Our Favorite HIIT Workout:

By now, we hope that everyone knows and understands the benefits of exercising and living an active lifestyle!

We understand that it's hard to feel like you have enough time in the day to get in an effective workout. For that reason, we're here to give you one of our favorite 35 minute HIIT workouts.

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Functional HIIT Workout:

*For this workout, you will need a timer and a soft surface

You will free-form a 2 minute warm-up in this workout, focusing specifically on your core and lower body. Once your warm-up has been completed, you will go through eight exercises, performing each exercise for 45 seconds and resting for 15 seconds between each exercise. Once all three rounds of each of the eight exercises have been completed, you will free-form a 5-minute cooldown/stretch.

1. Tuck Jump to Burpee: you will begin by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, then jump up to tuck your knees to your elbows.

2. Forward and Reverse Lunge to Jump Switch: First, you will begin by performing a regular (forward) lunge, then stepping back (with the same leg) to perform a reverse lunge. Once you have completed both the forward and reverse lunge, perform a jumping lunge to change the leg that is in front of you. Perform exercises on both legs.

3. Mountain Climber Shoulder Tap: Begin by positioning your body in the standard plank formation and bring one knee under your body and up to your chest (repeat on both sides, two times each). Once you have completed two repetitions on each side, tap your fingertips to your opposite shoulder (perform two repetitions for each arm).

4. Squat to Lying Leg Raise:

   1. Stand with feet slightly wider than hip-width apart and perform a body-weight squat.

   2. At the bottom of your squat, adjust your body to a lying position with your hands by your sides and your legs straight in front of you.

   3. In this position, raise your legs over your hips and push your lower body up.

   4. Slowly lower your legs back to the ground and stand back up (repeat the process).

5. Reverse Lunge to Pistol Squat: Begin by performing a reverse lunge. Once you return to your starting position, perform a pistol squat (one-legged squat).

6. Squat to Jump Twist:

   1. Begin by performing a regular body-weight squat.

   2. Once you are at the bottom of your squat jump up and land with your feet together.

   3. At the same time that you land with your feet together, twist your torso slightly one way, and your arms in the opposite direction.

7. Squat to Frog Push-Up: Begin by performing a body-weight squat. Once you are at the bottom of your squat, lean forward into a push-up position and perform a push-up (repeat the process).

8. Jumping Jack to Pop Squat: Begin by performing four jumping jacks. Once you have completed four jumping jacks, you swill drop down into a squat position and jump up, landing with your feet together.

This workout will leave you feeling strong, energized, and focused. We hope that you will give it a try! Don't forget to let us know how it made you feel!

References:

SWEAT. (2020). The Perfect HIIT Workout For Beginners. Retrieved from https://www.sweat.com/blogs/fitness/hiit-workout