“Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.” - E.Y. Harburg How many times have you heard a particular song and you are instantly taken right back to that moment in time? You remember exactly where you were, who you were with and what you were wearing. Music is truly a powerful force; it can bring joy, laughter and even sorrow and sadness. I’m reminded of the Uncle Kracker’s song….or rather Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away” where he sings “Oh, give me the beat boys, and free my soul. I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.” Yes, it’s easy to get totally lost in music, and sometimes it’s a healthy escape. As we acknowledge the death of King of Pop, Michael Jackson, we may or may not have liked him as a person, but I don’t think anyone would challenge his talent and the impact his music made on the world. Most all of us would probably immediately start tapping our foot or shaking our behind when “Thriller,” “Billie Jean” or “Beat it” is played.
“My goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance.” - Michael Jackson
We all have our favorite music that we listen to for different occasions. We’ve got music for eating dinner, music for going to sleep, music to work out to, and maybe even special music while we’re feeling romantic. Wouldn’t the world be boring if we didn’t have music? As the quote above says, “Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling.A song makes you feel a thought.”Life is a bundle of emotions, and music partners with those emotions, helping us to better adapt to what life throws at us.
“I wake up from dreams and go "Wow, put this down on paper." The whole thing is strange. You hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face...” - Michael Jackson I’m reminded of what music I like to listen to when I’m doing cardio. Can you imagine doing your cardio to silence and trying to keep yourself on track? As of today, my current top five favorites are:
(1) Bad Girlfriend (Theory of a Deadman) (2) Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi) (3) Welcome to the Jungle (Guns & Roses) (4) Back in Black (AC/DC), and (5) Cyclone (Baby Bash)
These songs make me want to move! Have you noticed how you can just be grinding along, but a certain song comes on and you suddenly pick up the beat and you’re extra inspired? That’s why I like to periodically change my selections.OK, now it’s your turn - what’s on the cardio section of your MP3 Player, IPod, I Phone, or wherever your music is stored and organized? I want to hear from you! We can help motivate each other by trying different music. You might even take your workout to the next level!
Joe Gigantino Jr. has been a leading entrepreneur since his arrival in the Silicon Valley. After playing Division 1 football at Fresno State, Joe received his BS degree in Business Marketing and began his career. Joe started his first business soon after graduation. Results Marketing was formed to help athletic facilities incorporate EFT transactions into their billing procedures.
In 1992, at the age of 25, he merged his business with a small athletic club in San Jose, California. Within 30 months from inception, Joe grew the combined business to the sixth fastest growing private company in the Silicon Valley, as stated by the San Jose Business Journal. He was selected by the same publication as one of the top 30 executives under the age of 30 in the Valley. In that same year, Joe was chosen as 1 of 50 from a pool of 1,000 applicants, and the youngest to participate in the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) “Birthing of Giants” Program. Joe sold his interest in the business in 1995 to a valley-based firm who took the chain public.
While building a fast growing business, Joe managed and secured many major contracts with large corporations in the Valley. He oversaw the purchasing of all equipment and apparel, as well as obtained a solid customer base of well over 50,000 through innovative marketing techniques, solid sales management and exemplary customer service.
Joe began his venture into commercial real estate in 1997 with the purchase of his first athletic club building in Milpitas, California. He has successfully continued buying commercial real estate property with athletic club businesses in Gilroy, California, Prescott, Arizona and his most recent athletic club in Los Gatos, California.
Joe has a successful record in start-up ventures: conducting analysis of potential areas for new business development, site and source selection, planning and organizing business policy, establishing customer base and securing long-term relationships, with his expertise being in the business building and development arena.
With the huge push in social media, Joe has gotten on board by using tools such as Facebook and Twitter to reach his vast audience of like-minded followers. Joe also launched workout.com earlier this year, providing a site where he’s an expert in the fitness industry. You can read Joe’s daily motivational workouts on this site as well as weekly inspirational article pieces. Joe has a gift of inspiring others to tap into their own level of health and wellness and to nourish and nurture their body as it was created to be!
Today's workout is all about Muscle Endurance:
