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I have hours of music in my Ipod gym mix. Here's a sample list for a 30 minute cardio routine that both starts and ends a little slower (for your warmup and cooldown).
Gloria--Patty Smith
Miracle Drug--A.C. Newman
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby--Johnny Cash
The Impostor--Evis Costello
Ban Marriage--The Hidden Cameras
Love Child--The Supremes
Pull Shapes--The Pipettes
I'm a Wheel--Wilco
Me and Mia--Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Blue Letter--Fleetwood Mac
Cat's Blues--Palace
Till the End of the Day--The Kinks
Houses in Motion--Talking Heads
"Gloria"'s particularly good to start things off--you begin slowly, with intensity, and then end by rocking out for a couple of solid minutes. It should get you going.