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The HIIT Workout for Home (Interval Training for Living Rooms) | Nerd Fitness
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High-intensity interval training (HIIT)
Any exercise can be a form of HIIT, if it follows a specific regimen where you vary your speeds and intensity when doing it.
Example:
- Jogging lightly for three minutes.
- Pushing yourself harder for a minute (run or sprint).
- Repeating this cycle 4 more times.
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HIIT home workout
HIIT workouts generally only last about 20 minutes, which makes them attractive for busy people (most of us).
A 20-Min HIIT home workout:
- Dynamic Warm-up
- Bodyweight Squats
- Push-ups
- Star Jacks (or other dynamic exercises)
- Inverted Row (or other pull exercises)
- Plank (or other core exercises).
- A stretching to cool down.
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Get your body ready
Before you start doing any exercises, make sure you're all warmed up.
Do 5-10 minutes of cardio, just to get your heart rate up a bit.
Motivation tip: Listening to music can help you feel motivated throughout your workout.
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Muscles worked: abs, obliques, quads, hamstrings, deltoids, biceps, triceps, and the chest.
Start off in the standard push up position. Pull your knees up to your chest, one at a time, in quick succession. You want to keep your body in a push-up position all the way through the exercise, so don't bob your hips up and down as you're tucking your legs in. Do 20 seconds three times.