5 Day Fitness Plan

5 Day Fitness Plan

New Content and Suggestions for November 3-9, 2025

*This Weekly plan provides an optional 60 minutes of balanced resistance training each day.
(Choose one or both selections for each day)

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Monday

HIPS, THIGHS, CORE
11-03-25

New! (@6:00am EST) Video 716 “Reset: Sitting on the Floor” (45 minutes)
If getting down on the floor is becoming an issue, the FIS 5-Step Process can improve strength and range of motion using yoga blocks and dumbbells.

To add an extra 15 minutes, try Video 694 "Express Hips 360" for hip mobility and strength using bodyweight for hip stability.

Tuesday

CORE
11-04-25

Video 578 “Core Yoga Flow” (30 minutes)
Multi-joint Yoga isometric flow for core strength and mobility in the hips, legs, and spine.

If you want an additional 30 minutes, try Video 364 "Pilates for Pelvic Floor" to stabilize the pelvic floor and strengthen the hip musculature.

Wednesday

BACK,SHOULDERS
11-05-25

Video 478 “Shoulder Stability” (30 minutes)
Improve shoulder musculature contractile efficiency using a TheraBand and a chair.

To add an extra 30 minutes, try Video 465 "Mobility Challenge: Day 4" for the foundational pulling movement, incorporating the shoulder, elbow, and core.

Thursday

QUADS, HIPS, GLUTES
11-06-25

Video 356 “Anti-Sit Workout” (30 minutes)
Progress from the chair to standing with a variety of strength exercises using a TheraBand.

If you want another 30 minutes, try Video 484 "Quadriceps Builder" to strengthen thigh muscles for better knee extension and hip flexion with dumbbells and a thigh band.

Friday

REST/ ACTIVE REST
11-07-25

Saturday

CHEST, ARMS, SHOULDERS
11-08-25

Video 587 “FIS Pecs & Shoulders” (30 minutes)
Hypertrophy training for the pectoralis major, minor, and shoulders using dumbbells and TheraBand.

If you want an additional 30 minutes, try Video 514 "Ignite Challenge Day 4" for concentric, eccentric, and isometric chest, shoulders, and triceps exercises using dumbbells.

Sunday

REST DAY
11-09-25

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This Guide will give you direction in which exercise routines to do each week. Even if you are working on specific FIS TV Workouts that were assigned to you by your MAT Specialist, Personal Trainer, Physician, or Health Professional, the 5-Day Fitness plan can still be your guide! The education you get each week is designed to help you stay focused, inspire you, and assist you in reaching your individual health goals.

This collection of videos is comprised of the workouts that have been chosen from the in "Your Weekly Fitness and Wellness Coaching Guide" email, delivered every Sunday night at 6:00pm EST. The 5-Day plan is comprised of content that I choose for you to ensure that you work each body part sufficiently and have a chance to experience strength, flexibility, restoration, and intensity in a balanced fitness routine of five days of exercise and two days rest. I provide selections of 15, 30,45, and 60 minutes of exercise content each day so that you can chose what works for you. Come to this collection to be lead each week with adequate time allowed for rest and recovery.

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5 Day Fitness Plan
  • Video 716 | Reset: Sitting on the Floor (45 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    If getting down on the floor is becoming an issue, the FIS 5-Step Process can improve strength and range of motion using yoga blocks and dumbbells. Begin with some Isometrics for hip flexion, external rotation, and prone hip extension. This will lead us into some positional holds with lunge var...

  • Video 694 | Express Hips 360 (15 mins) with Lauren Eirk

    Using a variety of positions, this bodyweight routine addresses hip range of motion as compared to the surrounding knee, hip, trunk and spine, foot and ankle motions. See how a limitation at one joint can potenially limit another, and how the strength / mobility of one region can enhance surroun...

  • Video 578 | Core Yoga Flow (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    In this yoga flow, we will incorporate several essential joint isometrics that target essential muscles that attach to the spine, rib cage, scapulae, and pelvis to improve your overall range of motion as well as joint stability. This routine does not require props or equipment, as we will use th...

  • Video 364 | Pilates for Pelvic Floor (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The Pilates Mat sequence is the focus for this workout as we incorporate many of the most effective pelvic floor exercises while practicing diaphragmatic breathing exercises.
    This workout slowly begins from a supine position as we practice pelvic tilts and pelvic floor engagement. Learn to contr...

  • Video 478 | Shoulder Stability (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The shoulder blade, clavicle, and upper arm (humerus) make up the four major joints of the shoulder, including its position on the rib cage. In this video, we will practice specific exercises that improve not only shoulder mobility, but also shoulder function to keep from injury. A chair and a ...

  • Video 465 | Mobility Challenge: Day 4 (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    On Day 4 of the mobility series, we will look to strengthen the muscles involved in pulling things towards our body. The motions include shoulder extension, shoulder abduction / retraction, and elbow flexion. Within this, we also look at the spine's involvement in the pull.

    We begin by explorin...

  • Video 356 | Anti-Sit Workout (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Excessive sitting is a major health concern. When we sit or lie down for too long increases our risk of chronic health problems. Too much sitting overall and prolonged periods of sitting also seem to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.

    In this workout, practice a ...

  • Video 484 | Quadriceps Builder (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The goal of this workout is hypertrophy/growth of the muscles of the quadriceps that cross the front of the knee and hip. We will accomplish this with a high repetition routine using resistance that allows us to engage or "squeeze" our muscles for better contractions. Work the quadricep muscles...

  • Video 587 | FIS Pecs & Shoulders (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The pectoral muscles adduct the shoulder, bringing our arms across our body. They also move our shoudler blades apart to allow for freedom of movement in our arms and shoulders. In this workout, we will move through a variety of shoulder positions to build these muscles.

    Exercises include t...

  • Video 514 | Ignite Challenge Day 4 (30 mins) with Lauren Eirk

    Day four takes us back to upper training, allowing us to rest our lower body. The focus today is to challenge the chest muscles and its associated shoulder and triceps muscles. These perform many pushing movements with the arms and torso. This routine begins with some crucial isometrics to act...