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Yoga is an excellent way to get fit and lose weight. Once you have learned some postures and sequences you can easily train at home and save a lot of money on expensive classes. Our yoga expert explains how to perform the most popular yoga postures and takes you through some sequences and workouts.

• Yoga Warm Up Exercises
• Yoga Lesson – Asana Sequences and Workouts
• Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series – Yoga Practice Workout Session at Home
• The Sun Salutation A Vinyasa Yoga Sequence (Surya Namaskar)
• Standing Forward Bend Yoga Workout Sequence
• Dolphin Yoga Pose Push Up – Yoga Workout

Michael Phelps, the 23 year old American swimmer, has been hailed as the greatest Olympic athlete of all time. Michael Phelps consumes a staggering 12,000 calories each day. His breakfast typically consists of three fried egg sandwiches topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise. Phelps trains for six hours a day, six days a week, without fail.

Lance Armstrong’s Diet and Fitness Workouts

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005, and is the only cyclist ever to win seven times. What is most inspiring is that he overcame cancer, and then trained to levels that were previously unheard of to attain his amazing physical fitness, and the mental mindset required for long distance road racing.

Usain Bolt’s Sprint Workouts and Diet

He is now the reigning Olympic champion over 100m, 200m and 400m relay, and holds both world and Olympic 100m records with a time of 9.69 seconds.

Bolt uses a combination of plyometric training and weight training to build functional strength. The core exercises for improving performance over 100m and 200m are detailed here.

Rebecca Adlington’s Swimming Workout

Rebecca Adlington is Britain’s most successful swimmer in a long time. Rebecca has dedicated herself to a gruelling training regime.

In the run-up to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, she followed a weekly training plan, with 2-3 workouts per day. Sunday is total rest day. read it all here.

David Beckham’s Soccer Fitness Workout

David Beckham’s well toned physique is due to three essential components to a perfect body: strength training, cardio/endurance training, and diet/sports nutrition.

In some ways David Beckham’s body is similar to that of the greatest fitness icon of all time, Bruce Lee. David Beckham has minimal body fat, well toned, but not overly bulky muscles, and a lean and lithe appearance.

Rugby Workouts with Gavin Henson

Gavin Henson has truly become a household name throughout the UK and is fast becoming recognized as a world class player who thrives on pressure within the international scene.

His success is down to a strict diet, early morning workouts, a lot of time in the gym, plenty of relaxation and regular massages.

Josh Lewsey Rugby Workouts – Rugby’s Most Athletic Player

Josh Lewsey MBE (full name, Owen Joshua Lewsey) is an English rugby union footballer who plays fullback, wing, centre or fly half for Wasps and England. He is also one of Rugby’s most athletic players, with an incredibly toned physique. Rugby is a rigorous game to play, and requires speed, strength and stamina.

Andy Murray’s Tennis Workout

Tennis players have to be “fighting fit” just like solders and martial artists. Tennis players should try to balance their workouts with sessions concentrating on muscular endurance, strength, flexibility and cardio. High intensity interval training and circuit training geared to tennis are ideal.

Iron Mike Tyson – Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World

More than twenty years since his career started, and over a decade since it ended, Mike Tyson is still one of the most recognisable fighters ever.

His knockout punch was once measured at being the equivalent of a 16 pound sledgehammer swung at 30 mph.

Circuit training workouts - push ups

Ultimate Fitness: Circuit Training

Circuit training is the ultimate “old school” approach to fitness.

You can push yourself to the limits everytime, and gym membership is not required.

Home Fitness Workouts – Beat the Credit Crunch in 2009

Are you looking for a cheap way to get fit in 2009? If you want to beat the credit crunch, then follow these top home workout tips.

Six Pack Abs Workouts

Exercising the core muscles, the abs (rectus abdominis) and obliques, is something that just about every person trying to lose weight, keep fit, build muscle does at some point.

Our collection of videos shows exactly how to work your abs.

Get Fighting Fit

Get fit like Rocky, train like a boxer.

Based on a boxers routine, it mimics the demands of an actual fight, and takes exactly two minutes to perform each circuit.

Running And Jogging

Running, or jogging, is possibly the cheapest and most accessible way to get fit. It costs nothing to start running, and it can be done at any time of day, even when the gyms are shut. View our Running video clip for more advice.

Pilates

Pilates has become increasing popular in the last decade as the popularity of health clubs has increased.

The exercises are taken from various schools, and various hybrids have been developed, such as “yogalates“.