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Bob Marley
Lively Up Your Walk (33 minutes, Light)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run

12:33
3:54
12:47
3:27



32:41

 

Distance: 1.4 to 2.1 miles
Speed: 2.6 to 3.9 MPH
Ave BPM: 113
Jog Beats: 12%

Pace Variability: High

One could argue that the 70s reggae phenomenon had a greater impact on British pop music than disco, considering how great New Wave and punk artists like the Police and the Clash incorporated it into their sound. There’s no livelier way to walk than while listening to reggae music, and Bob Marley was a reggae legend. That irresistible rhythm is often perfect for skipping along, too. That Marley also uses it to express the spiritual and political aspirations of his people ads an extra to this wog.

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Could You Be Loved

Bob Marley

104

3:54

5

Taylor-made for high-energy skipping.
SKBL

Reggae

Uprising

Natural Mystic

Bob Marley

131

3:27

5

Apocalyptic imagery

Reggae

Exodus

Concrete Jungle

Bob Marley

97

4:06

5

Another sweet melody from tough streets.
SKBL

Reggae

Catch a Fire

Lively Up Yourself

Bob Marley

129

5:11

5

Excellent philosophy with exuberant funk

Reggae

Natty Dread

I Shot the Sheriff

Bob Marley

97

4:41

4

Covered by Eric Clapton, among others

Reggae

Burnin’

Guiltiness

Bob Marley

121

3:19

5

Karmic hymn, rasta style

Reggae

Exodus

Buffalo Soldier

Bob Marley

126

4:17

5

Ode to the Black Cowboy

Reggae

Legend

No Woman, No Cry

Bob Marley

99

3:46

5

Bob’s anthem is drenched in soul

Reggae

Natty Dread

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes