7 Day Fitness Plan

7 Day Fitness Plan

New Content and Suggestions for November 17-23, 2025

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

See the Online calendar here:
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Monday

HAMSTRINGS, GLUTES, CORE
11-17-25

New! (@6:00am EST) Video 721 “Reset: Backward Bending” (45 minutes)
Learn to extend your spine without hurting your back using the FIS 5-Step Process to improve strength and range of motion using dumbbells and a sponge ball.

To add an extra 15 minutes, try Video 560 "Low Back EXP" for abdominal, gluteal, and hip stability to relieve low back pain and dysfunction.

Tuesday

CORE
11-18-25

Video 435 “Yoga Strong Core” (45 minutes)
Yoga flow to strengthen the trunk and spine using a TheraBand and a sponge ball for resistance.

If you want an additional 15 minutes, try Video 353 "Isometric Hip & Core Boost Lateral Flexion" for the strength and responsiveness of hip and spine musculature.

Wednesday

CHEST, TRICEPS, SHOULDERS
11-19-25

Video 425 “Chest and Triceps Dumbbell Workout” (30 minutes)
Strength training exercises for chest and triceps muscles using dumbbells in a variety of positions.

To add an extra 30 minutes, try Video 691 "Shoulder Pain Recovery" to help reduce shoulder pain and increase scapular stability.

Thursday

QUADS, HIPS, THIGHS
11-20-25

Video 688 “10 Exercises for Knee Pain” (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 559 "Osteo-Hips" for weight-bearing hip exercises to improve bone density using a thigh band, dumbbells, and a support.

Friday

BACK, BICEPS, SHOULDERS
11-21-25

Video 423 “Back, Biceps, and Bands” (30 minutes)
Strength training exercises for back and biceps muscles using TheraBands in a variety of positions.

If you want an additional 30 minutes, try Video 395 "Superset Back Training" for shoulders, back and biceps with dumbbells for upper back weakness.

Saturday

BACK BENDING FULL BODY
11-22-25

Video 602 "Glutes and Low Back Fusion” (30 minutes)
Fusion of Yoga, strength, and Pilates 3-part resistance training for gluteal and lower back muscles.

If you want another 30 minutes, try Video 590 "FIS Back & Shoulders" for the back and associated shoulder muscles using dumbbells and a TheraBand.

Sunday

REST DAY
11-23-25

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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 7-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 in "Your Weekly Fitness and Wellness Coaching Guide" email, delivered every Sunday night at 6:00pm EST. The 7-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. 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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7 Day Fitness Plan
  • Video 560 | Low Back EXP (15 mins) with Lauren Eirk

    This express workout is one that you can do any time you suffer from lower back pain and tightness. Rather than jumping right into backbends, this routine is designed to stabilize the lumbo-sacral region with a focus on the abdominals, glutes, abductors, adductors, and hip flexors.

    Using a th...

  • Video 435 | Yoga Strong Core (45 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    The ancient practice of Yoga is full of postures that are centered around the health of the trunk and spine. In this flow-style practice, the sponge ball and TheraBand will be incorporated into several spinal postures that flex, extend, and rotate the spine. This is extremely helpful for suppor...

  • Video 353 | Isometric Hip & Core Boost Lateral Flexion (15 Min) with Lauren Eirk

    If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute isometric routine will help you strengthen core muscles and help give you improved spinal stability in sidelying bodyweight exercises for the hip and spinal joints. In the spine, this is lateral flexion. In the hips, this is abduction. No equipment nee...

  • Video 425 | Chest and Triceps Dumbbell Workout (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This workout is designed to strengthen muscles of the upper, middle, and lower chest muscles plus the triceps (back of the arms) using dumbbells. Experience sequences that will challenge similar joint actions, designed with a logical progression. This "pushing" strength workout is appropriate f...

  • Video 691 | Shoulder Pain Recovery (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    In this video, we will use TheraBands and dumbbells to strengthen the muscles that attach to the scapula (shoulder blade). Some of the basic motions that are required include elevation, depression, protraction, and retraction. A chair will be used to anchor the band in order to create several o...

  • Video 688 | 10 Exercises for Knee Pain (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Knee pain can result from Knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain, and meniscal tears. Repetitive activities with muscular imbalances can cause a wear and tear pattern across the knee, which is usually reacting to dysfunction at the hip, ankle, foot, and core regions.

    In this workout, we will...

  • Video 559 | Osteo-Hips (35 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    Osteoporosis is often referred to as the “silent” disease because you typically do not have symptoms until you break a bone or become informed at a routine doctor visit. It develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the quality or structure of bone changes.

    Osteoporosis ...

  • Video 423 | Back, Biceps, and Bands (30 minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This workout is designed to strengthen muscles of the upper, middle, and lower back muscles plus the biceps using a TheraBand. Experience sequences that will challenge similar joint actions, designed with a logical progression. This "pulling" strength workout is appropriate for all fitness leve...

  • Video 395 | Superset Back Training (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk

    This resistance training workout will explore the "superset" or long set of exercises using dumbbells for resistance and a chair for support. Supersets can increase the difficulty of the workout and improve muscle gain since you can get more done in the time you have. Performing exercises with ...

  • Video 602 | Glutes and Low Back Fusion (30 mins) with Lauren Eirk

    Three-part fusion of Yoga, strength, and Pilates core exercises for glutes, low back, and hamstrings with dumbbells, a thigh band, and a support. This workout will build strength and endurance, keeping a moderate pace with high repetitions.

    Begin with a Yoga-inspired isometric series that targ...

  • Video 590 | FIS Back & Shoulders (30 mins) with Lauren Eirk

    The muscles of the back keep us upright and help support our spine. They also help to orient our shoulder blades and allow for the strength of our upper limbs. In this workout, we will move through a variety of shoulder positions to build these muscles.

    Exercises include ten variations of th...