Palmer, Health Information Specialist II, HHSA

  1. “We Are Family” - Sister Sledge
  2. “Happy” - Pharrell Williams
  3. “I’m So Excited” - Pointer Sisters
  4. “I Got You (I Feel Good)” - James Brown
  5. “Celebration” - Kool & The Gang

Terri Foster, Analyst II, Community Action Partnership, OSI

  1. “Oh Carolina” - Shaggy
  2. “Rastaman Wheel Out” - Chronixx
  3. “Here Comes Trouble” - Chronixx
  4. “I Like to Move It” - Crazy Frog
  5. “Don’t Stop the Party” - Pitbull
  6. “Shake Senora” – Pitbull

Feeling inspired? Stream a sample of the Wellness Champions’ playlist on Spotify from the gym or trail.