''BodyShaping'' is an American fitness and

exercise Exercise is a body activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons, to aid growth and improve strength, develop muscles and the cardiovascular system, hone athletic ...

television series that has shown on

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

, with segments on

weight training Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the strength, size of skeletal muscles and maintenance of strength.Keogh, Justin W, and Paul W Winwood. “Report for: The Epidemiology of Injuries Across the Weight-Traini ...

cardiovascular exercise Aerobic exercise (also known as endurance activities, cardio or cardio-respiratory exercise) is physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process. "Aerobic" is defined as "relating to, inv ...

, stretching and

nutrition Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient n ...

. It was in production from 1988 to 1998, and has been in reruns ever since. The list of cast members has included personalities such as Deprise Brescia, Cory Everson, Kiana Tom,

Carla Dunlap Carla Dunlap-Kaan (born October 22, 1954) is a professional American female bodybuilding champion. Early life and education Dunlap was born in 1954, in Newark, New Jersey. She started competing in sports with gymnastics at age 10. She later com ...

, Keelin Curnuck, Jennifer Dempster, Page Langton,

Rick Valente Rick Valente is an American former competitive bodybuilder and host of the ESPN television show ''BodyShaping''. He was the winner of the 1983 Mr. Los Angeles competition. Early life Valente was born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 11, 1958. H ...

, Kendell Hogan,

Mary Jean Traetta Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also cal ...

, and

Laurie Donnelly Laurie may refer to: Places * Laurie, Cantal, France, a commune * Laurie, Missouri, United States, a village * Laurie Island, Antarctica Music * Laurie Records, a record label * ''Laurie'' (EP), a 1992 album by Daniel Johnston * "Laurie (S ...

and cameo appearances by supermodel Kathy Ireland. The program was produced by High Bar Productions, which also produced other ESPN2 exercise programs such as ''Co-ed Training'' and ''

Fitness Beach ''Fitness Beach'' was a TV fitness and exercise show that aired on ESPN2 in the 1990s. The cast of the program included Kathy Derry, Deborah Khazei, Denise Paglia and Leeann Tweeden. Jennifer Goodwin, the fitness model (not to be confused with ...

''.

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* American non-fiction television series ESPN original programming 1990 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings {{US-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub