SIf your regular routine of going to the gym is being surpassed by this time of year, try high-intensity interval training (HIIT) that offers both fitness and calorie burning benefits. Besides, You’ll be working up a good stress-reducing sweat in no time.
High-intensity interval training features alternating bouts of high-intensity exercise effort and short rest periods for a specified number of sets. These short, intense bursts of activity give you an incredible aerobic, anaerobic, strength and power workout all in one.
Some exercises to perform a HIIT training are:
High Knee Running
Run in place, bringing your knees up to your chest and pumping your arms as fast as you can.
Jumps diagonally (Jumps up)
Start in a lunge position, with your right foot forward and your body turned to the upper right corner. Push through both feet, jump up, and land in a lunge stance with your left foot forward and your torso facing the upper left corner.
burpees
Squat down and place both hands on the ground. Jump up or walk back to a high plank position and perform a pushup. Jump or walk your feet back into a squat and immediately jump up with your arms overhead.
ankle touches
Run in place, turning knees slightly out, bringing the inside of the leg up towards the chest and reaching the hands to touch the inside of the ankles.
squat jumps
Lower yourself into a squat, moving your arms back. immediately jump upmoving the arms towards the ceiling.
Push-up + Jump In/Out
Start in a four-legged position, with your hips over your knees and your shoulders over your hands.. Curl up on your toes and lift your knees slightly off the ground. Jump or walk your legs to the high plank and do a push up. Jump or walk your legs back to an elevated quadrupedal position.
