By Callie Cady
Happy #WorkoutWednesday! Today, I am sharing with you one of my favorite ways to get a quick cardio burn while leaning out your muscles: tabata training. In case you are not familiar with the term, tabata is a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout featuring short, timed bursts of exercises with quick rests in between.
You can do this as a stand-alone workout for when you are in a serious time crunch (I do these in my living room at home all the time), or you can add it onto a longer workout routine. It really does depend on the amount of time you have- but remember to make every second count! Here is what your next 20 minutes will look like:
Set 1:
- Walking Lunges (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 seconds)
- Jump Squats (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 seconds)
- Repeat series three more times
*Rest (30 seconds)*
Set 2:
- Jumping Jacks (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 Seconds)
- Mountain Climbers (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 seconds)
- Repeat series three more times
*Rest (30 seconds)*
Set 3:
- Burpees (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 Seconds)
- Plie Squats (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 seconds)
- Repeat series three more times
*Rest (30 seconds)*
Set 4:
- Triceps Dips (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 Seconds)
- Push-ups (20 seconds)
- Rest (10 seconds)
- Repeat series three more times
*Rest (30 seconds)*
Congratulations, you’re done!
*Try to beat your number of reps achieved each time for maximum results! The main goal is to keep your heart rate up and to get as many reps into those 20 second bursts as possible. *
