The NHS website now includes some exercise videos, made by fitness experts, InstructorLive. Take your pick from 24 instructor-led videos across our aerobics exercise, strength and resistance, and pilates and yoga categories.
The workouts range from 10 to 45 minutes.
You can find out more by clicking this link: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/
There are exercises to tone your abs, raise your heart rate, and tone your upper arms. You will also find workouts suitable for new mums, such as postnatal yoga, or health problems, such as pilates for back pain.
Plus, there’s the Wake up! workout, Vinyasa flow yoga, and Belly dancing for beginners to get you moving.
Keeping active and healthy
All of these routines count towards the recommended guidelines for weekly physical activity.
Regular exercise has been proven to help reduce the risk of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke.
Research shows that physical activity can also boost self-esteem, energy, mood and sleep quality.
For more free exercise ideas, check out our other popular exercise programmes, such as the Couch to 5K running plan for beginners, Strength and Flex podcast, and the 10-minute workout series.
