Kaley Cuoco Completes Intense No-Hands Workout 5 Months After Giving Birth

Kaley Cuoco is making a few necessary adjustments to her workout routine. Since giving birth to her baby girl in March, the new mom revealed that she's developed carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of holding her daughter for long periods of time. As a result, Cuoco and her trainer, Ryan Sorensen, came up with an intense no-hands workout focused on the lower body and core. "Some of you may know I have these major wrist [and] hand injuries from holding the baby — it's a very real thing, Google it — and I think the only way to make them better is for us to start working out without using my hands," she says in a new Instagram video shared by Sorensen. Cuoco then demonstrates the routine.

It begins with a series of jump squats and step-ups using a resistance band around her ankles. Next, she moves on to agility drills with a workout ladder, skaters, more step-ups, sprints, boxing drills, and a quick run on the treadmill. She completes the workout with stability-ball hamstring curls, side planks, single-leg wall sits, jump lunges, and crunches.

"[S]ince having her baby @kaleycuoco has been suffering with what's called Carpal tunnel syndrome, basically numbness and tingling in the hands and arms from a pinched nerve...mostly due to holding the baby," Sorensen captioned the video. "So, other than laying off her workouts we just adjust and make them more about lower body and core work. Always finding ways to work around these things and most importantly no excuses!" Many followers were quick to share their gratitude for this hands-free workout due to experiencing similar pain, with some calling it "mommy wrist" in the comments.

Carpal tunnel syndrome, which is common among people who work with their hands, is a neurological disorder that occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the palm of the hand, "becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist," according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. This often results in numbness, tingling, mild to severe pain, swelling, and weakness in the hands, fingers, and wrists. Symptoms can also worsen with everyday activities like driving, talking on the phone, or reading a book. Some people can experience this pain from typing and texting as well.

A few days earlier, Sorensen shared footage of Cuoco completing her regular workout routine with baby Matilda lying on a mat nearby. As Cuoco did box jumps and put her strength to the test on the cable machine, ski ergometer, and more, Matilda giggled happily, smiling at the camera.

Ahead, see Cuoco's full hands-free workout routine.