The popular HIIT style known as Tabata is the ultimate time-crunched workout method in that you can work your entire body, if you want to, in just four-minute increments. It may seem too good to be true, but “the short duration of a Tabata workout increases a person’s willingness to complete it and the possibility to build the habit and do it regularly,” says trainer Selena Watkins. Shorter durations also means less stress on the body.
WORKOUT 1
EXERCISE 1.
KETTLEBELL SWING
You’ll need: Kettlebell: 8sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
EXERCISE 2.
HIGH KNEES: 8sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
EXERCISE 3.
BODYWEIGHT DIP
You’ll need: Dip Station
8sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
EXERCISE 4.
V-UP
You’ll need: No Equipment
8sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
Alternate exercise — jackknife
WORKOUT 2
EXERCISE 1.
PUSHUP
4sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
EXERCISE 2.
OVERHEAD DUMBBELL PRESS
You’ll need: DumbbellsHow to
4sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
EXERCISE 3.
BURPEE
—sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
EXERCISE 4.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
You’ll need: No Equipment
4sets
4 minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off)reps
—rest
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