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Sites With Free Exercise Videos
By admin | April 25, 2008
We’ve compiled a list of websites that offer free exercise videos and techniques. There are many fitness related websites out there but they mostly offer written exercise instructions and tips. In my opinion, learning and following an exercise technique by watching videos is more effective and easier to follow for majority of the people.
The following is a short list so please add to the comments section if I’ve missed any of the major websites on this topic.
YouTube - YouTube.com has tons of free exercise videos. Just search the specific type of exercise videos that you want (abs, yoga, pilates, zumba, cardio, body building, back exercise, leg exercises etc.) and lots of results will show up!
Physical Activity at Work - People who work at their desks all day tend to stay in one position for a long time. The exercises in these videos are designed to counter the effects of sitting at your desk. Several part video series showing from how to relieve some stress at work with basic yoga moves. The main site also very informative providing tips on health and fitness.
Bodybuilding Exercises Video Compilations - This website has many videos on body building. You can find an instructional video for every body part.
SportsKool - The first television network dedicated to delivering in-depth sports expert instruction and coaching for a wide range of sports and athletic activities. Sportskool helps athletes of all ages take their game to the next level by offering guidance and insider tips from the world’s best athletes. You can watch many of their videos on their website.
LifeSkool - This is the sister site of SportsKool and it targets not just health and fitness but all the other fun stuff in life. Click the link to go directly to it’s Health and Fitness section where you’ll see many exercise videos free to watch.
Compilation Of 14 Yoga Instructional Video’s - Very nice compilation of yoga instructional videos.
Exercises for your iPod - The iPod Gym is offering free videos of several different exercises for fifth generation iPods
Physical Fitnet - Over 800 videos! Learn new exercises to shake up your routine and increase your fitness results. Workouts for weight training, your favorite sports, getting fit and more.
Exercise TV - Preview or try full length workout videos for free. You can also download the videos to watch later. Choose from many different workout series.
Exercise Database Guide With Exercise Video Demonstrations - In this website you can select any muscle group to see all available exercises. Each individual exercise page will tell you the primary muscle trained, secondary muscles trained, equipment needed, mechanics type, and teach you proper exercise technique. Each exercise includes pictures and a video demonstration.
Workouts on Demand - In this website you can find workout videos for all levels. Only thing though they aren’t free but a short preview is available for all videos which for some is good enough.
MyFitTribe - A community based fitness site with lots of instructional fitness videos.
Weightlifting & Bodybuilding Workout Routines - Learn weightlifting workouts and bodybuilding routines to build strength and muscle tone, using exercise and fitness equipment at your local gym in this free exercise videos series on weightlifting and bodybuilding workout routines.
Expert Village - If you’re into how to videos then you this site need to be on one of your favorites. This is a video only how to site that provide instructions on many things including techniques on various types of sports activities and exercise videos.
UWL Exercise Video Index - Looks like an older website but has a huge collection of exercise videos for all types of workouts. Build your strength, gain speed and stamina.
Performance Workouts - Another huge list of workout videos. Similar to the UWL website.
The Best Exercise Videos - A popular blog post listing numerous free exercise videos.
Coopers Guns - Muscle Exercise Encyclopedia. Simply click on a muscle group for an exhaustive lists of possible exercises. Each exercise links to a video demonstration with instructions.
Body Building Videos - Large collection of bodybuilding video compilation.
Exercises & Fitness for Pregnant Women - Learn safe & effective pregnancy fitness exercises such as the kegel exercise, in this free pregnancy exercise video series featuring a professional trainer.
Strengthen Your Upper Back Easily - A short video on how to strengthen your upper back easily without hurting yourself. Lots of other exercise videos on this site.
Three important tips to exercise - An effective exercise program needs to have a number of characteristics in order to yield you actual effective results. There are various such components. Three are mentioned in this video.
Video Fitness Coach - This is a direct link to a youtube channel which regularly uploads basic fitness videos. It also provides tips and techniques for proper eating habits and exercise are presented weekly.
Morning Exercises for Back Pain - Fix your lower back pain by doing this daily morning exercise.
There are probably many more. Please add to our comments section if you know of any websites that offer free workout videos.
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April 26th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
These video are great! Stress is killing us and this is one of the most simple ways to combat it. Work stress takes a much larger toll on our health than we care to admit. The author is right on the money with this article. In my book, Wingtips with Spurs, I devote an entire section to the effects of stress on our mental and physical health. Not from a medical point of view but rather from the view of a human resources professional of 30 years. Stress kills and will keep killing as long as we refuse to learn the coping tools. Michael L. Gooch, SPHR http://www.michaellgooch.com
April 28th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Hi,
I love “how to” videos and these are also great to watch. I could put out money for a gym membership, but it’s more convenient and cheaper for me utilized a small room in my home for working out.
THANKS!
April 28th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Hi,
These videos are great. Especially when many of us have little motivation/time to exercise.
I wanted to call to your attention, one very important website and video on demand workout network, called ExercisetV that is easy to access and provides very targeted free and downloadable workout videos. At
you can find workouts that you can do at your desk, in the car, for pregnant women, for brides, for the dorm room, and for those want to lose a lot of weight or just a little. You can even workout with Jillian Michaels (winning trainer from The Biggest Loser) and Jackie Warner of Bravo’s hit show, Workout.
Thanks again for the fitness video listings. Hope this site helps.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Dear awehrley,
Thanks for mentioning exercisetv.tv. That looks like a great website and has been added to the list.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Hyperstrike.com has a lot of exercises as well as a nutrition plan for less than $10 bucks a month. This is a steal for the info that they give you. You can even use the promo code “NOFEAR” to get an additional discount. Talk about Results…I don’t have to pay for a trainer anymore.