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That being said, grabbing 10 minutes to fit some exercise in when life gets busy is good for your physical and mental health, so I unrolled my yoga mat one lunch break and tried this 10-minute ab workout, which has over 65 million views on YouTube.

Crunch with knee lift, 30 seconds: Similar to the last exercise, but this time as you crunch, bring your knees up towards your chest, still keeping your hips on the ground. As you come out of the crunch, toe-tap your feet to the floor.

Bicycle crunch, 30 seconds: To do a bicycle crunch, lie on the floor with your back flat against the ground. Place your hands next to your head and raise your shoulders off the ground. Bend your knees and draw your legs up off the ground. Bring the right knee towards your chest as you straighten your left leg, as your right knee comes up, twist your body so your left elbow touches your right knee. Repeat on the other side and make sure your legs and shoulders remain off the ground for the entire exercise.

Toe reach crunch, 30 seconds: To do a toe reach crunch, raise your legs up to the ceiling when lying flat on your back. As you crunch upwards, extend your arms and try and touch your toes as you lift up.

Crunch with leg lift, 30 seconds: Starting to see a pattern yet? This time as you crunch, raise, and lower your legs at the same time. At the top of your crunch, your legs should be up to the ceiling as you squeeze your core.

Reach out, tuck in, 30 seconds: This time, start the crunch with your arms extended behind your head and your legs extended outwards. As you crunch up, reach your arms forwards and tuck your knees in, and tap your hands to your feet.

Roll in, 30 seconds: This is also known as a reverse crunch. Engaging your core, crunch your legs in, lifting your hips up off the mat as you do. Keep the entire movement slow and controlled to really feel the burn here.

Oblique crunch right, 30 seconds: This one will make your core ache. Stack your hips and ankles on the right side and crunch up, engaging your core into the twist. You should feel this in your right oblique.

Sitting crunch, 30 seconds: Sitting on your seat bones, place your hands behind your body, palms flat on the floor. As you crunch your torso forwards, tuck your knees into your chest. As you lean back, extend your legs out straight, so you are in a V shape.

Oblique crunch right, 30 seconds: From the sitting position, move your legs over to the right, with your ankles touching. Repeat the sitting crunch, but keep the twist in your body to work the right oblique.

Jackknife, 30 seconds: A jackknife is similar to a toe touch, but you lower your torso and extend your arms behind your head, keeping your neck off the ground, between each touch. Start by lying on your back. With your arms extended behind your head and your legs out straight a few inches off the floor, engage your abs to lift your arms and legs as if you are trying to touch your toes. Hold, then lower back down to the starting position.

Starfish to jackknife, 30 seconds: Starting with your legs and arms extended, with your head and neck raised off the mat, take your arms and legs out to the side, making a star. As you bring them back in to your starting position, crunch up and tap your hands to your toes.

Hold, 30 seconds: With your legs outstretched at a 45-degree angle, lift your head and neck from the floor and extend your arms out by your side. Squeezing your core, hold for 30 seconds.

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But Schwimmer's collection has been collecting dust as the 32-year-old Marina del Rey, Calif. resident trades in purchasing a DVD each month for streaming fitness videos from Netflix to her television.

"It's really allowed me to have more fun with my workouts," said Schwimmer, who was recently laid off and is working on her own business while she looks for a job. She has in her queue workouts from "The Biggest Loser's" Jillian Michaels and the New York City Ballet.

The Web is doing to fitness DVDs what the Kindle may do to books as people seek cheaper, more varied workouts that they can access with the click of a mouse and do somewhere other than their living room.

Fitness enthusiasts can watch workouts online, download them to their iPods, stream them from Netflix to their television and even create their own workout videos. A search of the words "fitness video" on YouTube produces more than 160,000 results.

"With YouTube, it's so easy," said Brandon Jubar, 41, of El Paso, Texas. Jubar estimates he has purchased 20 videos over the years, including "Billy Blanks Tae Bo" and "Hip Hop Abs." "These (YouTube) videos are certainly not as slick and polished as the videos I used to buy, but the quality is good and there is no fluff in any of them."

Sales figures are hard to come buy because no one source tracks all the sales, says Jill Ross of the consumer catalog Collage Video, which sells exercise videos and workout equipment but declined to release its sales figures.

Ross said the multimillion fitness DVD industry is growing, in part because the economy has people working out at home, and because of the popularity of television shows like "The Biggest Loser." She sees between 500 and 600 new titles each year.

But many fitness video producers are already preparing for a possible hit. Fitness video producer Linda LaRue's "Crunchless Abs" videos are available for download on www.ExerciseTV.tv and several fitness video producers are looking at purchasing the bandwidth so the digital downloads can happen on their own Web sites, she said.

Jessica Sharp, 29, who runs a public relations firm in Philadelphia, said she was tired of doing the same Rodney Yee routines over and over on her DVDs. She does the free, one-hour yoga class on YogaToday.com, which has a new class each day.

Meryl Blau, 34, a member of MAKE IT FIT (www.youcanmakeitfit.com), which has more than 100 streaming fitness videos, downloadable podcasts and printable workouts, wanted to have a wider selection of workouts and do them in places other than her living room.

"It was a change in the way I think about when and how my workouts are done, but the computer gives me flexibility that you just don't get from a television," said Blau, a mother of one who teaches at the University of Miami.

Most of the downloadable workouts are short and specific, says Michele Olson, a professor of exercise science at Auburn University-Montgomery, who stars in "10 Minute Solution: Kettlebell Ultimate Fat Burner."

Plus, there are always going to be people who don't adopt new technology, said research director David Lockwood of research firm Mintel International, pointing out that millions of U.S. households weren't ready for the switch to digital TV. And while DVR may make DVDs extinct, it could take a couple of decades, he said.

James Kunitz of DV Creations, which produces 150 fitness and dance instructional DVDs a year, believes as more people become comfortable with downloading, they will go online for their workouts. His paid site, which is for Core Rhythms' fans, has free streaming video of the Latin ballroom dance workout. He is planning to offer downloadable content later this year.

Sales figures are hard to come buy because no one source tracks all the sales, The multimillion fitness DVD industry is growing, says Jill Ross of the consumer catalog Collage Video, which sells exercise videos and workout equipment.

FitFusion, a new-ish streaming service (The site launched in November), offers subscribers access to over 100 workout videos from the comfort of their own living rooms. And at just $5.99 each month, 30 days worth of workouts will cost you about the same as a fresh-pressed juice. Um, deal of the century? I think yes.

You once needed an Apple Watch to use it, but as of last year Apple Fitness Plus is available to anyone with an iPhone 8 or newer. Fitness Plus includes a variety of exercises, including core, HIIT, strength, yoga, rowing, cycling, treadmill running, Pilates and more.

The subscription service is very beginner-friendly, with a series of workouts for those who are just starting to exercise, or those who are coming back to it after taking an extended break. The service also learns what you like -- as you complete workout classes, Fitness Plus will start to suggest new workouts to try.

If you do have an Apple Watch, you can pair it so you can sync your heart rate and calories burned to Fitness Plus, where you can see those stats on the screen in real time. You can also view your Activity Rings with the Apple Watch.

Daily Burn aims to help everyone get fit, regardless of fitness level. By answering a few questions about your goals -- weight loss, burning more calories, toning, improved fitness -- the service can create workout and nutrition plans for you.

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