Free Online Workouts and Resources
Some of the Best Free Exercise Resources I've Found Online
There are enormous amounts of free fitness content online. Most of it is mediocre. Some of it is genuinely excellent. I've spent years finding the good stuff and these are all 17 resources I actually recommend.
Every channel and resource below is time-efficient, taught by professionals with real credentials and contains enough variety to keep you progressing for years. Most require little to no equipment. Enjoy.
Fitness Blender
Created by a husband and wife team with a clear philosophy: fitness should be accessible to everyone, everywhere, regardless of income or access to a gym. I appreciate that ethos enormously. They offer a vast range of free and paid workout programmes including fat-burning, strength training, full body, stretching, yoga and more. Hundreds of free videos on YouTube from beginner to advanced level.
The Body Coach
If you enjoy HIIT workouts, Joe Wicks has over 250 quality workout videos covering 10 to 30 minute sessions that are energetic and genuinely engaging. He also has workout videos for older adults and PE-style workouts for kids.
Athlean-X
One of my favourite fitness channels. Jeff Cavaliere is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and one of the most knowledgeable and respected physical therapists on YouTube. His understanding of biomechanics and muscle anatomy is exceptional. Over 1,000 free videos covering workouts, exercise technique corrections, nutrition and supplement advice. He also has a complete training system available on the Athlean-X website.
Athlean-XX for Women
A large selection of free workout and nutrition videos specifically for women. Excellent variety and consistently practical advice.
Athlean-XX for Women YouTube →
The Ready State
Previously called Mobility WOD, The Ready State is an online resource focused entirely on mobility exercises that help you move better. Created by Dr Kelly Starrett, a movement and mobility expert. Over 300 free videos. If you want to improve your range of motion, reduce pain and move with more ease, this is the resource.
Darebee
An independent non-profit fitness resource with over 1,000 illustrated free workouts. Run by a group of volunteers and fitness professionals. A dedicated YouTube channel full of free workout videos.
Girls Gone Strong
The world's largest platform dedicated to evidence-based, women-specific fitness and nutrition education. Free and paid courses focused on helping women train with confidence. Includes 60 or more done-for-you free home workouts.
Girls Gone Strong: Free home workouts →
Turbulence Training
Created by Strength and Conditioning coach Craig Ballantyne. Short, high-intensity workouts using bodyweight exercises or minimal equipment. Also includes educational videos covering all aspects of healthy active living.
Zuzka Light
A health and fitness coach and movement specialist well known for short, intense workouts using bodyweight exercises and minimum equipment. One of the pioneers of free online workout videos. Several hundred videos for beginners through to more advanced fitness enthusiasts.
Scott Herman Fitness
One of the first fitness creators I started following after becoming a personal trainer. Scott has hundreds of free strength training videos with enthusiastic, well-explained technique instruction. Excellent for anyone wanting to learn how to lift properly.
Scott Herman Fitness YouTube →
Popsugar Fitness
Access to hundreds of free online workouts ranging from group training classes, bodyweight, cardio, HIIT, yoga, boxing, strength training, meditation and dance. Beginner to experienced. A genuinely wide variety.
XHIT Daily
A huge library of energetic workout videos all under 20 minutes. Well-instructed and genuinely effective at getting your heart rate up and working up a sweat quickly. Great for days when you're short on time.
HASfit
Over 1,000 free online workout videos because they believe every Heart And Soul deserves to be fit. A variety of down-to-earth workout styles including low impact, HIIT, bodyweight training, strength training and exercise for seniors and older adults.
BeFit
A huge selection of workout options performed by various instructors. Options include HIIT, strength, circuits, stretching, body balance, yoga, Pilates, prenatal and postpartum, dance and more. Something for everyone.
GymRa
Over 1,000 videos covering a wide range of workout variations including bodyweight, dumbbells, resistance bands, HIIT, Pilates, yoga, stretching, warm-up, exercise ball and more. A genuinely diverse resource.
Livestrong
Hundreds of free videos to inspire you to live a fitter, healthier and happier life. Exercise videos targeting specific body parts, technique instruction and stretching tips. Most workouts are delivered by celebrity trainer Nicky Holender.
Steady Health
A range of specific workout videos including ab routines, pregnancy exercise, rehabilitation and office stretching exercises. Particularly useful for anyone looking for targeted or recovery-focused movement.
These 17 resources contain everything you need to build a complete, sustainable exercise programme without spending a cent. Start with one or two that match your current level and goals and build from there.
Health should feel like your best life, not a break from it.
Marco ☕
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About Me I'm Marco Asnicar, personal trainer, nutrition coach and founder of Vitality Marco. I didn't discover the Mediterranean method. I grew up living it, shaped by Italian roots, real food and movement as a natural part of daily life. I coach men and women aged 35 to 55 to do the same. No restriction. No fads. No giving up the life you love. Just a way of eating and living that genuinely feels good and gets better every year. Want to know more about my story and approach? Read my full About Me page → |