MujerFit Foundations: Strength, Mobility & Confidence (4 Weeks)
Prepared for: Imelda
Coach Steff Castellanos — Nutritionist | Trainer | Health & Life Coach
WELCOME, IMELDA!
I’m so excited to start this journey with you. Your program was created based on your goals, your movement assessment, your schedule, and your health background — including the fact that you’re starting GLP-1.
This phase is all about:
✔ Building confidence in the gym
✔ Learning proper form
✔ Strengthening key muscles for shaping and toning
✔ Improving your squat, posture, mobility, and stamina
✔ Supporting fat loss safely and sustainably
We’re building a strong foundation so you can feel better, move better, and see real results — inside and out.
YOUR MAIN GOALS FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS
These goals drive every part of your plan:
🔸 Tone & Shape
Especially legs, glutes, inner thighs, and back.
🔸Weight Loss in a Healthy Way
Supported by strength training, walking, and safe heart rate zones.
🔸 Strengthen Your Core & Improve Posture
Your assessment showed tight hip flexors/lats and underactive glutes/core — all very common and 100% fixable.
🔸 Improve Mobility, Squat Depth & Knee Alignment
Your warm-up is designed specifically for this.
🔸 Build Consistency With 3 Days/Week
Perfect for a beginner and ideal before and during GLP-1 treatment.
YOUR HEART RATE ZONES (Age 39)
Used for walking + cardio.
Zone 1
91–109 bpm
Warm-up, cool-down, recovery
Zone 2
110–127 bpm
Fat-loss zone, steady walking
Zone 3
128–145 bpm
Moderate, gentle intervals later on
Zone 4–5
146+ bpm
Not needed at this stage
Your target for every walk: 110–127 bpm (Zone 2)
This is the safest, most effective fat-burning level
YOUR WEEKLY TRAINING SCHEDULe
🏋️♀️ 3 Strength Training Days
• Day 1 — Full Body (Machines)
• Day 2 — Lower Body + Core (DB + Machines)
• Day 3 — Upper Body + Glutes (Dumbbells)
🧘♀️ Optional Pilates 1–2×/week
Perfect for core, posture, mobility, and balance.
🚶♀️ Walking/Cardio
15–30 minutes after workouts
✓ Zone 2
✓ Steady, comfortable pace
👣 Daily Step Goals
• Week 1: 4,000–5,000 steps
• Week 2: 5,000–6,000
• Week 3: 6,000–7,000
• Week 4: 7,000–8,000
HOW YOUR MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT SHAPED YOUR PROGRAM
During your overhead squat assessment, I observed:
✔ Heels lifting
✔ Toes turning outward
✔ Knees moving slightly inward
✔ Shallow squat depth
✔ Low back arching
✔ Arms falling forward
This is VERY common and totally fixable.
This told me exactly what your body needs:
• More ankle mobility
• Strengthening of the glutes
• Improved core stability
• Stretching of the hip flexors & calves
• Upper back activation
• Lat & chest mobility
These improvements will help you:
✔ Squat deeper
✔ Shape your glutes and legs faster
✔ Protect your knees
✔ Improve your posture
✔ Feel stronger and more confident
CORRECTIVE WARM-UP (Do Before Every Workout)
7–10 minutes — this is KEY to improving your mobility and form.
🔸 Mobility (20–30 sec each)
• Calf stretch
• Hip flexor stretch
• Chest doorway stretch
• Lat stretch (overhead reach)
• Ankle mobility rocks (10 reps)
🔸 Activation (1 round)
• Glute bridges — 15 reps
• Banded lateral walks — 10–12 steps each way
• Wall slides — 12 reps
• Dead bugs — 8/side
This warm-up directly corrects what we saw during your assessment.
YOUR 3 WEEKLY WORKOUTS (Weeks 1–4)
DAY 1 — FULL BODY (Machine-Based)
1. Leg Press — 3×12
• Knees track straight
2. Seated Row Machine — 3×12
• Squeeze shoulder blades
3. Chest Press Machine — 3×10–12
• Slow and controlled
4. Cable Glute Kickbacks — 3×12/side
• Focus on the squeeze
5. Hamstring Curl Machine — 3×12
• Smooth tempo
6. Core: Dead Bugs — 3×8/side
Finish:
15–20 minutes walking
👉 Zone 2: 110–127 bpm
DAY 2 — LOWER BODY + CORE (Dumbbells + Machines)
1. Goblet Squat — 3×10
• Depth will improve with warm-ups
2. Hip Thrust Machine OR DB Glute Bridge — 3×12
• Keep rib cage down
• No back arching
3. Leg Extension Machine — 3×12
4. DB Romanian Deadlift — 3×10
• Stretch in hamstrings
5. Cable Hip Abduction — 3×12/side
• Strengthens glute med (knee alignment)
6. Core: Bird Dogs — 3×8/side
Finish:
15–25 min walk
👉 Zone 2
DAY 3 — UPPER BODY + GLUTES (Dumbbells)
1. DB Chest Press — 3×10–12
2. Single-Arm DB Row — 3×12/side
• Helps fix arms falling forward during squat
3. Lat Pulldown Machine — 3×10–12
4. DB Lateral Raises — 3×12
5. Glute-Focused Step-Ups (DB or Smith) — 3×10/side
• Slow, controlled
6. Glute Bridge Hold — 3×20–30 sec
Finish:
15–30 min walk
👉 Zone 2
OPTIONAL PILATES (Highly Recommended)
Pilates will help you with:
• Core strength
• Posture
• Stability
• Flexibility
• Hip mobility
• Mind–body connection
Attend 1–2 classes per week on days you’re not strength training.
WEEKLY PROGRESSION (How You’ll Grow Each Week)
Week 1:
Learn the movements.
Focus on form, breathing, and consistency.
Week 2:
Increase weight slightly on 1–2 exercises per day.
Walk a bit longer (20 min).
Week 3:
Add 2 reps to some sets OR increase weight again.
Walk 25 minutes.
Week 4:
Stronger tempo, deeper squat, better knee alignment.
Walk 25–30 minutes.
Every week you become more confident, stronger, and more stable.
YOU ARE SUPPORTED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
You’ll get:
✔ In-app check-ins
✔ Form feedback
✔ Program adjustments
✔ Motivation & accountability
✔ Nutrition guidance if needed
Your only job is to show up consistently — I’ll take care of the rest.