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Efficient HIIT Workout Session Guide

Sep 5, 2024

Workout Session Notes

Duration

  • Total time: 15 minutes
    • Exercises involve levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.

Pre-Workout Checklist

  • Ensure you have:
    • Water
    • Proper ventilation (open windows or air conditioning)

Workout Structure

  • Exercise Duration: 45 seconds on, 15 seconds rest

Exercises

1. Heel Digs

  • No Impact: Feet firmly on the floor, hands on hips
  • With Impact: Fast swap of heel digs, arms can be involved

2. Squats

  • With Knee Injuries: Small, controlled movements
  • No Injuries: Go lower, side-to-side squats, keep chest up

3. Duck and Dive with Punches

  • Hands up, fingers in, thumbs around
  • Duck, dive, and punch with tightened abs

4. Squat Pulse

  • Feet wider than shoulders, toes and knees forward
  • With Knee Injuries: Stay higher and push butt back
  • No Injuries: Go lower, legs burning

5. Toe Taps

  • No Impact: Feet on floor, slow movement
  • Intermediate: Hips and arms involved
  • Advanced: Fast feet on tiptoes

6. Jumping Jacks

  • Beginner: Side to side, low impact
  • Intermediate: Add arm movements
  • Advanced: Full jumping jacks with impact

7. Front Punch or Spotty Dog

  • Beginner to Intermediate: Maintain feet planted, relaxed shoulders
  • Advanced: Add in bouncing movements

8. Grasshopper (Plank Variations)

  • Beginner: Hold plank position
  • Intermediate: Mountain climbers
  • Advanced: Cross-body mountain climbers (grasshopper)

9. Single Leg Work

  • Beginner: Lift leg without impact
  • Intermediate: Add arm movement
  • Advanced: Bounce and add aggression

10. Burpees

  • Beginner: Walk in and out
  • Intermediate: Jump in and out
  • Advanced: Chest to floor

11. Push-Ups

  • Beginner: Knees bent, chest to floor
  • Intermediate: Knees further back
  • Advanced: On toes

Ab Exercises

12. Crunches

  • Beginner: Slide fingers to knees
  • Intermediate: Tabletop position
  • Advanced: Reach for toes

13. Single Leg Stretch

  • Beginner: Smooth, controlled movements
  • Advanced: Add double stretch after singles

14. Bicycle Twist

  • Opposite elbow to opposite knee, controlled movement

Conclusion

  • Roll up vertebrae by vertebrae
  • Benefits of HIIT:
    • Excellent for fat burning
    • Boosts metabolism
    • Prolonged calorie burn post-session

  • End of Session: Celebrate your effort and progress.