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Podfitness has been around for a couple of years now. Basically it's a workout program on your mp3 player. They are in the process of launching an upgrade to the service that is pretty exciting and want folks to go check out the Podfitness Homepage and see what they think.



Each workout program is custom made specifically for the recipient and designed by the same trainers that the Hollywood stars use and they know how to get superb results. There are over a dozen different categories to choose from as far as the workouts go and you can have multiple programs and trainers at the same time. Depending on the equipment you have available, i.e. home or gym the workout is customized to fit what you have as well as the results that you want to get. Each workout is mixed with your mp3s and then downloaded into your iTunes or Zune library. Most likely it will work with any player, as they cannot use DRM protected music.




If you sign up for the trial at their homepage you get 10 days to try it out. It does require a credit card but if you cancel within those ten days they won't charge you.

When you first sign up you fill out a short fitness profile and then Podfitness matches you with trainers and programs that are more likely to help you reach your goals. If you are interested in listening to a sample of the workouts go over to the Podfitness homepage and click on the link. There are several different ones with explanations of the workouts and what they are used for.

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