Start Here | Fitness In Your 50's and Beyond

Start Here | Fitness In Your 50's and Beyond

Not sure where to start? Don't worry — we've created a collection to help you build a new fitness routine at any stage of life. Build confidence, strength, stability, and mobility with these all-levels, modifiable moves. You'll find a variety of disciplines, from strength to kickboxing to mobility to dance, with modifications provided to allow you to practice safely. Take your time as you start out; focus on the feeling and the form of every movement, appreciating the progress you make along the way.

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Start Here | Fitness In Your 50's and Beyond
  • Middays with Leo | Adaptive Upper Body HIIT Class (18 Mins)

    Join Leo for a challenging adaptive Tabata class. Tabata is a type of HIIT training that breaks a workout down into clearly defined intervals. Leo will take you through 35 seconds of upper body work and 10 seconds of rest, featuring various moves from multiple sports including swimming, boxing, h...

  • Learn Sun Salutation with Cam | Foundational Yoga Class (6 Mins)

    Sun Salutation sequences together some of the poses we’ve just learned: Plank pose, Forward Fold, Downward Facing Dog and Upward Facing Dog. The breath is key. Every movement in the sequence has a choreographed inhale or exhale.

  • Morning Activation with Amanda | Core Breathing Class (5 Mins)

    Start your morning off with this simple and powerful class to activate your core. It can be done from a chair or seated on the ground. Amanda will guide you through 360 degrees breathing and pelvic floor exercises, working through strength-building retentions and dynamic speed-holds. You will fi...

  • Express Core with Sylvia | Core-Focused Class (8 Mins)

    Pick up a light weight, whether a dumbbell or a can from your kitchen cupboard, and join Sylvia for a quick core class today! Target your full core with fun new variations like standing dead bugs and side shovels. These moves are functional and accessible. This class is a shot of caffeine for you...

  • Learn Cat-Cow with Kate (5 Mins)

    Cat-Cow is a great pose for the spine and circulation. This pose engages your arms, shoulders, core, and pelvis, and will ultimately help you stand taller and move stronger in your life.

  • Bedtime Tuck with Amanda | Restorative Stretch Class (14 Mins)

    This class will prepare you for a good night's sleep. You can even do it from bed – all you need is a pillow and comfy clothing. Follow Amanda through a series of restorative hip openers, forward folds, and twists, all using your pillow as a restorative prop. Gentle movements, long holds, and cal...

  • Learn Bird Dog with Adrian (2 Mins)

    Come to all fours, with your hands directly below your shoulders and knees slightly behind your hips. Grounded here, round your spine downwards, and then towards the ceiling. Find your neutral spine between these positions before moving forward; your back should remain perfectly straight througho...

  • How to Safely Move Through Chronic Pain | A Message From Adrian (4 Mins)

    In this episode, join the discussion to gain insight on how you move in your body, how you move with pain, and how to move to keep your tissue healthy. Adrian goes through the types of pain and how it is experienced in the body as a protective mechanism, and as well as how to manage your approach...

  • Loading Movement Workshop with Adrian | Learn How to Safely Add Weight (2 mins)

    As you build strength and gain confidence in each exercise, keep in mind that high quality movements are more important than the amount of weight you are practicing with. When you are ready to build up to loading movement, there are three components to consider: neutral spine, breathing, and prog...

  • Healthy Spine with Amanda | Foundational Yoga Class (10 Mins)

    Healthy Spine focuses on the strength and health of our spines. In our everyday lives, we rarely articulate our spine through its full range of motion. This practice will leave you refreshed and is a great supplement to sitting for long periods of time. It is also a great practice to do if you sp...

  • Squat Workshop with Adrian | How to Squat Safely with Weight (3 Mins)

    Begin by standing, feet slightly turned out in comfortable stance. Ground your feet fully into the floor, then lower down into a seated position. Lead with your hips, moving backwards as you pull down. Reach your arms out in front of you, focussing on keeping a neutral spine and activated core. A...

  • Learn Supported Rest Pose with Amanda (2 Mins)

    Savasana is a conscious resting pose to help you release stress and tension in your body and mind. Make sure to support your body before starting so that you can fully let go during the pose. Savasana is all about finding the balance between movement and stillness.

  • Learn Reverse Lunge with Adrian (4 Mins)

    From standing, step one foot straight back, with your knee bent at 90 degrees hovering just above the ground. Rest your hands on your hips as you lunge to stay level and controlled. The majority of your weight should move down through your front foot, with your knee stacked directly above your an...

  • Yoga for Bed with Kate | Restorative Yoga Class | Episode 1 (7 Mins)

    Kate explores how to use your bed and pillows as props for deep release through your neck and shoulders. Let tension melt away from these areas and find a sense of relaxation and restoration in your body. This is a great class to start your morning with or unwind at the end of the day. All you ne...

  • Breath Workshop with Adrian | Learn How to Optimize your Breathing (6 Mins)

    In this foundational 6-minute Breath Workshop, Adrian teaches how to optimize your breathing mechanics to improve your performance in daily activities. Starting with the diaphragm, your primary breathing muscle, Adrian guides you through a slow and intentional exercise to deepen and expand each i...

  • Cool Down with Kate | Restorative Class with Guided Meditation (10 Mins)

    This full body Cool Down will include Bridge, Reclined Butterfly, Reclined Hamstring, Supine Twist, and an extended Savasana rest pose. Follow along with Kate as she uses a single weight to add a fresh stretch and depth to familiar restorative poses. Focus on deep breathing to loosen up large mus...

  • Learn Bent Over Row with Adrian (3 Mins)

    As you stand, reach your arms straight out in front of you as if in the top of a Push Up with your hands in fists. Initiating with your shoulders, draw your elbows into the side of your body angled approximately 45 degrees out. Feel your shoulder blades come together without pulling your elbows b...