God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains To the prairies,
To the ocean white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.

The unofficial national anthem of the United States was composed by an immigrant who left his home in Siberia for the USA when he was only five years old. The original version of “God Bless America” was written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) during the summer of 1918 at Camp Upton, located in Yaphank, Long Island, for his Ziegfeld-style revue, Yip, Yip, Yaphank. “Make her victorious on land and foam, God Bless America…” ran the original lyrics. However, Irving decided that the solemn tone of “God Bless America” was somewhat out of keeping with the more comedic elements of the show, so the song was laid aside. (more…)

The hub of the city is arguably the midtown area. This is where the world famous Times Square is located. Broadway is nearby as is Rockefeller Center. Home to the tallest Christmas tree in the world, people flock from everywhere to see it lit up in late November and December. This is also the time of year that the Rockettes grace the stage at Radio City Music Hall in the Christmas spectacular. If you are fortunate enough to spend the holidays in the city, this is truly a must see. (more…)

Okay, let us go! Come on now! Get that abs and back working! What that are feel amazing? Okay, stop! Does anyone recognize this story? I know I do. It is the pretty much the same as thing on every exercise and fitness show I have ever seen. There is always some man or woman in good shape, screaming at you with a grin on their face. Do you know why they are grinning? Well, one reason is that they are making oodles of cash. However, do you know the other reason they are grinning? I will tell you why because it is easy for them. Come on! They have done that same routine a million times before. Therefore, while you are struggling with it, they are barely breaking a sweat. This can be annoying. That is why I avoid exercise shows. What I prefer is a tad more personal. I like to get my own equipment, learn proper form, and exercise alone. Oh, but I do have to have my booming exercise music. It gets me fired up.

When you think of exercise, what comes to mind? For me it is weight training. I can really get into this fitness. There is just something about benching more than you actually weigh. It feels good and reminds you that you are strong. However, when I go all out with my weight training, I require some hardcore exercise music. Now when I say exercise music, I am not talking about that girly garbage they played on “Flash dance.” I am talking about some rip-roaring rock. I want stuff like Rob Zombie screaming about being more human than human. I want “Disturbed” raging at the top of their lungs. I need some heavy-duty exercise music that is going to push me harder and harder. I need a reason to shove that 250-pound bar off my chest. I want motivation. I want to be in the zone. Can you hear what I am saying?

Therefore, it has clearly been established that there are different sorts of exercise music. There is stuff for people and then there is that Britney Spears trash. No, this is just joking! It is not trash to some folks. However, it is just not quite enough to get me psyched and ready for some serious lifting. If you would like a variety of popular exercise music, you can always check out the broad selection on the web. Try Amazon.com and you cannot be disappoint.