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I’ve had a couple of questions over the last few weeks about freebie programming out there that focuses on health, fitness and exercise. I’ve programmed my TIVO to record a few of these in order to give you a more accurate review in the coming weeks. But for your own personal use, here is a listing of what is available at least to my knowledge. You can check it out for yourself to see if the programming fits the bill for your at home fitness program.

Inhale is a program that involves yoga and deep stretching in order to get your body flexible. The airing in the A.M. gives your day an energy boost and gets you off on the right foot. The program airs weekdays on the Oxygen network at 6 a.m.

Denise Austin’s Daily Workout is available weekdays on the Lifetime network from 7:30 to 8 a.m. The show is designed to work on head-to-toe sculpting. There are different cardio routines available every day and the constant changes to the workout helps to avoid viewer monotony.

Classical Stretch airs on PBS so you’ll have to check with your local listings if this show interests you. It’s a good program to help you unwind and relax. It involves tai chi, yoga, ballet moves and Pilates. You will get a really good workout of stretching and I like this program for the end of the day after the kiddos are in bed when I want to really decompress from the day.

If you have FitTV and I’m not sure I do – there’s a great program there call All Star Workouts that airs every Saturday evening at around 9 p.m. This program is designed to rev your engines and get you up and moving. From boot camp routines to hip hop dance, you will burn calories on a large scale. You may need some equipment for this program such as a step or weights.

If you have access to FitTV – check it out and let us know what you think. I’d record an episode or two beforehand so you can review it to find out what equipment you’ll need.

What programs do you like to workout to on television?

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.