The fight against obesity has stepped up a gear with the launch of the UK's first dedicated health and fitness channel bringing exercise classes into the nation's living rooms.

    Fitness TV, which launched August 4, will feature an ever-changing timetable of workouts from some of the country's top instructors, as well as general programmes offering health and nutrition tips.

    Aimed at everyone from businessmen and busy working mums to children and pensioners, the channel's bosses hope to drive down obesity by removing the excuses often given for not taking regular exercise.
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