Day 4 - Posture Enhancer- Spine so Fine! This sequence will help you to open your chest and back while building strength in your core to help support your posture. Moving the spine in all directions helps to keep you youthful and feeling confident.

Equipment: Mat

Workout #8 - 30-Day Osteoporosis Program

Today's workout is all about the upper body!

Tools: a pair of light, moderate and heavy dumbbells

For after-workout stretches if you have Osteo, please follow this: https://overfiftyfitness.vhx.tv/videos/stretches-for-osteoporosis

Workout #13 - 30-Day Osteo Program

Strengthen your biceps & triceps with this no-repeat arm workout.

Tools: moderate dumbbells, a chair

For after-workout stretches if you have Osteo, please follow this: https://overfiftyfitness.vhx.tv/videos/stretches-for-osteoporosis

Workout #18 - 30-Day Osteoporosis Program

Strengthen your arms and shoulders with this fun upper body workout.

Tools: a chair, a pair of light & moderate dumbbells

For after-workout stretches if you have Osteo, please follow this: https://overfiftyfitness.vhx.tv/videos/stretches-for-osteoporosis

Release your tight neck, shoulders, pecs (chest) and back with this 15-minute upper body stretch routine. If you suffer from neck, shoulder or back pain, you will love these stretches!

Day 10 of the 21 Day Fit & Fierce Challenge.

Tools: mat

Spine & shoulder stretch
Scorpion
Cobra to neck...

Hit the pecs, shoulders, triceps, lats and mid-back muscles with this KILLER ladder-style upper body workout. Options are shown using a BOSU/stability ball, and modifications are given if you hate push-ups :).

Your arms will be like noodles after this workout. You are going to love it!!

Day 3...

This arms and shoulders strengthening workout is NO JOKE! Working in tri-sets we will target the triceps, biceps and then shoulders. Choose heavier weights for this workout, because our focus will be on slow & controlled reps so you can really build your strength.

And... stay till the end for a...

Work the foundational exercise patterns of the body that are responsible for every movement you make - push, pull, hinge, and squat(with the 5th, carry, covered as we hold onto the dumbbells for the exercises).

While these exercises are equated as "workout" exercises, they are movements we pe...

This 20-minute arms & abs workout is the perfect little strength workout for those days you need something quick.

Focusing on the same muscle for 2-3 sets you'll feel the burn as we hit the biceps, triceps and ab. Osteoporosis-friendly ab exercises are also demo'ed.

Day 18 of the 21-Day Fit &...

We start this gem of a workout off with a BANG! We begin with a chest and then an upper back Tabata, and follow it with a superset circuit workout focussing on the chest and back muscles.

PS - I hope your equipment doesn't fail ya as mine did 😆. You'll see what I mean in our 2nd Tabata.

Day 1...

There is a slew of different ways you can work your arms. You can turn to traditional strength training a la push-ups, hop onto a machine like an elliptical or a rower, try a boxing workout, or take a shortcut and try this Pilates arm workout that uses light weights and a band for a killer burn. ...

If you cannot perform any weight-bearing exercises and need a no-impact strength workout you are going to LOVE this chair strength workout.

Focusing on supersetting the front & back of the body, you'll hit all the muscles in the upper body, as well as your core. We are seated for the entire tim...

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 ...

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

Day 10 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.

In this session, you'll begin with two upper back strengthening exercises and then follow it with two pec and anterior deltoid stretches.

Chest stretches are an important posture muscle to stretch because it quite often is tight on people because of the acti...

Day 13 - 14-Day Happy Back Series.

Your thoracic spine (t-spine), is your mid-back and becomes immobile with age, poor posture and/or increased sitting. When the thoracic spine is immobile, the lumbar spine will, unfortunately, pick up the slack and compensate for the lack of movement in the th...

In this practice, you’ll learn what a Controlled Articular Rotation is for the shoulder and we’ll go through yoga movements and mobility drills to unlock the full range of motion that is available for the shoulder.

Shoulder mobility impacts the neck and spine so this is a great practice to expl...

This is all about the thoracic spine (the largest part of the spine- at the upper back and ribcage).

Move through release postures, breathing exercises and a yoga and mobility flow. Explore all the ways the thoracic spine can move while you unlock restrictions and release held tension.

The th...

Day 8 of the 10-Day Bunion Friendly Fitness Series. Join Tamara in this upper body strength workout. We'll alternate pushing and pulling exercises that target the muscles of the shoulders, chest, arms and back, all while avoiding bearing weight on the toes.

Equipment: 2 sets of dumbbells, fit lo...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...