- Make you roll your eyes at me and think I’m 5-years-old
- Make you feel so happy inside that you want to sing Disney songs aloud for the rest of the day
Let’s hope most of you fall into the second category. 😉
Last night I was updating my iPod with new music (hello, Dynamite!), and inevitably found myself searching iTunes for upbeat songs that always make me happy and make my workouts feel like a positive experience.
Enter Walt Disney. 😀
Disney
Disney music always makes me happy. I think it’s the nostalgia I feel when I hear one of my favorite songs from my childhood. I instantly feel care-free and all warm inside.
Plus, Sadie loves singing to Disney songs.
La, La, La
Last night I created this Disney-inspired playlist to enjoy during my next cardio workout. I think it might be a little too heavy on the Disney music (I typically like to throw in a song or two among my normal music), but, then again, how bad can a Disney music overload really be?
- I Just Can’t Wait to Be King – The Lion King
- I’ll Make a Man Out of You – Mulan
- Friend Like Me – Aladdin
- Circle of Life – The Lion King
- I Wanna Be Like You – The Jungle Book
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Mary Poppins
- Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Song of the South
- Be Our Guest- Beauty and the Beast
- Under the Sea – The Little Mermaid
- Just Around the Riverbend – Pocahontas
- One Jump Ahead – Aladdin
- True to Your Heart- Mulan
- Why Should I Worry – Oliver & Company
- Be Prepared – The Lion King
Breakfast
Breakfast this morning was rather exotic.
Kool Kiwi
Okay, not really, but the addition of kiwi to my yogurt bowl sure did feel a little tropical.
Along with a cup of Greek yogurt and two sliced kiwis, my breakfast bowl included half of a sliced apple and pearled barley for some whole grain goodness.
Look Haaaaarder (Rafiki, anyone?)
Yum!
Workout
Today was my first day back at BodyPump after a week away from the class.
It’s amazing what only seven days away from something can do to your body. This class felt HARD, but in a good way. BodyPump, you’re the best! 😀
Question of the Morning
Do you like Disney songs? What is your favorite Disney song? Any songs I just have to add to my playlist?
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Disney makes me SO happy! My fav in Sleeping Beauty, but I don’t think there are any upbeat songs worthy of a workout play list in that movie…
what about Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)??
I LOVE everything Disney! After all, it is the happiest place on earth. 🙂 You should add “Almost There” from the Princess and the Frog. It’s a happy upbeat song. 🙂
I LOVE Disney songs, I used to work at Walt Disney World at Epcot 🙂
My favorite song would have to be..hmm well it’s not really a particular song but I love the music they play on Main Street.
You are my hero. Gotta love the Disney classics! We grew up at the peak of their movies. Ahhhhh…the good ole days of youth. 😉
That kiwi looks good!!
Yes, Kiss the Girl would be good!
Trashin the Camp from Beauty and the Beast
The Bare Necessities–Jungle Book
Step in Time–Mary Poppins
and check out this website: Top 100 disney songs!!
http://www.dvdizzy.com/disneysongscountdown/index.htm
all of those are great! although isn’t trashin’ the camp from tarzan? love it!
oh yeah, whoops! I meant to put tarzon!
I always play Pandora Walt Disney while working out =)
I love disney songs 🙂
Everbody wants to be a cat from Aristocats is adorable 🙂
My favorite Disney songs all come from Aladdin, that move makes me so happy! However, when I was in 2nd grade I was obsessed with the song in Ariel when she loses her voice – basically just aaaaaahaaaaah – and I used to corner my teachers all the time and sing it for them!!
The Jungle Book – I Wanna Be Like You-uu-uu
Omg! I am obsessed with all things Disney! I’m surpised I never thought of making a playlist of disney music to work out to! What a great idea! =) I just cant wait to be kingg-best song ever! And, that kiwi looks delicious!
I love love love Disney songs! 🙂
I love Disney songs. I used to sing them for school play auditions!
i’m all about aladdin, beauty and the beast, and mulan. oh, and hercules. and the little mermaid…
seriously we have the same musical brain!
This is an amazing playlist! I love Disney music!
OMG I ansolutely love ‘Dynamite’ by Taio Cruz this song makes my day brighter!! I’m running with this song it gives SOOOOO much energy. But I also Love disney song, they’re cheesy sometimes but so beautiful 😀
AHHH I LOVE your Disney playlist!!!
I have been bugging my FI to buy me the Disney sing-a-long game for PS3 for so long now!! LOL
Kiss The Girl should be a must add to that list though 😉
I LOVE Disney music – this post made me so happy 😀 I love anything involving the Little Mermaid!
You’re hilarious. That would be dangerous for me since I can’t listen to Disney songs without singing them. My all-time favorite is Circle of Life, followed closely by Under the Sea.
OMG I love Disney songs too! I love that they made your work out playlist.
My all-time fav is A Whole New World – Aladdin <3
Haha whenever I create pandora stations, disney songs randomly end up thrown in there, and it always makes me giggle
I love all Disney songs + movies. My favorite song is “Kiss the Girl” 🙂
That kiwi looks so bright and colorful on the page….it made me smile looking at your breakfast haha.
That playlist had me dancing & singing (in my head) in my seat. I can def see it getting me motivated while working out!
I always liked “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas. I even had the soundtrack back in the day. BTW, I totally want to go home and watch “The Lion King.”
me too! it’s a good one.
Glad I’m not the only one jamming to some Disney tunes during my workout! A lot of yours made my list, with the addition of some Hercules songs – “Zero to Hero” is good as well as “A Star is Born.” I think my favorite of all time is “Under the Sea.” 😀
hercules is ryan’s fav disney movie!
Hakuna Matata from the Lion King!
Not sure if this is a Disney movie but I loved the “Casper” Soundtrack 🙂
Another movie that I am not sure is Disney but what about “The Newsies”, that was a great movie too!
You inspired me to listen to Disney and showtunes on Pandora 🙂
I love Newsies!
Haha, I LOVE Disney music but I’ve never worked out to it. Maybe I’ll have to try it sometime. I used to make choreographed dances to all the songs with my friends when I was little. Hahaha, good times.
Haha! Love this post. My husband is obsessed with Disney moving and songs, especially those from the Lion King. Oh boy, he is totally going to kill me for saying that!
Mulan is my favorite, especially “Somehow I’ll Make a Man out of You.” You must be swift as the coursing river with all the force of a great typhoon…Amazing!
Ahh what a great list!! What do you use to download music?
I’d have to add:
“Girl worth fighting for” from Mulan & “Gaston” from Beauty and the Beast!
i use itunes. i LOVE “girl worth fighting for” too!
I found your blog three days ago and I am already pretty much obsessed with it and you.
I Love healthy food, working out, Disney, and of course Peanut Butter! So, I’m thinking I will be reading pbfingers for awhile…
Thanks!
sweet!
When my husband and I first started dating, Disney songs were the only thing that we could both enjoy listening to. We’ve found a pretty happy medium but Disney songs will always remind me of that time and how much fun we had!
hilarious! my best friend and i are huge fans of disney music. we really like screaming it at the top of our longs…windows down. i really love ariel’s “part of your world.” she’s a hottie.
Hahahahaha oh my gosh I love this post!! I loved “Beauty and the Beast.” Classic. Hope you have a great day!!
Oh my gosh, I love Disney music!! I’m not gonna lie…I have a Disney Princess CD in my car that I bust out on many occasions. 🙂
I love body pump too!! My class starts in 45 minutes. I can’t wait to get back into the swing of things since being out of town the last few days!
i LOVE disney music too! i have a disney princess cd and a bunch of old soundtrack i stole from my parents’ house 🙂
I loooooooove Disney!!!!! My favorites were The Little Mermaid and Cinderella!!!!!!!! Soo fun!! By the way, where can you buy barley?? I’ve been wanting to try it, but haven’t found it yet.
most grocery stores sell it! check by the rice & dried beans. 🙂
oh…thanks!!!!! guess I just wasn’t looking hard enough =D
I love the Disney mix! I definitely have several Disney albums in my iTunes. 🙂
Haha I love the idea of a disney playlist, such a great and upbeat workout motivator! Definitely love Lion King songs, especially “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” and I love “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Mulan. If you watch Glee at all, the soundtracks from that show are AWESOME workout music. Its great, too, because even if a song doesn’t make it to one of their CD’s you can still download it from iTunes right after the episode airs 🙂
What a fun workout list. I may have to steal some of these songs.
That playlist totally cracks me up. I have two daughters and for all of July we listed to “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” at least five times a day. Yes I know all the words (I love that my childhood idol Donny Osmond sings it — yeah I am old!) Another fave “Part of Your World” from the Little Mermaid.
I’m obsessed with working out to I’ll Make a Man Out of You from Mulan. Awesomeness.
My absolute favorite has always been Part of Your World from the Little Mermaid. Belting it out now!
I work at Disneyworld so I have every Disney song known to man! Dig a Little Deeper from Pincess and the Frog is a great song to workout to as are songs from Hercules, and the instramental music from the Pirates soundtrack!
Love your playlist!
I’m leaving for Disney World on October 1st for a 9 day vacation. I’m SO excited. I’ve been there lots of times; I even worked there for 5 months. but it never gets old.
Your post made me smile, I just LOVE Disney songs, they too make me happy. You must add “One Jump Ahead” from Aladdin. (from the beginning scene in the marketplace) It’s a great get up and go song!
Not a big fan of Disney I’m sad to say 🙁 there was always a sad part to the movies that always got to my little fragile heart and stuck with me…I can see how the songs might be nostalgic and happy tho!
It’s not really a workout song per se, but “Hellfire” from Hunchback is absolutely amazing, and SO subversive for a Disney song!
I’m a sucker for anything Disney, so I’d love a playlist that was 100% Disney songs!
I LOVE Disney! Listening to songs from the movies always makes me happy, especially anything from the Lion King or the Little Mermaid.
Haha this looks like many of my playlists. “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” and “Colors of the Wind” are my favorite Disney Songs. And, of course, ANYTHING from The Lion King.