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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20-Min Bodyweight Only Strength
This 20-minute bodyweight strength workout uses no equipment! This is the perfect away-from-home vacation workout. It's also great for when you're short on time.
You'll rotate through two different circuits with a lot of focus on the core. And, as an added bonus, the workout has no lunges or sq...
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Knee-Friendly Leg Workout
Strengthen the muscles around your knee joint safely and effectively with this knee-friendly strength workout.
Working the glutes, side of the hips, hamstrings and inner thighs muscles, you'll feel the burn - and without a squat or lunge done!
This workout is all levels and osteoporosis friendl...
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30-Min Booty Band Cardio & Total Body Strength
This booty band workout has it all! Warm-up, cardio, total body strength and a nice little stretch afterwards.
Using a cloth booty band (aska: glute loop) we start with a 15-min low-impact cardio workout, and then we switch out bands to latex for a 15-min strength workout.
All muscles are tar...
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Dumbbell Ab Circuit
In this dumbbell ab circuit, you'll strengthen your deep core muscles as well as the superficial ab muscles. In addition, you'll also get your heart rate up! This is the perfect stand-alone workout, or do a workout before or after if you want to really focus on getting your abs stronger.
This w...
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No Repeat Total Body Strength Workout
Using a couple of pairs of dumbbells, we will torch all the muscles in your body with this 20-minute strength workout. This workout is also a no-repeat workout, so you'll only do the exercise once before moving on to the next one.
This workout is all levels and osteoporosis friendly,
Tools: a ...
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Back Friendly Ab Workout
Strengthen your core without aggravating your low back or neck with this 10-minute core and ab workout. Using a series of exercises to target your deep core muscles, you'll gain a better understanding of what you should be training if you are trying to strengthen your core so you don't get back p...
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20-Minute Low Impact Workout
This metabolic conditioning (met-con) workout will get the heart rate up and train your muscles. This is the perfect 'short on time workout', or add another core workout on afterwards for some extra burn.
Alternating between a compound strength exercise and a low-impact cardio exercise, you'll ...
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7 Exercises To Strengthen Your Hips
Train your hips - 360 degrees. Using a booty band, you'll strengthen your hip flexors, hip extensors, as well as your hip abductors (hello glute med) and hip adductors (hello inner thighs).
This is the perfect workout if you're struggling with hip, back or knee pain. Add it after a workout, or a...
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Tone Your Upper Body In 20
You are going to love the flow of this upper body workout. Designed to be used with light dumbbells, you'll hit the endurance fibres of your muscles with high reps and little rest. You will be feeling the burn!
This workout is all levels and osteoporosis friendly.
Tools: pair of light dumbbells...
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Tone Your Lower Body In 20 Minutes
Torch your legs, glutes and hips in under 20 minutes! This lower body workout is perfect for any level and will strengthen your muscles, knees, and hips.
This workout is all levels, has low and high-impact options and is osteoporosis-friendly.
Tools: light dumbbells, booty band, chair or bench
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Tone Your Abs In 20 Minutes
Pair this workout with my Tone the Legs, or do it as a stand-alone if stronger abs are a goal. Working all the muscles of your core, you'll perform a series of exercises that will alternate between a traditional abdominal exercise and a functional core exercise.
This workout is all levels, and o...
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Total Body Tone
Tone your total body with this higher rep, shorter rest workout. In this workout, you'll hit more of the endurance fibres in your muscles in 20 minutes.
This workout is low impact, all levels and osteoporosis-friendly.
Tools: pair of moderate dumbbells and a chair or bench if you're a beginner
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No Jumping, All Standing Cardio Workout
No jumping cardio workout! This workout checks all the boxes: no jumping, fun cardio, and a workout you can do anywhere, anytime - because it's also all standing.
While the no jumping makes it gentle on the joints, you will still get a great workout, and your heart rate will get up there! Train...
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Fat Burning Circuit Workout
Burn fat by torching some serious calories with this circuit workout! It's perfect for women over 40 who want a follow-along circuit workout with instructions and cues.
This fat-burning circuit workout is all levels and osteo-friendly.
Day 1 of the Strong & Sassy Challenge. 🎉
Tools: 1 light &...
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Upper Body Weight Training Workout
In this video, we'll perform an upper-body weight training workout. This workout is ideal for people over 50 because we target some areas that can weaken in the upper body after 50. In this workout, we'll superset the front and back of the body for a well-rounded upper-body weight training workou...
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Leg Workout with Dumbbells
Join me for the best leg workout with dumbbells for the over-50 body. Do it at home or at the gym - this workout uses a few pairs of dumbbells and a wall.
With the leg exercises chosen, you'll not only strengthen your leg muscles, but you'll also help improve your knee function. So, be sure to f...
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Get Fit Over 50 With This Low Impact Cardio Workout!
Get fit over 50 with this fun, sweaty, easy-on-the- joints low-impact cardio workout. We'll use a pair of light dumbbells to get the heart rates up and flow through an EMOM cardio workout (every minute on the minute).
Each circuit is six minutes long, with each minute performing one of the exer...
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15 Minute Total Body Stretch For Flexibility And Better Posture
Join me for a 15-minute total body stretch to help improve your flexibility. Focussing on opening up the front of the body, you’ll find this session great for your posture with all the extra love given to the pecs, front shoulders and front of hips.
Sorry, these stretches are not osteo-friendly ...
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Get Strong At Home: Strength Training
Get strong with this total body strength workout! Perfect for all ages, but if you're over 40, you'll appreciate the emphasis on form and the alternative exercises given if lunges are hard on your knees and push-ups aren't your jam.
You'll start the workout with a fiery core Tabata hitting your ...
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Fun Cardio Workout (Using A Chair)
This quick cardio workout is a TON of fun. Using a chair (optional), we ladder down in time with a cardio workout that gets the heart rate up and hits the abs and legs.
I also demonstrate each move without a chair and offer low-impact options.
Once the cardio is completed, you'll finish with ...
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Get Toned Arms & Abs With This Simple Workout
This arms & abs workout will challenge ya! Performed as 4 circuits and alternating each circuit from your abs to your arms and shoulders, you will feel the burn - but you will love it! Trainer’s promise.
This workout is all-level and osteo friendly.Day 9 of the Strong & Sassy Challenge.
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Get Toned Legs - 30 Minutes Dumbbell Leg Workout
Hit your legs with this innovative tri-set lower-body workout. In each circuit, you’ll focus on one area of the lower body, starting with the glutes, then the quads and last, but not least, your hamstrings.
And to really make sure we hit EVERY muscle in your lower body, we finish off with a spec...
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Get Rid of Aches & Pain - Easy Daily Stretches for Recovery
Recovery is one of the most important parts of a workout program. Do this stretch & mobility session on your recovery day from your regular program, after a workout or before bed. I’ve added some relaxing music, so all you have to do is follow along, breathe, stretch and enjoy.
This total body ...
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Toned Legs Without Weights - A Bodyweight Leg Workout
If you’re looking for a joint-friendly, no-jump alternative, you’ve come to the right place! This leg workout focuses on strengthening all the muscles around the knee and the hip - so your joints get stronger without any aggravation.
Using only your body weight, you’ll train the hips, glutes, i...