
Here's an example of what it would look like: So if you can train four days a week, you could do Workout A on Monday and Thursday, and Workout B on Tuesday and Friday. You can use this format on consecutive or non-consecutive days. This is similar to the push-pull routine.

If time is severely restricted and you can only get in two exercises, alternate between a knee-dominant or hip-dominant exercise and a horizontal push or horizontal pull exercise, at every session. Total time spent: About 20:00 minutes or less.In the example below, I chose a front squat as the knee-dominant exercise, a bench press as the horizontal push exercise, and a bent-over row as the horizontal pull exercise.Įven if you use the most reps recommended you'll only spend about 20 minutes doing the entire workout (not including the warm-up). Using Workout A's format of a knee-dominant, horizontal push, and horizontal pull movement, select one exercise from each appropriate category. * Total time spent (in seconds) for that exercise. Rest no more than 2 minutes between sets.įor horizontal push or pull exercises, do three sets of 8-12 reps using a tempo of 2-0-1-0 and rest no more than a minute and a half. For knee or hip-dominant exercises, do 3 sets of 6-10 reps using a tempo of 2-0-1-0 (take 2 seconds to lower, 0 seconds to pause at the bottom, 1 second to lift, and 0 seconds to pause at the top). To keep from wasting time in the gym, stick to strict tempos and rest periods. Here's a list of common exercises according to their classification: Knee Dominant A bent-over row is classified as a horizontal pull exercise. For example, a bench press is classified as a horizontal push exercise. Horizontal push and pull movements describe exercises according to their movement pattern, in which the line of action is (for the most part) perpendicular to the torso. Horizontal pull exercises: Target the lats, traps, rhomboids, posterior deltoids, and biceps.


The objective here is to train virtually every muscle in one session using only three exercises. This will make the workout you do twice different every week. Then the next week, do Workout B on Monday and Friday, and Workout A on Wednesday. In this example, you can do Workout A on Monday and Friday. (GLA:D stands for Good Life with osteo Arthritis: Denmark.This first template is for those who only have enough time to get in three exercises per session and train three days per week. Other partners in the GLA:D program include Bone and Joint Canada, the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation, the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute and The Arthritis Society. Research from GLA:D® in Denmark, where the program originated, shows that participants report less pain, reduced use of painkillers and more physical activity.ĪHS is piloting the program through the Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network. Offered through GLA:D Canada, the eight-week program is currently available in select clinics in all AHS zones, with more clinics opening later in 2017. Alberta Health Services is piloting an exercise-based program to help people who have osteoarthritis in the knees and/or hips.
