HIIT It: Week 5

Participation in this or any program is voluntary. Consult your doctor prior to beginning an exercise program or making changes to your lifestyle or health care routine. Grab a timer and hit this HIIT workout. After a brief warm up, perform each exercise for 30 seconds resting 15 seconds between exercises and up to 3 minutes between rounds. Aim for as many rounds as you can complete in 20 minutes. To decrease intensity, increase rest time. To increase intensity reduce rest time. Cool down with some flexibility exercises.

1

Side Plank

Lay on your side with your forearm flat on the floor, bottom elbow lined up directly under your shoulder and both legs extended out in a long line. Feet can either be staggered for more stability, or ...

2

Split Jacks

1. Stand tall with one foot forward in a slight lunge position and your arms at your sides. 2. Jump in the air and switch your feet to move the other leg forward, raising the opposite arm overhead as...

3

Wall Squat

The participant should lean against the wall with their feet planted firmly on the ground, shoulder width apart. Their feet should also be about two feet away from the wall (though the optimal distanc...

4

2 inch runs - in and out

1. Start in athletic stance with knees bent, hips back, and arms bent. 2. Run in place, moving your feet two inches off the ground as quickly as possible. 3. Contact ground in the same spot with o...