Osteo-Friendly Workouts

Osteo-Friendly Workouts

Workouts that are safe for those who have
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopenia
NOTE: the workout itself will be osteo-friendly, some of the stretches/cool downs may not be. If you have osteoporosis, please sub out any twisting or spinal flexion if they are encountered during the stretch part.

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Osteo-Friendly Workouts
  • Upper Body Burn

    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...

  • 5 Minute Ab Torching Workout

    A quick 5-minute ab workout, with no repeats. Do this after a workout, or for those days you want to train your abs a little harder. Osteoporosis-friendly options are shown.

    Tools: a chair or bench if you're a beginner

    1 x 45sec
    Plank
    Slo mountain climber (alt: off a chair)
    Dead bug
    Figure ...

  • The Best Shoulder & Tricep Workout with Dumbbells

    Sculpt your shoulders and tone those triceps with this shoulder workout using only a couple pairs of dumbbells. Follow along for the whole workout, and make sure you stay till the end for a smoking shoulder & tricep finisher.

    Tools: a pair of light & moderate dumbbells, light tubing for the war...

  • 15-Minute Low Impact Booty Band Fat Burning Cardio

    If you only have 15 minutes, this workout delivers! Sculpt the booty while torching some fat with this low-impact booty band (fit loop) cardio workout. With two circuits and no rest, you will scorch your glutes, and hips and burn some serious calories.

    Tools: latex booty band

    4 x 30sec
    Squat h...

  • Shoulder Warm-up Exercises with Bands

    Need to get your shoulders warmed up? Or maybe you have a rotator cuff issue or a frozen shoulder. These shoulder warm-up exercises are great for either reason.

    Using an exercise band (thera-band) and bodyweight exercises you'll hit the rotator cuff and deltoids and work on your shoulder range ...

  • All Standing Low Impact Cardio + Mat Abs

    This quick low impact cardio workout is a ton of fun. You'll perform 6 different exercises for two circuits. All of the moves are low impact, and I show you where you can add some impact for those who want their workout a bit spicy.

    After our cardio, we'll head down to the mat for a core Tabata...

  • Total Body Strength & Cardio with Dumbbells

    Using only one pair of dumbbells, with minimum rest, you will torch some calories while building tone in those muscles of yours. This total body strength and cardio will soon be a favourite!

    Day 1 of the Unstoppable Challenge.

    Tools: 1 pair of moderate dumbbells

    3 x 30sec
    Reverse lunge (alt:...

  • Upper Body Supersetting

    Superset your chest and back muscles, followed by biceps and triceps, in this super-setting upper body strength circuit. As usual, I give a little extra love to our triceps, so your arms look smoking 🔥.

    Day 3 of the Unstoppable Challenge.

    Tools: a couple of pairs of moderate dumbbells

    2 x 40...

  • Lower Body Thigh Torching Workout

    Torch your thighs with this lower body strength workout. And the best part is - no equipment required. Using a lot of single-leg drills, you'll work the strength of each leg independently while also improving your stability and balance.

    And stick around until the end! You'll do a special thigh ...

  • Low or High Impact HIIT Workout - All Standing!

    Using all standing exercises, you'll get your heart rate up with this HIIT cardio workout. Some of the moves are higher in impact, with low-impact options shown throughout. This workout goes by quickly, and you'll feel amazing afterwards! Trainer's promise.

    This is the perfect I-hate cardio wor...

  • No Repeat Booty Builder Strength Workout

    Build your glutes with this no-repeat booty builder workout. Doing only 1 round, we'll start with standing dumbbell exercises and then make our way down to the mat to isolate the glutes, hips and hamstrings with the booty band (glute loop). Because of the nature of the exercises chosen, you'll al...

  • Chest & Tricep Scorching Strength Workout

    Using tri-sets, you will focus on the same exercise, playing with unilateral and tempo training principles. This workout will get those pecs, shoulders and triceps sizzling!

    My chest and arms were so sore the next day. You are going to love this one!

    We also finished off with a tricep and ab ...

  • Back and Bicep Strength Workout

    Strengthen your back and bicep muscles! Using an advanced training technique called drop set training, we focus on completing a set until failure, and then we lighten the load by 10–30% and repeat, with little to no rest in between sets. This type of training will maximize muscle strength.

    Day ...

  • MetCon with TRX [Optional] & Dumbbells

    Work your cardio and your strength with this Metcon (metabolic conditioning) workout. Your muscles, heart & lungs will be challenged with this 6-exercise circuit.

    Using only 1 pair of dumbbells (and an optional TRX), you will be shocked at how quickly this workout goes by!

    And stick around fo...

  • No Repeat Arms & Shoulders

    Strengthen your arms and shoulders with only 1 round of all the exercises. In this no-repeat workout, you will also engage your core while we work single-arm training for many exercises while also learning how (and why) you can hit the abs without doing a single crunch.

    Day 16 of the Unstoppabl...

  • Full Body Tabata

    Train hard, choosing either low or high-impact moves in this special full-body Tabata cardio workout. I've also sectioned our workout into 4 different Tabatas to hit four different parts of your fitness: cardio, power, strength and core. This programming is a first for me, and I would love to kno...

  • Upper Body Push & Pull Strength Workout

    Strengthen your push and pull muscles with the chest and back super-setting strength workout. The “push” exercises will train your chest, shoulders, and triceps, while the “pull” exercises will train your back, biceps, and forearms.

    It's the perfect well-rounded upper body strength workout.

    ...

  • Hips & Butt Strengthening Workout

    Strengthen your glutes (the good ol' booty) and the important side glute muscles in this strength workout. There is no cardio, but your heart rate may get up there!

    Because this is a strength workout, it's important that you have dumbbells that are heavy enough to be challenging for you. I will...

  • Low Impact Dumbbell Cardio Workout

    Get your heart rate up in this short, fun and low-impact cardio workout. Using a light pair of dumbbells, you'll feel the burn without any jumping.

    Beginners, you might want to try this first with no dumbbells and then add as you get fitter.

    Day 21 of the Unstoppable Challenge.

    Tools: light...

  • MetCon with Booty Band & Dumbbells

    Wow! Be prepared to work in this fiery short strength & conditioning workout. For this Metcon workout, we'll flow through 4 of my favourite compound exercises to target as many muscles as possible while also getting the heart rate up. You'll love the end as well!

    You'll strengthen your lower ab...

  • Low Impact High Intensity Easy on the Joints Cardio

    Looking for a quick, no-impact cardio workout? This one delivers! Although low in impact, making it easy on the joints (especially the knees), it is high in intensity, so you get your heart rate up and burn a ton of calories.

    The cardio portion of the workout is also all standing, and no equipm...

  • Full Body Functional Strength Workout

    Using compound exercises, you'll hit the 5 big movement patterns your body does daily: squat, lunge, hinge, push and pull. This is the perfect strength workout for the over 40 body!

    Get stronger by working out smarter. You'll also hit the core functionality with our dumbbell moves and then fini...

  • Total Body No Repeat Strength Workout

    Using one pair of dumbbells, you will hit every muscle in the body with one round of each exercise. This total body, no repeat strength workout is perfect for those days you don't feel like working out. Press start and before you know it, you're done!

    Day 24 of the Unstoppable Challenge.

    Tool...

  • Lower Body Strength & Mobility

    Using your bodyweight, you'll flow through some of my favourite mobility moves for the hips, knees and ankles while strengthening the lower body muscles.

    The exercises and drills complement each other, so you move better and feel better. You'll also enjoy the core work I snuck in throughout the...