Fat-Burning HIIT Workout
The sweatiest of the set. It alternates all-out cardio with lighter strength moves, so you can push hard for the whole twenty minutes.
19:40Time
20Moves
40/20Work / rest (s)
1Floor trips
The workout
40 seconds on, 20 seconds off. No equipment.
- 01Standing jacks (low impact)0:00–0:40StandingMedium
- 02Air squats1:00–1:40StandingMedium
- 03Jumping jacks2:00–2:40Standing · jumpHard
- 04Reverse lunges3:00–3:40StandingMedium
- 05Burpees4:00–4:40Standing · jumpHard
- 06Squat to calf raise5:00–5:40StandingEasy
- 07High knees6:00–6:40Standing · jumpHard
- 08Single leg dead lift R7:00–7:40StandingEasy
- 09Single leg dead lift L8:00–8:40StandingEasy
- 10Skater jumps9:00–9:40Standing · jumpHard
- 11Sumo squats10:00–10:40StandingMedium
- 12Squat jumps11:00–11:40Standing · jumpHard
- 13Curtsy lunges12:00–12:40StandingMedium
- 14Seal jacks13:00–13:40Standing · jumpHard
- Down to the floor
- 15Standard push-ups14:00–14:40Plank / all foursMedium
- 16Mountain climbers15:00–15:40Plank / all foursHard
- 17Plank shoulder taps16:00–16:40Plank / all foursMedium
- 18Plank jacks17:00–17:40Plank / all fours · jumpHard
- 19Glute bridges both legs18:00–18:40On your backEasy
- 20Bicycle abs19:00–19:40On your backMedium
Why it's in this order
It follows a hi/lo pattern: a high-effort move, then an easier one. The easier moves are strength work, so you're still working while your breathing settles.
Seven jumping moves, never two in a row. Squats, lunges and deadlifts go in between so your landings stay sharp.
The floor comes last, at move 15 of 20. By then your legs are done, and the plank work keeps your heart rate up without needing them.
- One trip to the floor: moves 15 to 20 are all floor work.
- No muscle group is worked twice in a row.
- 7 jumping moves, and never two in a row.
- It opens with Standing jacks (low impact), an easier move, and closes with Bicycle abs.
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