30 Minute body weight Tabata workout

30 Minute body weight Tabata workout

Yesterday was a busy day for me. In preparation for a trip to the Indy 500 (fun!), I had to work ahead and prep about 20 articles for the coming week. This meant filming, taking pictures, and creating templates so I could easily pop in and get the writing done when I got a spare minute. Despite the busy day, I wasn’t going to let it get in the way of my workout; rather, I put together a killer, 30-minute Tabata routine that required nothing more than my own body weight and a spare half-hour in the middle of my day. Trust me, I was sweating buckets by the time this workout was over.

Workout basics

• Warmup: I warmed up jumping rope for five minutes before starting, resting for one minute after my warmup before the first Tabata. Feel free to jog or march in place instead of jumping rope if you don’t have access to a jump rope.
• Tabata: A form of HIIT training that incorporates 8 back-to-back cycles of 20 seconds work followed by 10 seconds rest. The whole Tabata lasts 4 minutes.
• Single-exercise Tabatas: Each of these Tabatas incorporates only one single exercise. That means you’re performing each exercise for 8, 20 second sets. You will get tired! Feel free to slow down as needed – just keep moving for each 20-second work period.
• Rest between Tabatas: I allowed for one minute rest between each 4-minute Tabata, but you do want to make sure you’re fully recovering. Feel free to rest longer, if needed.
• Make it low impact: Most of these exercises are high-impact (requiring jumping). You can make them low impact by stepping out your legs rather than hopping or jumping them out. Just make sure you leave one foot on the ground at all times as you move from one position to the next.

Do the workout and pin it for later

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