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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Stability Ball Abs [BALL OPTIONAL]
Day 13 of the 21-Day Ab Challenge. Stability ball optional you'll be challenging your abs in this short, yet sweet, ab workout.
Tools: mat, stability ball (optional)
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For Your Core Only
Day 15 of the 21-Day Ab Challenge. Spend some time with your core in this short workout that’s perfect as a warm-up or finisher. This class features movements that will bring heat to your abs such as High to Low Plank and an old-school favourite, the Six-Inch Leg Raise.
Tools: mat
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Quick Core Burn
Day 16 of the 21-Day Ab Challenge. Using the wall you are going to learn a new way to activate your ab muscles with two ol' time favourites - dead bug & legs to the ground.
Tools: mat, access to the wall
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Upper & Lower Abs
Day 17 of the 21-Day Ab Challenge. While you can't isolate upper and lower abs (because technically there are no lower ab muscles) you can initiate a more ab burn from the pelvic area and the upper ab region.
In this workout, we will alternate between the two areas.
Tools: mat
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All Out EMOM Abs
Day 18 of the 21-Day Ab Challenge. Using an EMOM workout (every minute on the minute) you'll hit a specific number of reps for one exercise, each minute. The faster you get your reps done, the longer break you get before the next minute (and exercise) kicks off.
Tools: mat
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All Standing Ab Workout
Day 19 of the 21-Day Ab Challenge. Using a dumbbell and your body weight, you'll hit your abs while never having to get down on the ground.
Tools: 1 light-moderate dumbbell
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Ignite Your Core
Day 20 of the 21-Day Ab Challenge. Ignite your deep core muscles with a twist on some ol' favourites, like the dead bug, side plank and reverse curl.
Tools: mat
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Total Body Strength & Conditioning Workout
This strength and conditioning workout will work both your muscles and your cardio. Using compound moves (multi-joint) we'll hit all the major muscle groups, while also challenging our cardio. Perfect for any level and be sure to stick around until the end - especially if you've ever struggled wi...
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Cardio Core For Every Level
Starting with a series of standing cardio moves you'll sweat and get that heart rate up with either the low-impact or high-impact option given. After we've got a good calorie burn with the cardio we'll proceed to the mat for an ab-torching mat series.
You'll love it, especially if you like to k...
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All Standing Upper Body Strength Workout
Using just a couple of pairs of dumbbells you'll hit your upper body muscles with this all-standing strength workout. Be prepared to feel the burn - especially in the shoulders.
Also, stick around until the end for my special tricep finisher. It's the perfect tricep strengthening series if you ...
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No Repeat Lower Body Strength Workout
If you love no repeat workouts then you'll soon be favouriting this no repeat leg / lower body workout!
Focusing on knee-friendly exercises, as well as exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knees, you will cycle through the exercises one-time only hitting all the muscles in the lower b...
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Stretches for the Inflexible & Beginner
Stretch out your body with this easy-to-do stretch routine. It's perfect for beginners and for the inflexible! Perform after a workout, or do it before bed for the best night's sleep!
Day 5 of the 12-Days of Christmas Challenge.
Tools: yoga bolster or pillow, yoga blocks (or similar), stretch...
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20-Minute Total Body Strength
Hit all the muscles with this multi-joint workout. The strength portion is 21-minutes long (with your warm-up), leaving us 10-minutes for auxiliary work and stretches - if you have the time.
Options are given for people with sensitive knees, and if you have shoulder or neck issues you'll want t...
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All Standing Low or High Impact Cardio Workout
Get your heart rate up & blast some calories with this fun all standing, all-levels cardio workout. High and low-impact options are shown and we'll do a special drill at the end to strengthen your knee stabilizers. You're going to love this workout!
Day 7 of the 12-Days of Christmas Challenge. ...
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Love Your Legs HIIT Workout
Challenge your leg muscles in this leg HIIT workout. In this workout, we'll alternate between a lower-body strengthening exercise and a cardio exercise.
This workout will take your fitness (and legs) to the next level! Special treat: stick around for the end of my special hip finisher that is p...
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Mobility Flow For Beginners
Starting moving better with this 20-minute mobility flow for beginners. Using some props you'll work on increasing the range of motion through the hips and shoulders with some CARs (controlled articular rotations), while also implementing traditional mobility drills for feet, ankles, knees, and l...
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No Repeat Upper Body Strength Workout
Join me for this fun, no-repeat upper body strength workout. You'll feel the burn as we flow through the same muscle groups, back-to-back for a series of exercises before we move on to target a different area of the upper body.
Using only dumbbells you'll hit all muscles of the upper body - wit...
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Low or High Impact Tabata & Ab EMOM Workout
Starting with a cardio Tabata you'll torch some calories and work the legs. Low and high-impact options are shown so this Tabata is all-levels friendly!
Once we are nice and warm and sweaty you'll move into an AWESOME ab EMOM (every minute-on-the-minute) for 10 rounds of ab-burning fun.
Begin...
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Total Body 1 Dumbbell Metcon Workout
Challenge the muscles and test your metal using only 1 dumbbell in this Metcon (metabolic conditioning) workout. We'll be powering through compound exercises with minimal rest in between to help burn calories and increase our metabolic rate both during and after our workout.
Day 12 of the 12-Da...
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Quick Walking Workout with Abs
Looking for a low-impact walking-style workout to do in your living room? This workout is broken up into two sections. The first, 16-minutes of low-impact walking followed by 5-minutes of ab-burning core work.
This workout is also osteo-friendly.
Tools: weighted vest (optional)
Check out the...
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Booty Band Cardio + Strength Workout
Using only a booty band (mini band) we'll get the heart rate up, while also strengthening the lower and upper body workout. This is a great full-body workout and one to favourite for when you're travelling.
Tools: booty band (I recommend a latex band, not cloth)
8 x 20sec
Banded squats
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Bodyweight Leg Workout for Strength
Strengthen the legs, hips & glutes - using only your body weight! Using 5 of the best lower body exercises you'll circuit through a strength workout training each leg independently, while only using your body weight. Single-leg training is so effective for both strength and prevention of injury. ...
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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
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Beginner Cardio Boxing-Style Workout [INTENSE 🔥]
You will love this boxing cardio workout! Great for beginners to advanced (it sure got my heart rate up!) and everyone else in between.
And the best part, no coordination is required.
Learn the best boxing stance for you, as well as the 6 basic punches as you go through 5 different low-impact...