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Topic: The Bonamassa Workout

At the recommendation of my cardiologist, I have recently taken up a daily walking regimen. It isn't easy at my age, but I'm up to about three miles a day (weather permitting), and my secret is listening to Joe's music as I walk! I monitor the distance traveled and time expired on my smartwatch...

I alternate between a playlist of the acoustic numbers (plus "Arrival") from the last tour of his I saw (2014), and a playlist of the electric numbers (plus "Albion") from that tour. I usually only walk for around 45-50 minutes, so I skip a number here and there to make sure I'm listening to either "Athens to Athens" or "Django/Mountain Time" as the workout concludes...

Set list from spring 2014 tour: http://tinyurl.com/pbogbmh

My Motorola Moto 360 smartwatch: http://tinyurl.com/q67b75w

Now Joe's music isn't just good for my soul, it's good for my heart as well...  wink

Terrance Shuman
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Re: The Bonamassa Workout

Brilliant, Coach!  Great idea for all of us couch potatoes.

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Re: The Bonamassa Workout

Dust Bowl pushed me to the limit last year. Running, push ups, squads...I worked out at the beach everyday...Joe's music was the perfect motivation. Good luck with your workout ;-)

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Good for you........keep it up

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Great idea Coach. Gotta keep that bod in shape or it turns to crud in a hurry.
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Re: The Bonamassa Workout

Yes, I have several Joe tunes on the Murfpod...Great when I'm on the runner at the Gym !

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Hey Coach.I do the walking thing too since I have had a bad knee and running makes it pop out.
So Joes music helps as well as just about any good tunes.I need the uptempo music to keep me crusin.
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Re: The Bonamassa Workout

Coach come to my place and hike the hills with my wife and my dogs. If you fall behind we can always tie one of the dogs to you to make your legs work faster or you'll take what we call a "Corbettsville Sleigh Ride". No snow needed. ;-)

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Spider wrote:

Coach come to my place and hike the hills with my wife and my dogs. If you fall behind we can always tie one of the dogs to you to make your legs work faster or you'll take what we call a "Corbettsville Sleigh Ride". No snow needed. ;-)

I appreciate the offer, but one of the reasons I've taken up walking is to help me get back to my "fighting" weight...I doubt that all of your dogs combined could drag my Irish carcass anywhere at the moment...  wink

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Re: The Bonamassa Workout

I've been a little remiss with the workout routine lately, but I have a playlist I titled "Gym Jams"...lots of up tempo, high energy songs to spark a good workout.
Mostly Joe, but a bunch of other stuff mixed in as well. Works like a charm!

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Re: The Bonamassa Workout

I started running last year, and when DSOB came out, I doubled my run length to fit in the whole album.

Originally I had a mix that seemed appropriate for running, with Slow Train, Stones In My Passway, Pain and Sorrow, so Many Roads, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Slow Ride and Everything is Broken. I didn't enjoy running at the beginning. :-)

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timb wrote:

I started running last year, and when DSOB came out, I doubled my run length to fit in the whole album.

Originally I had a mix that seemed appropriate for running, with Slow Train, Stones In My Passway, Pain and Sorrow, so Many Roads, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Slow Ride and Everything is Broken. I didn't enjoy running at the beginning. :-)

Nicest ovation for the extended run.
Now to shoot for the whole tour De Force run lol!

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Re: The Bonamassa Workout

I'm a cyclist and I have a cycling playlist and Joe is a heavy hitter! He keeps me pumped when I do not want to climb that hill or push myself to go faster.