Posted on July 11, 2018 by Kate Halsall

Anyone who has read any of my previous workout blogs, will know by now that I like a quick short blast of good hard work! This week’s workout is exactly that. 5 whole minutes. But it’s a 5 minute body weight HIIT that gets everything working. It’s ideal for when you’re short of time; want to add a little something to the end of your session; or just hate HIIT and want to get it over and done with as soon as possible!

The Timing

I’ve chosen to pick 20 seconds on with 10 seconds recovery. It means that you really need to work as hard as you can during the 20 second interval.

The Exercises

The exercises in the list below with a * by them are the ones I used yesterday. But because I’m feeling generous, pick 10 exercises from the following list:

  1. High Knees*
  2. Run Forwards, Touch the Floor, Run Back
  3. Mountain Climbers*
  4. Ab Cycles
  5. 1 Wide Squat, 1 Narrow Squat*
  6. 1 Forward Lunge, 1 Side Lunge
  7. Jumps Side to Side*
  8. Side to Side Shuffle
  9. Burpees*
  10. Kneel and Get Up
  11. Reverse Lunges*
  12. Plank
  13. Squat Jumps*
  14. Tuck Jumps
  15. Press Ups*
  16. “Surfers” (whole body on the ground, jump up, full body on the ground)
  17. Single Leg Jack Knife*
  18. Squirms (on your back, reach side to side for your ankles)
  19. Ninjas (come on now – this can’t need explaining anymore, it’s my go-to favourite!!)*
  20. Plank Walkout

 

Of course, when I used this in a class, they didn’t get to do just 5 minutes of HIIT!! I mixed up the exercises, and repeated the 5 minutes several times <smiley face>. Not having any kit, is not an excuse for having a good workout!