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I used to be under the impression that success with sport, music and
education were most valuable. However, I quickly realised that the
success of my clients was much more fulfilling and motivating than my
own. As my passion for client results grew, I realised that together with
my beautiful partner, Kayla Itsines, we could have a positive impact on
more women's lives.
DOING?
• are fun, high intensity forms of exercise;
Over the next 12 weeks, you will be
performing three of my
• burn lots of calories;
recommended styles of training: • promote large, positive hormonal response;
• are fantastic for fitness;
• Resistance Training
• challenge both the mind and body.
• Cardio Training
• Rehabilitation
More information about resistance training
can be found in the Education section.
Resistance Training
The circuits that I have provided in Circuits
this guide will form your weekly
As I mentioned, the resistance training portion of this
resistance training requirements.
training program will require you to follow a circuit
Inside the circuit workouts is a mix
format. Rather than completing a set number of
of plyometric (jump), body weight
repetitions and then resting, circuit training requires
and hypertrophy (muscle and
you to perform two or more exercises with a specific
strength building) training.
number of repetitions as many times as you can in a
set amount of time.
I choose a combination of these
styles of training because, in my
Each workout in this program will consist of two
experience, you should always
rounds of two different circuits, each lasting seven
include multiple styles of training to
minutes. In each circuit, you will need to complete
help cover all aspects of your body.
the four exercises as many times as you can in
seven minutes. Do your best to exercise for the
entire seven minutes.
Weeks 9-12
3–4 resistance training sessions
2–3 LISS cardio training sessions
1 HIIT cardio training session
1–2 rehabilitation session(s)
My recommendations:
• Do not do resistance training and HIIT
training on the same day;
• You can choose to perform LISS and
resistance training on the same day, but
is it important that you perform them as
two separate sessions - for example,
one in the morning and one night, but
Resistance ✔ ✔ ✔
LISS ✔ ✔ ✔
HIIT
Rehab ✔
EQUIPMENT SUBSTITUTES
• Dumbbells (3-6kg)
Dumbbells - two safe, heavy objects that you can
• Medicine Ball (6-12kg) grip comfortably.
• 2 Flat Benches (30cm+)
Medicine Ball - dumbbells can be used instead.
• Skipping Rope
Flat Bench - any flat, stable and safe surface such
OTHER ITEMS as a chair, ledge, park bench etc.
Stop Watch
Plank 30 SECS
Dumbbell
3-6 KG
Medicine Ball
6-12 KG
Regression
Warm Up
Break - 30 seconds
Break - 90 seconds
Break - 30 seconds
Equipment
(refer to workouts)
Water Bottle
Sweat Towel
Yoga Mat
Music
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WORKOUTS
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Push Up (On Knees) 15 REPS Lay Down Push Up (On Knees) 15 REPS
Push Up (On Knees) 15 REPS Lay Down Push Up (On Knees) 15 REPS
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Weighted Sumo Squat (On Bench) 15 REPS Medicine Ball Crab Walk 16 REPS
10-15 KG 6-12 KG
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Mountain Climber (10) + Push Up (2) 8 REPS Dumbbell Squat + Press 15 REPS
3-6 KG
Straight Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 15 REPS Decline Push Up 15 REPS
3-6 KG
Weighted Bent Leg Jackknife 15 REPS Raised Leg Sit Up + Twist 30 REPS
15 PER SIDE
3-6 KG
3-6 KG
3-6 KG
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Plank 60 SECS Straight Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 15 REPS
Tricep Dip (Feet Raised) 20 REPS Raised Leg Sit Up + Twist 20 REPS
10 PER SIDE
Bent Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 25 REPS Straight Leg Raise 20 REPS
Weighted Sumo Squat (On Bench) 15 REPS Medicine Ball Crab Walk 16 REPS
10-15 KG 6-12 KG
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Mountain Climber (10) + Push Up (2) 8 REPS Dumbbell Squat + Press 15 REPS
3-6 KG
Straight Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 15 REPS Decline Push Up 15 REPS
3-6 KG
Weighted Bent Leg Jackknife 15 REPS Raised Leg Sit Up + Twist 30 REPS
15 PER SIDE
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Plank 60 SECS Straight Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 15 REPS
Tricep Dip (Feet Raised) 20 REPS Raised Leg Sit Up + Twist 20 REPS
10 PER SIDE
Bent Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 25 REPS Straight Leg Raise 20 REPS
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Straight Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 20 REPS Bench Hop 30 REPS
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Medicine Ball Crab Walk 20 REPS 180 Degree Jump Squat 20 REPS
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Straight Leg Raise + Hip Lift (On Bench) 20 REPS Bench Hop 30 REPS
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Medicine Ball Crab Walk 20 REPS 180 Degree Jump Squat 20 REPS
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REHABILITATION
For your rehabilitation stretch session, perform both the upper and lower body stretch
routines, holding each position for 30-60 seconds each. You may also include some foam
rolling into your rehabilitation sessions. This should be done prior to your stretching routines.
Foam rollers are now available for purchase from my online store at www.kaylaitsines.com.
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STRETCH ROUTINE
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“EDUCATION IS beginning any new journey to avoid
As you can see from the above, cardio can If we were to label these as “walking”,
increase your health in a variety of ways not “jogging” and so on, LISS would be
only externally, but internally too. equivalent to 30-45 minutes of walking,
RESISTANCE TRAINING
What is resistance training?
Resistance training is based around the use
of resistance to induce muscular contraction.
This in turn can help cause an increase in
strength, power, hypertrophy and anaerobic
endurance. Typically, resistance consists of
sets or rounds of exercises with a specified
numbers of repetitions of each. Resistance
training is a broad topic that can include
many varying training styles.
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• gently foam roll the outer side of your What causes knee pain?
shins; It is important to note that knee pain can be
• foam roll your calves from top to caused by issues with either hard tissue
bottom; (bone) or soft tissue (muscles or ligaments).
• stretch your calves; For this reason, it is important that you liaise
with a physiotherapist or similar health
• do standing calf raises to help
professional to help determine the cause of
strengthen the surrounding muscle
your knee pain.
groups (3 sets of 20 reps several times
per week).
It is quite common for individuals without
hard tissue damage to experience knee pain
Initially the pain should decrease, and over a at some point during their training.
period of 4-6 weeks, the joint should
stabilise and function improve. Of course, To understand the causes of knee pain, it is
there are lots of other ways to strengthen necessary that we look at the muscles that
this joint, but this is a simple way to help surround this joint. These include the
decrease the pain and fix the joint quadriceps, hamstrings, and tensor fascia
movement issues. latae. These muscles enable flexion
(hamstrings) and extension (quadriceps) of
As tightness in one part of the body can your leg at the knee joint, and provide
lead to tightness in another area of the body, structural stability to both the bones and
it is important to also foam roll and stretch muscles of the leg during movement (tensor
your hamstrings (back of your legs), gluteals fascia latae).
(‘bum’), and quadriceps (front of your legs)
to prevent any misalignment of the hip. Over time, improper loading of the knee joint
during plyometric and both HIIT and LISS
training can cause instability across this
This is why I have provided four One factor that recently pregnant women need to be
weeks worth of additional training, aware of when returning to training are the effects
called Beginner Training. that relaxin has on the body. Relaxin is a hormone
Pelvic Floor
• sit-ups;
EXERCISE GLOSSARY
180 DEGREE JUMP SQUAT
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips. This is called squat
position.
4. From this position, propel your body upwards in one explosive movement.
6. Land in squat position, ensuring that you maintain “soft” knees to prevent injury.
Repeat in the opposite direction.
7. Continue alternating between both directions for the specified number of repetitions.
1. Start by lying flat on your back on a yoga mat with your feet extended out in front of
you.
3. Gently raise both feet, your head and your shoulder blades off of the floor. This is
your starting position.
4. At the same time, extend your LEFT leg so that is approximately 45 degrees from the
floor and bring your RIGHT knee into your chest.
5. Extend your RIGHT leg completely so that is 45 degrees from the floor and bring
your LEFT knee into your chest. This creates a ‘pedalling/bike-like’ motion.
6. Once you have grasped this movement, incorporate a twist with your upper body.
This can be achieved by meeting the knee with the opposite elbow. For example, as
you bring the RIGHT knee into the chest, twist your upper body over to the right so
that it can meet your LEFT elbow.
7. Continue alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
1. Place a bench vertically in front of you and position yourself on the right side. Firmly
grip the bench on both sides, ensuring your fingers are facing outwards, as shown.
2. Transfer your weight onto your hands and propel your feet up and over the bench.
Ensure that you tuck your knees into your chest as you jump to prevent hitting them
on the bench.
3. Land on the left side of the bench, ensuring that you maintain “soft” knees to
prevent injury. Repeat in the opposite direction.
4. Continue alternating between both directions for the specified number of repetitions.
2. Bend your knees and position your feet firmly on the floor and place your hands
behind your earlobes.
3. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
This is your starting position.
4. Keeping your heels firmly planted on the floor, slowly lift your head, shoulder blades,
and torso off of the floor.
5. Continue this motion until your torso is almost touching your knees.
1. Placing a flat bench vertically behind you. Gently sit back onto the bench and place
both hands over your head to firmly grasp the end.
2. Extend both legs and engage your abdominal muscles by drawing in your belly
button to your spine. This is your starting position.
3. Keeping your feet together, contract your abdominal muscles and bend your legs to
bring your knees in to your chest.
4. Allow your lower back to lift off of the bench, as shown, to allow full contraction of
your abdominals.
5. Briefly hold this position and then slowly extend your legs to return to starting
position.
1. Holding a bosu in front of your chest, plant both feet on the floor slightly further than
shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, and place the bosu (round
side down) on the floor directly in front of your feet.
3. Keeping your body weight on the bosu, kick both of your feet backwards so that
your legs are completely extended behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. Your
body should be in one straight line from head to toe. This is called push up position.
4. Whilst maintaining a straight back and stabilising through your abdominals, bend
your elbows and lower your torso towards the bosu until your arms form a 90 degree
angle.
5. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into push up
position.
6. Once stable, jump both of your feet in towards the bosu ensuring that your feet
remain shoulder width apart.
7. At the same time, push through your heels and extend your arms to press the bosu
above your head as you return to standing position.
VARIATION: BURPEE
If you are unable to purchase or access a bosu, then these can be replaced with regular
burpees.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips. This is called squat
position.
5. Land back into squat position. When landing, ensure that you maintain ‘soft’ knees
to prevent injury.
7. Keeping your body weight on your hands, kick both of your feet backwards so that
your legs are completely extended behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. Your
body should be in one straight line from head to toe.
8. Jump both of your feet in towards your hands, ensuring that your feet remain
shoulder width apart.
9. Push through your heels and extend your legs to return to a neutral standing
position.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart. Looking
straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, and place your hands on the floor
directly in front of your feet.
2. Keeping your body weight on your hands, kick both of your feet backwards so that
your legs are completely extended behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. Your
body should be in one straight line from head to toe.
3. Jump both of your feet in towards your hands, ensuring that your feet remain
shoulder width apart.
4. Propel your body upwards in one explosive movement. Extend your legs below you
and your arms above your head.
5. Land in a neutral standing position, ensuring that you maintain “soft” knees to
prevent injury.
2. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart. Looking straight
ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, and place your hands on the floor directly in
front of your feet.
3. Keeping your body weight on your hands, kick both of your feet backwards so that
your legs are completely extended behind you, resting on the balls of your feet.
4. Your body should be in one straight line from head to toe. This is called push up
position.
5. Whilst maintaining a straight back and stabilising through your abdominals, bend your
elbows and lower your torso towards the floor until your arms form a 90 degree angle.
6. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into push up
position.
7. Jump both of your feet in towards your hands, ensuring that your feet remain shoulder
width apart.
8. Immediately propel your body upwards and forwards towards the bench.
9. Land in squat position on top of the bench, ensuring that you maintain ‘soft’ knees to
prevent injury.
10. Carefully jump backwards off of the bench and onto the floor, landing in squat position.
You can carefully step off of the bench if that is more comfortable.
1. Start by placing your forearms (wrist to elbow) on the floor and extending both of
your legs behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. This is called a plank position.
2. Release your right forearm and place your right hand firmly on the floor directly
below your right shoulder.
3. Push up onto your right hand, followed immediately by your left in the same pattern.
Ensure that you brace through your abdominals to prevent your hips from swaying.
4. Return to plank position by releasing your right hand and lowering onto your
forearm, before doing the same with your left hand.
6. Continue alternating between right and left for the specified number of repetitions.
To reduce the difficulty of this exercise, you can perform these on your knees instead of
your toes.
2. Place both hands on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart and feet
together on the bench behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. This is your
starting position.
3. Whilst maintaining a straight back and stabilising through your abdominals, bend
your elbows and lower your torso towards the floor. You may need to look up slightly
as you approach the floor so as to avoid hitting your head/nose.
4. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into starting
position.
VARIATION: PUSH UP
To reduce the difficulty of this exercise, you can perform regular push ups.
1. Place two benches vertically on either side of you. They should be close enough for
you to be in a comfortable sumo (wide) squat position with one foot on each bench.
2. Standing between the two benches, plant both feet on the floor slightly further than
shoulder width apart.
3. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
4. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips. This is called squat
position.
6. Reposition your legs and land in sumo (wide) squat position with one foot on each
bench, as shown.
7. Propel your body upwards into the air again and reposition your legs to land in squat
position in between the two benches. You can carefully step off of the benches if
that is more comfortable.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart. Looking
straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, and place your hands on the floor
directly in front of your feet.
2. Keeping your body weight on your hands, kick both of your feet backwards so that
your legs are completely extended behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. This
is called push up position.
3. As soon as your feet touch the floor behind you, bend your elbows and lower your
torso towards the floor until your arms form a 90 degree angle. Ensure that you
maintain a straight back and stabilise through your abdominals.
4. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into push up
position.
5. Jump both of your feet in towards your hands, ensuring that your feet remain
shoulder width apart.
6. Push through your heels and extend your legs to return to a neutral standing
position.
1. Holding one dumbbell in each hand on either side of your body, plant both feet on
the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes. Allow the dumbbells to gently run down the outside of
your legs.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
4. At the same time, push through your heels to extend your legs and bend your
elbows to bring both dumbbells into your chest. Ensure that the heads of the
dumbbells are facing forwards, as shown.
5. Extend your arms and press both dumbbells up above your head.
6. Gently lower the dumbbells by firstly bringing them into your chest and then
extending your arms downwards and bringing them down by your sides.
1. Place both hands on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart and both feet
together behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. This is called push up position.
2. Quickly jump both feet outwards so that they wider than your hips, as shown.
3. Whilst maintaining a straight back and stabilising through your abdominals, bend
your elbows and lower your torso towards the floor until your arms form a 90 degree
angle.
4. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into push up
position with your feet still apart.
6. Bend your elbows and lower your torso towards the floor until your arms form a 90
degree angle.
7. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into push up
position.
8. Continue alternating between push ups with feet apart and feet together for the
specified number of repetitions.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart and take a big
step forward with your LEFT foot.
2. As you plant your foot on the floor, bend both knees at approximately 90 degrees.
3. If done correctly, your front knee should be aligned with your ankle and your back
knee should be hovering just off of the floor. This is called a lunge position.
5. Whilst in the air, extend both legs and reposition them so that you land in lunge
position with your RIGHT leg forward and LEFT leg back.
6. Continue alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips. This is called squat
position.
4. Propel your body upwards into the air. Extend both your legs and your hips before
landing back into squat position. When landing, ensure that you maintain ‘soft’
knees to prevent injury.
1. Start by placing the bench horizontally in front of you and plant both feet on the floor
slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Firmly plant your ENTIRE right foot on the bench making sure your knee is not more
forward than your toes.
3. Push through your right heel to extend your right leg. Avoid pushing through your toe
to prevent placing additional pressure on your shins, knees, and quadriceps.
4. As you straighten your right leg, bend your LEFT knee and bring your leg in towards
your chest, as shown.
5. Release your left leg from your chest and place it back it floor.
6. Repeat half of the specified number of repetitions on the same leg before completing
the remaining repetitions on the other leg.
1. Start by lying flat on your stomach, with arms extended out in front of you and both
legs straight behind you. Position your toes in towards the floor, as shown.
2. Bring your arms in towards your body and place your hands on the floor on either
side of your chest.
3. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back up into push
up position, resting on the balls of your feet.
4. Ensure that you maintain a straight back and stabilise through your abdominal
muscles.
5. Slowly lower your body completely to the floor and extend your arms out in front of
you.
To reduce the difficulty of this exercise, you can perform the push ups on your knees.
1. Start by lying flat on your stomach, with arms extended out in front of you and legs
straight behind you with your feet slightly apart. Position your toes in towards the
floor as shown.
2. Bring your arms in and place your hands on the floor on either side of your chest.
3. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back up so that you
are resting on the balls of your feet. Ensure that your back remains straight and that
you stabilise through your abdominal muscles throughout the entire movement.
4. Transfer your weight onto your hands and jump in towards your hands.
5. Propel your body upwards into the air and tuck in both your elbows and knees.
6. Extend both your legs and arms to land in squat position. When landing, ensure that
you maintain ‘soft’ knees to prevent injury.
1. Holding a medicine in front of your chest, plant both feet together on the floor.
2. Keeping your right foot on the floor, release your left leg and take one large step
sideways. Your feet should be further than shoulder width apart.
3. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
4. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
5. Push through your heels and extend your legs to return to a neutral standing
position and bring your feet together.
6. Complete half of the specified number of repetitions on the same leg, before
completing the remaining repetitions on the other side.
1. Holding a medicine ball with two hands directly in front of your chest, plant both feet
on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
4. At the same time, push through your heels to extend your legs to press the medicine
ball above your head as you return to standing position. Your arms should be in line
with your ears on either side of your head.
1. Place both hands on the floor shoulder width apart and both feet together behind
you, resting on the balls of your feet. This is your starting position.
2. Keeping your left foot on the floor, bend your RIGHT knee and bring it in towards
your chest.
4. Keeping your right foot on the floor, bend your LEFT knee and bring it in towards
your chest.
6. Continue alternating between right and left for the specified number of repetitions.
Gradually increase your speed, ensuring that the leg that is moving does not touch
the floor.
1. Place both hands on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart and feet
together behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. This is your starting position.
2. Keeping your left foot on the floor, bend your RIGHT knee and bring it in towards
your chest.
4. Keeping your right foot on the floor, bend your LEFT knee and bring it in towards
your chest.
6. Continue alternating between right and left for the specified number of repetitions.
7. Bend your elbows and lower your torso towards the floor so that your arms form a
90 degree angle. Ensure that you maintain a straight back and stabilise through your
abdominal muscles.
8. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into starting
position.
9. Continue alternating between mountain climbers and push ups for the specified
number of repetitions.
2. Extend both legs behind you, resting on the balls of your feet.
3. Brace your abdominals and maintain a straight back, ensuring that your elbows are
directly below your shoulders.
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To reduce the difficulty of this exercise, you can perform the plank on your knees. This is
recommended for women who have recently returned to training after having a baby.
1. Place both hands on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart and both feet
together behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. This is your starting position.
2. Whilst maintaining a straight back and stabilising through your abdominals, bend
your elbows and lower your torso towards the floor until your arms form a 90 degree
angle.
3. Push through your chest and extend your arms to lift your body back into starting
position.
To reduce the difficulty of this exercise, you can perform the push ups on your knees.
2. Start by lying straight on your back on the floor, with your feet elevated on the bench
and hands behind your earlobes, as shown.
3. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
This is your starting position.
4. Release your left hand and extend your arm forwards, slowly allowing your head,
shoulder blades and torso to lift off of the floor. Ensure that it is your abdominals that
initiate the movement, and that you do not use your arms to ‘swing’ your torso up.
5. Twist over to the right side of your body and touch the bench immediately next to
your right foot.
6. Slowly untwist and lower your torso back into starting position.
7. Repeat using your right arm and twisting over to the left side of your body. Continue
alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
1. Plant both feet on a small step slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Keeping your right foot firmly on the step, carefully take a big step BACKWARD off
of the step with your LEFT foot.
3. As you plant your left foot on the floor, bend both knees to approximately 90
degrees, ensuring that your weight is evenly distributed between both legs. If done
correctly, your front knee should be aligned with your ankle and your back knee
should be hovering just off of the floor.
4. Extend both knees and transfer your weight completely onto your RIGHT foot.
5. At the same time, lift up your LEFT foot and bring your knee into your chest.
6. Release your left leg from your chest and place it back on the floor behind you.
7. Complete half of the specified number of repetitions on the same leg, before
completing the remaining repetitions on the other leg.
If you are unable to purchase or access a step, then these can be performed on the
floor.
1. Place a flat bench vertically behind you. Gently sit back onto the bench and place
both hands over your head to firmly grasp the end.
2. Extend both legs to approximately 45 degrees and engage your abdominal muscles
by drawing in your belly button to your spine.
3. At the same time, slightly raise your left leg and slightly lower your right leg.
4. At the same time, slightly raise your right leg and slightly lower your left leg. This
should create a “scissor-like” motion.
5. Continue alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
1. Standing on the balls of your feet, hold one skipping rope handle in your right hand
and the other in your left.
3. Swing the rope upwards and over your head through small rotations in the wrist.
4. As the rope is about to touch the floor, quickly jump upwards to allow it to swing
under your feet and behind your body.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart. Looking
straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, and place your hands on the floor
directly in front of your feet.
2. Keeping your body weight on your hands, kick both of your feet backwards so that
your legs are completely extended behind you, resting on the balls of your feet.
3. Jump both of your feet in towards your hands, ensuring that your feet remain
shoulder width apart.
2. Plant both feet on the floor slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Looking straight
ahead, bend at the hips and knees, and place your hands on the bench directly in
front of you.
3. Keeping your body weight on your hands, kick both of your feet backwards so that
your legs are completely extended behind you, resting on the balls of your feet.
4. Jump both of your feet in towards the bench, ensuring that your feet remain
shoulder width apart.
5. Firmly plant your ENTIRE right foot on the bench making sure your knee is not more
forward than your toes.
7. Avoid pushing through your toe to prevent placing additional pressure on your shins,
knees, and quadriceps.
8. As you straighten your right leg, bend your LEFT knee and bring your leg in towards
your chest, as shown.
9. Release your left leg from your chest and place it back it floor.
10. Repeat starting with your your left foot on the bench and bringing your right leg in to
your chest.
11. Continue alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
1. Place both hands on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart and both feet
together behind you, resting on the balls of your feet. This is your starting position.
2. Whilst maintaining a straight back and stabilising through your abdominals, bend
your elbows and lower your torso towards the floor until your arms form a 90 degree
angle.
3. At the same time, release your LEFT leg and bring your knee in towards your LEFT
shoulder. Rotate your shoulders slightly to the left in order to look at your knee.
4. While releasing your shoulder and your knee, push through your chest and extend
your arms to lift your body back into starting position.
6. Continue alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
2. Plant both feet together on the step. This is your starting position.
3. Bend your knees slightly and, propel your body upwards into the air.
4. Reposition your legs so that your feet land in sumo (wide) squat position, with one
foot on either side of the step.
5. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor,
ensuring that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
6. Propel your body upwards into the air again and reposition your legs to bring your
feet together.
7. Land in a neutral standing position on top of the step, ensuring that you maintain
“soft” knees to prevent injury.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
4. Push through your heels and extend your legs to return to a neutral standing
position.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Take a big step forward with your LEFT foot. As you plant your foot on the floor,
bend both knees at approximately 90 degrees.
3. If done correctly, your front knee should be aligned with your ankle and your back
knee should be hovering just off of the floor.
4. Gently touch your right knee on the floor before extending both knees.
5. Complete half of the specified number of repetitions on the same leg, before
completing the remaining repetitions on the other side.
WITHOUT WEIGHTS
WITH WEIGHTS
2. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
3. Firmly plant your ENTIRE left foot on the bench making sure your knees are not more
forward than your toes.
4. Push through your left heel to extend your left leg. Avoid pushing through your toes
to prevent placing additional pressure on your shins, knees, and quadriceps.
5. As you straighten your left leg, release your right leg and step up on to the bench.
6. Reverse this pattern back to the floor, starting with your left leg.
7. Repeat starting with your right foot on the bench. Continue alternating between left
and right for the specified number of repetitions
WITHOUT WEIGHTS
WITH WEIGHTS
1. Start by lying straight on your back on the floor, with both arms extended above your
head.
2. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
3. Keeping your feet together, raise your legs off of the floor so that they form a 90
degree angle with your hips.
4. At the same time, bring your hands up towards your feet – slowly lifting your head,
shoulder blades and torso off of the floor.
5. Briefly hold this position and then slowly lower your legs and arms until they are both
just slightly off of the floor.
1. Start by lying straight on your back on the floor and place both hands underneath
your coccyx bone, as shown.
2. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
3. Keeping your feet together, slowly raise your legs off of the floor.
4. Continue raising your legs until they form a 90 degree angle with your hips.
5. Slowly lower your legs outwards until they are slightly off of the floor.
To reduce the difficulty of this exercise, lower one leg at a time rather than both legs
together. This is recommended for women who have recently returned to training after
having a baby.
• Placing a flat bench vertically behind you. Gently sit back onto the bench and place
both hands over your head to firmly grasp the end.
• Extend both legs and engage your abdominal muscles by drawing in your belly
button to your spine.
1. Placing a flat bench vertically behind you. Gently sit back onto the bench and place
both hands over your head to firmly grasp the end.
2. Extend both legs and engage your abdominal muscles by drawing in your belly
button to your spine. This is your starting position.
3. Keeping your feet together, slowly raise your legs off of the bench until they form a
90 degree angle with your hips.
4. Allow your hips and lower back to lift off of the bench and press your feet upwards
towards the ceiling, as shown.
1. Start by lying straight on your back on the floor, with both arms extended above your
head.
2. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
This is your starting position.
3. Keeping your heels firmly planted on the floor, slowly lift your head, shoulder blades,
and torso off of the floor.
4. Ensure that it is your abdominals that initiate the movement, and that you do not use
your arms to ‘swing’ your torso up.
5. As you sit up, reach forwards with your hands and touch your toes (or the action of).
1. Start by lying straight on your back on the floor, with both arms extended above your
head. Place both hands behind your earlobes.
2. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
This is your starting position.
3. Keeping your heels firmly planted on the floor, slowly lift your head, shoulder blades,
and torso off of the floor.
4. Ensure that it is your abdominals that initiate the movement, and that you do not use
your arms to ‘swing’ your torso up.
5. As you sit up, extend your left arm and twist over the right side of your body, as
shown.
6. Slowly untwist and lower your torso back into starting position.
7. Repeat using your right arm and twisting over the left side of your body. Continue
alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
1. Plant both feet on the floor further than shoulder width apart. Point both feet slightly
outward.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
point toward your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor,
ensuring that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips. This is
called sumo squat position.
4. Propel your body upwards into the air. Extend both your legs and your hips before
landing back into sumo squat position.
5. When landing, ensure that you maintain ‘soft’ knees to prevent injury.
1. Plant both feet on the floor further than shoulder width apart. Point both feet slightly
outward.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
point toward your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor, ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
4. Push through your heels and extend your legs to return to a neutral standing
position.
1. Start by lying straight on your back on the floor with both arms extended above your
head.
2. Gently raise your legs off of the floor so that they form a 90 degree angle at your
hips.
3. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
4. Bring your hands up towards your feet – slowly lifting your head, shoulder blades
and torso off of the floor. Allow your hands to meet your toes (or the action of) before
releasing your torso and laying back down on the floor with your arms extended
above your head.
2. Position your hands on the edge of the bench under your glutes and directly below
your shoulders. Ensure that your fingers are facing forwards.
3. Shift your glutes forwards off of the bench. This is your starting position.
4. Lower your body by bending at the elbow until you create a 90 degree angle with
your arms. Ensure that your shoulders, elbows, and wrists remain in line with one
another at all times.
5. Push through your heel of your hand and extend your arms to return to starting
position. Avoid using your legs to assist you and always try and maintain an upright
position.
To increase the difficulty of this exercise, place your feet on top of a bench in front of
you. Perform Steps 2-6 on the previous page.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
4. Propel your body upwards into the air and tuck in both your elbows and knees.
5. Extend both your legs and arms to land in squat position. When landing, ensure that
you maintain ‘soft’ knees to prevent injury.
1. With your hands on your hips, plant both feet on the floor slightly further than
shoulder width apart.
2. Take a big step forward with your right foot. As you plant your foot on the floor, bend
both knees at approximately 90 degrees. This is called a lunge position. If done
correctly, your front knee should be aligned with your ankle and your back knee
should be hovering just off of the floor.
3. Push through the heel of your right foot and toe of your left foot to extend both legs.
4. Transfer your weight onto your right foot and take a large step forward with your left
foot. As you plant your left foot, bend both knees at approximately 90 degrees into
lunge position.
5. Continue alternating between right and left for the specified number of repetitions.
WITHOUT WEIGHTS
WITH WEIGHTS
1. Start by lying straight on your back on the floor, holding a dumbbell with both hands
above your head.
2. Engage your abdominal muscles by drawing your belly button in towards your spine.
3. Keeping your feet together, contract your abdominal muscles and bend your legs to
bring your knees in to your chest.
4. At the same time, bring the dumbbell up towards your knees, slowly lifting your
head, shoulder blades and torso off of the floor.
5. Briefly hold this position and then slowly release the weight and your legs until they
are both just slightly off of the floor.
To reduce the difficulty of this exercise, you can perform the jackknifes without weight.
1. Place two benches vertically on either side of you. They should be close enough for
you to be in a comfortable sumo (wide) squat position with one foot on each bench.
2. Holding a dumbbell between your legs directly in front of your body, plant one foot
on each bench. Point both feet slightly outward. This is your starting position.
3. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
point toward your toes.
4. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor,
ensuring that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips.
5. Push through your heels and extend your legs to return to starting position.
If you do not have access to two benches or want to reduce the difficulty of this
exercise, perform the sumo squats on the floor.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Ensure
that your back remains between 45 and 90 degrees of your hips. This is called squat
position.
4. Propel your body upwards into the air. Extend and reposition both of your legs to land
in a lunge position with your LEFT leg forward and RIGHT leg back. Ensure that your
weight is distributed equally between both legs.
5. Immediately, propel your body upwards into the air again. Extend and reposition both
of your legs to land back into squat position.
6. Immediately, propel your body upwards into the air again. Extend and reposition both
of your legs to land in a lunge position with your RIGHT leg forward and LEFT leg back.
7. Continue alternating between lunge and squat movements for the specified number of
repetitions. Each movement of the feet is equivalent to one repetition.
Breakdown: The sequence will be: squat, lunge left leg forward, squat, lunge
right leg forward.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Looking straight ahead, bend at both the hips and knees, ensuring that your knees
remain in line with your toes.
3. Continue bending your knees until your upper legs are parallel with the floor. Lean
your body forward slightly so that you are able to touch your LEFT foot with your
RIGHT hand.
4. Propel your body upwards into the air. Extend both your legs and your hips before
landing back into squat position. When landing, ensure that you maintain ‘soft’
knees to prevent injury.
5. Lean your body forward slightly so that you are able to touch your RIGHT foot with
your LEFT hand.
6. Immediately propel Propel your body upwards into the air. Extend both your legs and
your hips before landing back into squat position.
7. Continue alternating between left and right for the specified number of repetitions.
1. While seated on a yoga mat, extend both legs out in front of you.
2. Lift and turn out your right leg so that your foot is resting against the inside of your
left leg, as shown.
3. Bending from the hips, reach for your left foot with your left hand (or the action of). If
you can reach your toe, gently pull it back towards you. To increase the stretch,
attempt to lower your torso towards your left leg, once again ensuring that you are
bending from the hips.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
1. While seated on a yoga mat, extend both legs out in front of you.
3. Sit up tall and place both hands on the floor in front of you. Bending from the hips
and keeping both hands on the floor, reach as far forward as possible,
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
5. Each time that you exhale, try and walk your hands out a little further to gradually
increase the stretch.
1. While seated on a yoga mat, extend both legs out in front of you.
2. Lift and turn out both legs so that the bottoms of your feet are resting against each
other directly in front of you.
3. Sit up tall and gently push down your knees using your elbows, as shown.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
2. Release your left leg and take one large step forwards so that you are in a lunge
position, as shown. Ensure that your front knee is not further forward than your toe.
If it is, then you will need to take a bigger step forward.
3. Keeping your torso upright, push your hips forwards so that you feel a stretch along
the front of your right leg.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Keeping your legs straight, reach for your toes with both hands (or the action of).
Ensure that you are bending from the hips.
3. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further shoulder width apart.
2. Bend your right knee and bring your foot back directly behind you so that you can
hold it with both hands. You should feel a stretch in the front of your right leg.
3. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session. If you’re struggling to balance, focus on a spot directly ahead
of you or extend your left arm.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Release your right leg and take a small step forward, resting only your heel on the
floor.
3. Bending from the hips, reach for your right foot with your right hand (or the action
of). If you can reach your toe, gently pull it back towards you.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
2. Lift and turn out your left leg so that your ankle is resting just above your right knee,
as shown.
3. Bend your right knee so that you are in single leg squat and gently push down on
your left knee using your left elbow.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
5. If you are struggling to balance, try to focus on a spot directly in front of you.
2. Place your hands flat on the floor on either side of your chest.
3. Slowly extend your arms to bring your chest off of the floor. Ensure that you keep
your shoulders down.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Stand tall and extend your right arm directly above your head.
3. From this position, reach your hand over to your left side to lengthen the right side of
the body, as shown.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Bring your right arm across your body and pull it in towards you using your left arm,
as shown. Ensure that you keep your shoulders down.
3. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
1. Plant both feet on the floor shoulder width apart with arms by your sides.
2. Release your right arm and place your hand between your shoulder blades behind
your head.
3. Gently push down your right elbow with your left hand, as shown.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
1. Plant both feet on the floor slightly further than shoulder width apart.
2. Bring your hands together behind your body and interlock your fingers.
3. Gently extend your arms and pull your hands away from your body. This
should cause your shoulders to retract and open up your chest.
4. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds for a cool down or 30-60 seconds for a
rehabilitation session.
WELL DONE!
Congratulations on completing my Bikini Body Guide 1.0!
Now that you have finished, you are probably wondering what
you should do next?
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