My Wife's Workout

Thursday already? Sweet! This week on Training Thursdays, I am going to share an exercise program I am giving my wife that she will use at the gym. Guys can also do this program, but I made this to meet my wife's goals.

My wife gave birth to our beautiful daughter back in June. She has been dieting fairly well with me, but has not been very active in exercise yet. Since she is more fragile than normal right now, I don't want to push her too hard at the beginning. After a few weeks, she can go back to full workouts. So let's get to it. She will start on a 2 day routine per week. Here's what she needs to do:

Day One

• Stretch for 5 minutes (Important because we will be focusing a lot on her legs)
• 30 minutes on a cardio machine (Elliptical, Treadmill, Bike)
• Stretch for 5 minutes
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Squats (For now, I would recommend machine squats)
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Calf Raises
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Machine Leg Curls
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Back Extensions on Roman Chair
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Captains Chair Leg Raises
• Stretch for 5 minutes

Day Two

• Stretch for 5 minutes (Important because we will be focusing a lot on her legs)
• 30 minutes on a cardio machine (Elliptical, Treadmill, Bike)
• Stretch for 5 minutes
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Machine Bench Press
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Bicep Curls with Dumbbell
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Overhead Press
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Lat Pulldown (Make sure to bring to chest, not behind neck)
• 3 sets of 10 reps : Tricep Dips (Machine or on a bench)
• Stretch for 5 minutes

That's it. This workout will probably take about an hour or so to complete on each day. I would recommend increasing weight on each set, so start off with something comfortable. I know some of you are saying this is pretty light of a workout, but remember this is for anyone who has not worked out in a while and needs to build up some strength before working out to the max.

In conclusion, work out! Make sure not to push yourself too hard if you are getting back into lifting weights. Wait 2 weeks before maxing out and pushing yourself to the limit.