All about our 21-Day Jumpstart Challenge - who is this best for, what to expect and what equipment you'll need.

Day 1 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

A whole-body strength workout focusing on traditional and foundational exercises, including squats, deadlifts, lunges and rows. Knee- and wrist-friendly options are included. Print out the PDF and record your weights for each exercise on it; we'll be re...

Day 2 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

An all-upper body strength workout, combining large and small muscle work. Grab a mini-band for the warmup and 2-3 sets of dumbbells for the circuit work. If you want to incorporate a little extra core, have a BOSU on hand to use as a bench.

Tools: boo...

Day 3 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

A short, intermediate to high-intensity Tabata-style standing cardio workout. No equipment is required, although a pair of light dumbbells can be added to several of the moves to up the intensity further!

Tools: light dumbbell (optional)

Day 4 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

Grab your heavier dumbbells and prepare to work your glutes, hamstrings and quadriceps. This circuit-style strength workout hits all the big muscles of the lower body (and a few smaller ones, as well). Rear-foot elevated lunges require a step, BOSU or c...

"Day 5 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

Join Tamara in this all-floor-work mobility, flexibility and core activation recovery session. The perfect antidote to a challenging lower body workout or run. No equipment is required.

Tools: mat

Day 6 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

One 5-exercise circuit to target all the muscles of the body and leave you feeling sweaty and out of breath!

Tools: 2 sets of dumbbells and a yoga mat

Day 7 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

A short and sweet functional, core workout. In this workout we'll target all of the muscles in your core; front, back and sides. Grab a light dumbbell to add a little spice to your ab work!

Tools: One light dumbbell

Day 8 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

An all-upper body strength workout, combining large and small muscle work. We'll be working pairs of exercises, Tabata-style, with moderate to heavy weights.

Tools: pair of moderate & heavy dumbbells

Day 9 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

Grab your heavier dumbbells and prepare to work your glutes, hamstrings and quadriceps. Exercises in this mini-circuit style workout will also challenge your single-leg balance and strength! Have a chair nearby to use for light support and possibly, for...

Day 10 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

A short, whole-body recovery session, focusing on hip, shoulder and hamstring mobility and single-leg balance work. All movements will be performed from standing.

No equipment is needed.

Day 11 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

A short, intermediate to high-intensity circuit-style standing cardio workout, with low impact and knee-friendly options provided.

No equipment is required!

Day 12 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

It's time to check our progress. Look back at the notes you took on Day 1. Our goal today is to increase the weights for as many exercises as possible. A good rule of thumb when lifting heavier is to aim for a 10% increase in the amount of weight used....

Day 13 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge. A Tabata workout focusing on standing cardio and both standing and seated core. Intervals are short but intense, with knee-friendly, low-impact and wrist-friendly options provided.

Tools: mat for floor work

Day 14 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

Grab your dumbbells and a booty band for an all-upper body, all-standing strength session. Exercises focus on the smaller and accessory muscles to enhance your ability to perform the bigger muscle lifts later this week.

No Booty band? Not a problem. ...

Day 15 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

There's nothing like a BOSU ball for levelling up a leg workout! This all-lower-body strength session incorporates single-side and offset-load work to engage your core and strengthen the muscles around your hips, knees and ankles.

Options are provide...

Day 16 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

A restorative, whole-body mobility session. We'll be flowing through pairs of movements performed at a gentle pace, focusing on breath work and range of motion. The perfect follow-up to a challenging strength workout or longer cardio session.

All mov...

Day 17 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge.

A six-exercise, every-minute-on-the-minute style workout. Move through each exercise required number of reps in less than a minute. The more quickly you complete the task, the bigger the rest break between exercises. Choose dumbbells that are just heav...

Day 18 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge. Booty bands and dumbbells pair well together when working the lower body and core muscles. Join me in this three-exercise circuit-style workout in preparation for the upcoming benchmark finale!

Equipment: pair of moderate & heavy dumbbells, yoga mat, bo...

Day 19 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge. This workout focuses on upper body strength. We'll start standing, move to a kneeling position and end up on the floor. Grab two to three sets of dumbbells. A small, rolled-up towel on hand to cushion your knee from the floor during exercises performed f...

Day 20 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge. A short mobility workout to improve the range of motion in the spine, hips and shoulders. Add this sequence to the end of any strength or cardio workout before you settle into your static stretches. It's also a great mid-day total-body wake-up!

Equipmen...

Day 21 21-Day Jumpstart Fitness Challenge. It's time to do a final check on our progress. Look back at the notes you took on Day 1 & 12 increase the weights for as many exercises as possible. Remember, a good rule of thumb (when lifting heavier) is to aim for a 10% increase in the amount of weig...