FitAfter50 ExerciseExecutionGuide

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write in any medical capacity. All medical decisions should be made
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Air Bike Cross Crunch

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Air Bike Crunch

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Air Jump Rope

Only need to
hop about 2”
off ground

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Arnold Press (db)

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Backward Lunge (bodyweight)

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Backward Lunge (with db)

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Band Crunches (bands, high anchor)

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Bear Rows (db)

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Bench Dips (bodyweight)

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Bridge Press (db, 2 arm)

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Bridge Press (db, alt.)

don’t touch
ground w/elbow

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Bulgarian Split Squats (alternative)

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Bulgarian Split Squat (bodyweight)

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Bulgarian Split Squat (with db)

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Burpee (no pushup)

Hop from pos. #1


to this pos.

Jump up from pos.


#2 then return to
pos. #2 before
hopping back to
pos. #1

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Burpee (with pushup)

Hop from pos.


#2 to this pos.

Jump from pos.


#3 to this pos.

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Butt Kicks

Try to kick your


butt with you
heels

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Calf Raise (bodyweight, 1 leg)

Full stretch at
bottom

Max contraction
at top

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Calf Raise (bodyweight, 2 leg)

Full stretch at
bottom

Max contraction
at top

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Chest Flys (bands, high anchor)

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Chest Flys (bands, low anchor)

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Chest Flys (bands, mid anchor)

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Chest Flys (db)

Don’t let elbows


touch the ground

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Chest Press (bands, high anchor)

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Chest Press (bands, low anchor)

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Chest Press (db)

Don’t let elbows


touch the ground

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Concentration Curls (bands)

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Concentration Curls (db)

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Curls (bands, alt., under feet)

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Curls (bands, hammer, under feet)

Palms facing in
throughout motion

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Curls (bands, standing, under feet)

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Curls (db, hammer)

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Curls (db, stand, alt. & 2 arm)

2 Arm

Alt.

Alt.

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Donkey Kicks

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Face Pulls (bands, high anchor)

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Front Delt Raise (db, alt. & 2 arm)

Alt.

Alt.

2 Arm

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Front Delt Raises (bands, low anchor)

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Full Bridges

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Glute Bridge (bodyweight, 1 leg)

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Glute Bridge (bodyweight, 2 leg)

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Glute Bridge (with db)

2 leg with db

Single leg
with db

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High Knees

raise knees as
high as possible,
medium tempo

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Jog In Place

keep slow
tempo

don’t get out


of breath

Only raise
knees ~ 6”

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Jumping Jacks

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Jumping Lunges

jump from 1st


position to 2nd
position

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Knee Crunches

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Knee Strikes

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Lat Pulldown (bands, high anchor)

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Lateral Raises (bands, under feet)

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Lateral Raises (db, standing)

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Leg Lifts

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Lunges (bodyweight)

Take long step

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Lunges (bodyweight alternative)

Take shorter step


forward

Don’t go too
deep

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Lunges (with db)

Take long step

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Mountain Climbers

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Overhead Press (bands, low anchor)

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Overhead Press (db, seated, 2 arm & alt.)

2 arm

Alt.

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Overhead Press (db standing, 2 arm & alt.)

2 arm

Alt.

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Overhead Tricep Extension (bands, high anchor)

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Overhead Tricep Extension (bands, mid anchor)

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Overhead Tricep Extension (db, seated, 1 arm)

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Overhead Tricep Extension (db, seated, 2 arm)

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Pike Pushup

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Plank (arm raises)

Transfer wt. to left side


when raising rt. arm

Transfer wt. to rt. side


when raising left arm

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Plank (on hands)

No movement.
Keep core tight

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Plank (shoulder taps)

Transfer wt. to left side


when raising rt. arm

Transfer wt. to rt. side


when raising left arm

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Plank (up, down, up)

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Plank (with leg raise)

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Plank (with rotation)

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Plank Jump In

jump to this
position

jump back to
starting position

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Punches

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Pushup (alternatives)

Hands facing
straight forward

Start on knees

Flat pushup
on knees

Head elevated
pushup on knees

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Pushup (diamond)

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Pushup (feet elevated)

Hands facing
straight forward

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Pushup (head elevated)

Hands facing
straight forward

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Pushup (standard)

Hands slightly wider


than shoulders

Hands facing
straight forward

Elbows at ~45
degree angle
to body

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Pushup (wide hands)

Hands much wider


than shoulders

Hands facing
straight forward

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Pushup (bands, under hands)

Hands facing
straight forward

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Pushup (deep)

Hands facing
straight forward

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Rear Delt Flys (bands, high anchor)

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Rear Delt Raise (db)

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Renegade Rows (db)

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Reverse Plank

No movement.
Keep core tight

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Rows (bands, bent over, under feet)

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Rows (bands, mid anchor)

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Rows (bands, seated, low anchor)

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Rows (db, bent over)

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Russian Twist (with db)

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Russian Twist

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Scissor Kicks

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Seated Twisting Punch (with db)

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Side Bends (db)

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Side Kicks

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Side Lunges (bodyweight)

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Side Lunges (with db)

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Side Plank Rotation

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Sitting Punches

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Skaters

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Skull Crushers (db)

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Spiderman Plank

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Squat (alternative)

Listen to your
body, only go
down as low as
your back &
knees allow

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Squat (bands, under feet)

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Squat (bodyweight)

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Squat (db at shoulders)

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Squat (db at sides)

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Squat (db, goblet)

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Standing Knee to Elbow

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Standing Twist (bands, mid anchor)

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Step Ups (bodyweight)

You don’t
have to kick
your knee up

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Step Ups (with db)

You don’t have to


take your lead foot
off the table. You
can just step down
with the “off” foot
and then step back
up.

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Stiff Leg Deadlifts (with db)

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Straight Arm Pulldown (bands, high anchor)

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Superman to Pushup

Start with a
superman

Transition to
pushup

Perform 1
pushup

Transition back
to superman

1 superman & 1
pushup = 1 rep

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Superman

Lay completely flat

Raise arms & legs as high as


possible, and hold for 2 sec.

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Tricep Kickbacks (db)

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Tricep Pushdown (bands, high anchor)

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Tricep Pushdown (bands, rev. grip, high anchor)

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Wall Sit

Static hold for prescribed


number of seconds

No movement….
Just hold position

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Wood Chops (bands, high anchor)

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