Online fitness channels
There are loads of great free to use home workouts available online. There’s something to suit everyone, whether you’re getting active for the first time, living with a health condition, recovering from surgery or giving birth, or aiming to manage your weight.
Try choosing one video and give it a go for 5–10 minutes. You don’t need to do it all at once!
The Body Coach TV – Joe Wicks
- Focus: Includes low-impact workouts, seated exercises, and beginner routines.
- Great for: Arthritis, joint pain, older adults, beginners
- Highlights: Free, accessible, and fun sessions ranging from 5 to 30 minutes.
Yoga with Adriene
- Focus: Gentle strength building with a mindfulness element
- Great for: Building strength and flexibility, getting active regularly
- Highlights: Free 30 day yoga courses which build strength and confidence for beginners and beyond
WheelPower – British Wheelchair Sport
- Focus: Chair-based workouts and adaptive sports sessions.
- Great for: Wheelchair users, those with mobility impairments.
- Highlights: Strength, cardio, and flexibility routines all from a seated position.
NHS – Fitness Studio
- Focus: Created by the NHS, with workouts for different fitness levels and conditions.
- Great for: Over 60s, people managing long-term conditions.
Highlights: Includes strength, flexibility, and balance workouts.
Pregnancy and postpartum TV
- Focus: Free at home workouts for pre and postnatal care
- Great for: Pregnancy workouts and recovery including cardio and yoga
- Highlights: Different areas of focus over the course of pregnancy
BodyFit by Amy – Postnatal Workouts
- Focus: Core rehab, pelvic floor, safe strength and cardio after baby.
- Great for: New mums, including C-section recovery and diastasis recti.
- Highlights: Free videos and accessible short sessions
NHS Home Workout Videos
- Focus: 30-minute exercise videos led by fitness instructors, recommended 3 times a week.
- Great for: Building up slowly and finding a pace that works for you
- Highlights: Free workouts you can do at home in your own time, focusing on aerobic fitness and strength.
Fitness Blender
- Focus: Hundreds of free home workouts to choose from
- Great for: Getting active at home and trying different types of activity
- Highlights: Choose your level and length of routine