Need Help W/ The Wife's Routine

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My wife is starting at the gym with me. She wants to get fit but not muscular. I wouldn't feel comfortable having her hit it hard with me, she would slow me down. Could you guys put together something for her?

Her states are as follows:

Ht: 5'4
Wt: 149
Waist: Size 10 (no measurements)
Hips: Size 12 (no measurements)
Bust: 38 C

She's very strong, but has some bf. If I was to guess how much, I would easily say somewhere between 20-24 percent.

I told her to just start out with cardio and I'll put something together for her.

I was thinking something like (in no specific order):

20 minutes of cardio

UPPER BODY
machine assisted pullups
shoulder press
DB Pullovers
Tricep pushdowns
Bicep db curls
crunch machine

LOWER BODY
DB sumo squats
Leg ext
Leg curls
kick backs
standing calf raises


With a split of:

MON Upper
TUE Lower
WED Off Cardio
THUR Upper
FRI Lower
(Weekends off due to child obligations)

What do you think?

[p.s.]

As far as the workingout and getting to muscular goes just reasure her that in order to look like a FBB one has to train and eat like one for many years, but she will add a bit of muscle that will give her a much more pleasing shape and she will also gain some strength that will assist her in every day activities.

Now as for the workout I would put it together like this:

mon and thurs,

Pulldowns 4x12
stiff leg deads 3x12
incline press (d/b) 4x12
pec dec 3x12
side laterals 4x12
shoulder press 4x12
leg raises 4x20

tues and fri,

squats 4x20
lunges 3x20 (each leg)
leg ext 4x20
leg curls 4x20
tricep pressdowns 4x12
d/b curls 4x12
crunches 4x20

I would start her off with only 1-2 sets per exercise and add in a set each week until she's up to speed. Otherwise diet and maybe cardio are gonna be the toughest aspect of her routine.

I hope this helps a bit.