This week, your workout is going to be made of up of a number of short bursts of intense exercise with short recovery breaks in between, known as High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT. Not only do these type of workouts take up less precious time from your day, but they offer their own type of health benefits as well:
"Short bursts of high intensity sprints--known to benefit muscle and improve exercise performance--can improve the function and structure of blood vessels, in particular arteries that deliver blood to our muscles and heart," according to new research from McMaster University.
"...has been shown to increase the resting metabolic rate of its users for hours after the exercise is complete, with the study finding this to be up to 24 hours post-exercise."
During this workout, push yourself! Due to the shortened sequence, if you do not push your body to the max during each workout interval, you will not reap the same benefits. Treat yourself, don't cheat yourself!!
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00:30 Exercise / 00:10 Rest
(Clock is continually running)
1. Goblet squat w/ Dumbbell (DB)
2. Plank Hold
3. Right Lunge w/ DB bicep curl
4. Left Lunge w/ DB bicep curl
5. Squat w/ overhead shoulder press
6. Push up w/ twist
7. Right side plank hold
8. Ab Bicycles
9. Left side plank hold
10. Push up w/ shoulder tap
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You should feel your heart pounding by the time you finish! If not, get up and do it again...harder!
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