Treadmill Music: 10 Songs with the Perfect Tempo

Step up your indoor running routine with this playlist customized by beats per minute

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Most treadmill runners take about 130 to 150 strides per minute. The perfect indoor running playlist includes songs with matching beats per minute, as well as a few faster and slower tracks to help keep the workout interesting. This playlist fits the bill, with some lusty funk from Bruno Mars, a classic from Steppenwolf, and LMFAO's remix of a Madonna/Nicki Minaj collaboration.

Here's the full list, according to votes placed at RunHundred.com, the web's most popular workout music website.

Avicii - Levels (Skrillex Remix) - 142 BPM

Carrie Underwood - Good Girl - 130 BPM

Bruno Mars - Locked out of Heaven - 146 BPM

Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro - 130 BPM

Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye - 139 BPM

Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo - Let's Go - 130 BPM

Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild - 145 BPM

Havana Brown & Pitbull - We Run the Night - 136 BPM

Madonna, Nicki Minaj & LMFAO - Give Me All Your Luvin' (Party Rock Remix) - 132 BPM

Tommy James & The Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now - 131 BPM

To find more workout songs, check out the free database at Run Hundred. You can browse by genre, tempo, and era to find the best songs to rock your workout.

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