All About the Hottest Diets, the Calming Power of Yoga & a Virus That Promotes Obesity?

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	in the spotlight Your Yoga Awakeover! Feeling stressed and tense? Those modern conveniences that were supposed to make our lives easier just seem to ratchet up the workload. We can help. Your spirit trainers are now on call. Yoga Done Right: Video Postures Bone Up on Yoga Lingo at discovery channel store BOSU® Ball Home Balance Trainer Get a three-in-one workout ... cardiovascular, toning and flexibility training ... with the same tool used by leading sports teams. main features The Lowdown on Hot Diets Get the skinny on today's most popular diets, along with sample menus from each one. And be sure to check out Dr. Melina's great video fitness tips. The Dean Ornish Diet The French Woman's Diet The Jenny Craig Diet Program The Perricone Prescription The South Beach Diet The Weight Watchers Program The Zone Diet A Goldmine of Podcasts Listen to the latest Discovery podcasts on topics from tattoos to healthy eating. FitNation It's a sad truth that today more than half of Americans are overweight. But you can buck that trend. Be part of FitNation and get fit today! Video: See Gina Sweat Who Can't Use a New, Healthy Recipe? Nothing kills your resolution to eat healthier faster than culinary boredom ... fight back by trying these tasty, healthy recipes. 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With toddlers in tow, these harried moms and dads have lost control of their bodies. Can they regain their pre-baby physique in just 16 weeks? Friday, 10 p.m. ET/PT, FitTV Chasing Lance #7 Through hard work and perseverance, Lance Armstrong took on his detractors and won his seventh Tour de France. Witness how he became the greatest cyclist of all time. Saturday, 8 p.m. ET/PT, FitTV All Star Workouts: Kick Box Cardio with Tommy Deters Tommy D brings a round of kickboxing right into the living room with fat-blasting cardio and kickboxing drills that'll increase strength, improve coordination and tone the entire body. Equipment needed: mat. Saturday, 9 p.m. ET/PT, FitTV Total Body Sculpt With Gilad: Total Body Sculpt Plus X Weave the best of strength training, circuit training, kickboxing, martial arts and cardio bursts. Begin with a warm-up, circuit training using hand weights or resistance bands, then focus on the abs, thighs, buns, quads and arms. Saturday, 10 p.m. ET/PT, FitTV Namaste Yoga: Water Light Water light concentrates on increasing flexibility of the legs, back and shoulders. It is both calming and energizing for intermediate practitioners.