3,2,1....GO!

3,2,1....GO!

Every Friday we are going to start sharing some of our favorite workouts with YOU!

This week we are going to focus on what is called High Intensity Interval Training (HITT). It is the new craze in the fitness world because it is quick, and kicks your butt too!

One of my favorite workouts is a tabata workout. It is simple to do, and you can do virtually anything with the format. A tabata workout is 4 minutes long…YES…4 minutes! Don’t let that trick you…

The format of the workout is 20 seconds of work, followed by 10 seconds rest.

Depending on how many exercises you are doing, determines how many rounds you will do.

Today’s workout will consist of some basic tabata sets, just to give you an introduction to this fun  sweat filled workout!

Tabata workouts with two exercises will have FOUR rounds, workouts with four exercises will be TWO rounds, and workouts with one exercise will have EIGHT rounds. Each tabata will add up to 4 minutes!

If you want extra help with the timing, download a tabata app on your phone or tablet!

Warm up:

Repeat 2 xs:

High Knees 30 seconds

Butt Kicks 30 seconds

Lunge and Twist for 30 seconds

Air Squats 30 seconds

Tabata #1:

4 rounds of: (20seconds on/10 seconds off):

Squat Jumps

Alternating Lunges

Tabata #2:

4 rounds:

Mountain Climbers

Push ups

Tabata #3:

Burpees

Jumping Jacks

Tabata#4:

Box Jumps

High Knees

This workout is guaranteed to make you sweat! If you have trouble doing some of the exercises on this list, they can easily be modified to your specific needs. 

We hope you enjoy this work. Stay tuned for next Friday’s workout!