In honor of Easter and the fact that many of us will eat one too many chocolate bunnies today, we would like to provide you with some light reading and a new workout playlist for the morning workout we know you will be doing tomorrow. Gunnar Peterson, the Beverly Hills-based personal trainer who works with A-list celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Debra Messing, and Penelope Cruz, recently shared his favorite workout playlist with Fitness Magazine. These tunes will pump you up for a quick 30-minute workout you can fit in tomorrow morning before work. We even provided a 30-minute workout to go with it!
30-Minute Workout Playlist
- “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyes Peas
- “Break the Ice” – Britney Spears
- “Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
- “Gives You Hell” – All-American Rejects
- “Family Affair” – Mary J. Blige
- “Right Now (Na Na Na)” – Akon
- “Green Light” – John Legend
- “Say It Right” – Nelly Furtado
Warm Up and Cool Down Mix
- “Beat It” – Michael Jackson
- “I Love New York” – Madonna
- “Waking Up in Vegas” – Katy Perry
- “America Boy” – Estelle
- “I Hate This Part” – The Pussycat Dolls
- “Viva la Vida” – Coldplay
- “Stop and Stare” – One Republic
- “It’s Not My Time” – 3 Doors Down
Check out more celebrity workout playlists from stars such as Kendra Wilkinson, Taylor Swift, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
If you are in a workout slump, try Fitness Magazine’s 30-Minute Fat-Burning Power Walk on your treadmill. It will fit perfectly with Gunnar Peterson’s workout playlist, tone your lower body, and burn calories.
| MINUTES | WHAT TO DO | RPE* |
| 0:00–3:00 | Warm up slowly | 2–3 |
| 3:00–5:00 | Increase to a moderate pace | 4–5 |
| 5:00–8:00 | Speed up and lengthen your stride; your breathing should be faster | 5–6 |
| 8:00–10:00 | Do walking lunges | 7–8 |
| 10:00–12:00 | Walk at a moderate pace | 4–5 |
| 12:00–17:00 | Alternate 30 seconds fast; with 30 seconds moderate | 6–8; 4–5 |
| 17:00–18:00 | Repeat walking lunges | 7–8 |
| 18:00–20:00 | Recover | 4–5 |
| 20:00–26:00 | Alternate 1 minute fast; with 1 minute moderate | 6–8; 4–5 |
| 26:00–30:00 | Slow pace to cool down | 2–3 |
| *Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is based on a scale from 0 to 10, 10 being the most challenging. |
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