The Y Plan

The Y Plan is an exercise programme devised by Lesley Mowbray and Jill Gaskell for the London YMCA, and popular in the United Kingdom during the 1990s.[1]

The programme is choreographed by producer Jane S. Linter and distributed by Virgin Media Group.[2] Emphasising short but regular workouts without any specialist equipment, the first book based on the programme, titled The Y Plan, was published in 1990.[3]

Television presenter Anthea Turner was the public face of The Y Plan, appearing alongside the creators in numerous books, VHS videos and magazine features. A further video was made, entitled Y-Plan countdown, in which one does an exercise regime of 36 days, with three levels of difficulty. A DVD of the plan was released by the YMCA in 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Central YMCA launches Y Plan DVD". HCM. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. ^ Turner, Anthea (1995). The Y Plan. Virgin Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-86369-981-8.
  3. ^ "The Y plan : the 12 minute way to total fitness with Anthea Turner : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2025.


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