It has been awhile since I have created a workout and thought it was fitting to create one for the holiday season. Holidays are the time to indulge in some treats, but might as well try to negate some of those delectable desserts with a booty kicking Tabata workout. It’s all about the balance during the busy season!
Tabata workouts are cardio intense and the perfect workout to do when you may not have a long time. These workouts can quickly be modified to fit the time that you have to get in a workout. Traditionally, Tabata has 8 rounds.
This high intensity interval training is sure to give you results. The structure of Tabata consists of 20 seconds of hard work and 10 second rest (20:10 ratio) in four-minute sets of one move. This interval training improves your endurance and keeps the metabolism revved!
This particular Tabata workout pairs two moves to alternate between for the four-minute round. Spend two minutes on each move with the 20:10 ratio. After complete first round, move on to the next. Trust me you will be a sweaty mess after only one round! Then, repeat, time and body permitting of course.
Tabata Round One – 4 minutes
Jump Lunges (2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Jump Rope (2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Tabata Round Two – 4 minutes
Mountain Climbers(2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Tricep Dips(2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Tabata Round Three – 4 minutes
Squats (2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Kettle Bell Swings (2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Tabata Round Four – 4 minutes
Push Ups (2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Plank Twists (2 minutes, 20:10 ratio)
Repeat!
Have a great week full of holiday mischief and great workouts!
Great post! great inspiration to get into shape around the holiday!
Mel
http://girlandthepolkadot.blogspot.com/
Thanks Mel! It's definitely a killer! XO
whew! need this to whip me in to shape this time of year!
Ha exactly my thoughts! XO
Great work out guide! I can never convince myself to do anything besides running and sit ups, but this guide looks like it would seriously whip me into shape
The Doctor Diva
It is a great workout for cardio and strength! You should give it a try and let me know what you think! XO