Our favorite thing about HIIT workouts is that they don’t take much time to do. At the same time, the effects can be incredible. HIIT (high-intensity interval training) allows you to burn more calories in the same time span than other cardio exercises. HIIT also lowers the blood sugar levels and lowers the resting heart rate, which means it generally improves your cardiovascular health.
Whenever you’re too busy and don’t have a lot of time for working out, you can do this 30-minute HIIT session created by Jennifer Nagel, ACE-certified personal trainer and CEO of Figured Out Fitness. Nigel’s workout begins with a warmup that lasts for about three minutes and includes standing marches, step out swings, and similar exercises.
There are five total exercises you do during one HIIT circuit. Each is performed for 30 seconds and followed by 30 seconds of active recovery, which means you’ll do step out swings or standing marches. Each completed set of five exercises with active recovery in between is followed by one minute of rest. The circuit should be repeated five times. The exercises include sprawl, 180-degree jump, straight-arm jumping jack, squat jack, and an agility run.
Finish the workout with some stretches.
