PJ
PJ has been a certified personal trainer, Third Age instructor and fitness instructor since 1995. Besides teaching fitness, she has written for several publications, has produced and starred in her own fitness show, been awarded as Best in Fitness, and has worked in cardiac rehab in one of Canada’s leading cardiac hospitals. She has also owned and operated various training studios in the Vancouver area, and now you can find her online helping people from all walks of life and from all around the globe get fit.
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Quick Chair Cardio & Seated Ab Workout
Day 2 - 10 Day No Impact Fitness Program. Get the heart rate up, burn some calories and hit your abs with this specially designed all-seated cardio and ab workout. This is a great compliment to the strength workout we did together on Day 1.
Tools: a chair
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Lower Body Strength Workout - No Standing!
Day 3 - 10 Day No Impact Fitness Program. For the entire duration of this workout we are lying on the mat. Using bodyweight only you'll work the lower body muscles, with emphasis on the inner and outer hips and the glutes.
Tools: a mat
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Seated Arm Workout
Day 4 - 10 Day No Impact Fitness Program. Today we superset with a bicep exercise, followed by a tricep exercise, three sets a circuit. Make sure you choose heavy enough weights, because our focus today is on fewer reps, with great form.
And... I have a special bicep finisher for us at the end ...
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Chair Mobility & Flexibility
Day 5 - 10 Day No Impact Fitness Program. You will really enjoy this all-seated mobility and flexibility session. Hitting all the tight areas in the body (hips, hamstrings and shoulders to name a few) with a special seated savasana at the end.
Tools: a stretch tie & a chair
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Chair Circuits - Low Impact MetCon
Day 6 - 10-Day No Impact Fitness Program. Get your heart rate up, while also working your muscle strength with this specially programmed seated metabolic conditioning workout. Using one dumbbell you'll challenge your upper body and core muscles while using your legs to up your heart rate.
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Quick Chair Tabata & Stretch
Day 7 - 10-Day No Impact Fitness Program. Whew! This is a calorie torcher - and it's also a scorcher for your abs and legs! By performing seated, low-impact cardio drills you will get your heart rate up, have a ton of fun and place no impact on the lower body.
Tools: a chair
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Leg Workout on the Mat
Day 8 - 10-Day No Impact Fitness Program. Using a booty band you will strengthen the thighs, hips and glutes in this all-lying down workout. Perfect if you can't be weight-bearing on your lower body!
Tools: booty band, mat, thick rolled towel
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Upper Body Strength Workout - No Standing
Day 9 - 10-Day No Impact Fitness Program. Using some dumbbells, you will strengthen your upper body all while lying down. This is the perfect no-impact workout!
Tools: a pair of moderate and light dumbbells & a mat
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Abs & Stretch on the Mat - No Standing
Day 10 - 10-Day No Impact Fitness Program. Train your abs with no planking, no standing and no pressure on the lower body. We start with a Tabata crunch series and complete this tough little ab workout with a nice all-lying down stretch.
Tools: a mat
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Cardio & Core
Lift your heart rate and challenge your core strength in 30 minutes using just your body weight. You’ll keep the rest time short and the intensity high to push your body to a whole new level.
Low impact options are shown, as well as osteo-friendly ab exercises.
And be sure to stick around unt...
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EMOM Cardio + Abs
Get your heart rate up, and hit those abs with this FUN EMOM cardio and abs workout. Using one moderate dumbbell, or kettlebell, you'll rotate through 4 different compound exercises, with a heavy emphasis on the abs and deep core muscles.
Osteo & low back-friendly ab options are shown, as well ...
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Lower Abs Workout
This quick, yet effective, ab workout will target your lower abs. Now, it’s important to point out that as far as biology is concerned, there are no upper abs and lower abs. There are just abs, or more specifically in this case, the rectus abdominis or "six-pack muscle.
The rectus abdominis is ...
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Lower Body Endurance Workout
Wow - get ready for some sore thighs after this workout 😂. Using lighter weights, and more reps, we will target the thighs, hips, glutes (and even your core!) with this endurance strength training lower body workout.
And you'll realize fairly quickly that you're in for the workout of your life ...
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Cardio + Strength Training with Dumbbells
Using Tabatas of low-impact mobility drills before, and in-between our strength drills we will get our heart rates up, as well as work our range of motion.
If you're lacking the motivation to get your workout in - this little gem of a cardio & strength workout will get you going!
Lots of diff...
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Low Impact Cardio HIIT
Short, sweet and spicy! This workout is perfect for any level - trainer's promise.
As I coach us on the main screen with a low-impact cardio HIIT, mini-me on the smaller screen will demo how to spice up the moves, as well as offer alternatives if push-ups aren't your jam.
Using bodyweight we ...
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The Best Ladder Strength & Cardio Workout [BOSU Ball OPTIONAL]
You are in for a ton of sweaty fun with this strength and cardio ladder workout! Using the BOSU ball (optional) and a pair of heavy dumbbells we'll hit it all.
And, in addition to strengthening the upper and lower body, I've also thrown in some thigh-burning cardio drills to keep your heart rat...
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10-Minute Strength & Stretch for the Low Back
Day 1 - 14-Day Happy Back Series
If you've ever had back pain, or you simply want to avoid it, this little workout is for you.
Using 4 of my favourite back exercises you will strengthen the posterior chain of the body (as well as learn how to hinge, instead of bend through your low back), work...
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Lengthen & Strengthen the Spine
Day 2 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
Continuing from Day 1 you will lengthen and strengthen the muscles of the back, with a focus on the erector spinae group (located at the base of the spine).
Tools: mat & yoga blocks
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Core Strengthening for the Back
Day 3 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
A strong core is essential for a strong back, and in today's session we focus on all your deep core muscles. Using bear holds to planks to side planks you'll get a great little ab burn. This workout is also perfect to add before or after an existing workout.
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Leg Strengthening for the Back
Day 4 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
The upper leg muscles and the three muscles that make up the gluteal muscle group are vital to spine stabilization, and today we hit them all. This is also a great warm-up session before a run or walk.
Tools: mat, yoga strap, access to a wall
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Release the Hips for the Back
Day 5 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
For this session, we focus on releasing your hips with some of my favourite poses and stretches. I place a big focus on your hip flexors for this session because we need to extend or stretch out hip flexor muscles regularly to keep them flexible.
Unfortunatel...
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Hamstring Love for the Back
Day 6 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
Did you know that tightness in the hamstrings can place increased stress on the lower back, and cause or aggravate low back pain & sciatica? In this session we will start with a hamstring strengthening exercise, to "turn them on" and then follow with two of the...
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Outer Hip Strengthening & Stretching for the Back
Day 7 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
Your outer hip muscles play an important role in stabilizing your hips and providing support for your low back.We kick off this session with two great glute medius strengtheners and then end with two passive stretches to really release your hips.
Tools: mat &...
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Stability for Your Back
Day 8 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.
This session is focused on improving your stability & balance - because they both go hand-in-hand.
To define each, stability is the ability to control your body position from head to toe through movement, and balance is the ability to maintain your center of ...