Posted on February 15, 2017 by Kate Halsall
I have to admit, this is my current favourite HIIT Session – and it came about completely by chance. Most of you will know that I teach group exercise classes for motive8. As organised as I am, I plan every session. But on this one occasion my plan was in my cd case which I’d left who knows where! So I quickly wrote down something semi similar to the session they should be doing…but then I realise I don’t have all my music selections with me so now what do I do about music? I have some AWESOME HIIT music cds – it has a man to tell you to start, tells you that you’re half way and then tells you when to change; he even gives you a verbal pat on the back when you’re finished: “your workout is now complete, well done”. And that’s when I found it………
So here it is – my 10 in 10 minutes workout – 10 exercises in 10 minutes. It’s a mixture of cardio, lower body, upper body and core – each exercise is 1 minute long (I know, I’m mean) and there is no break to transition to the next exercise so you need to be quick! The cardio exercise is always the same – just to make it easier <smiley face!>
Make sure you warm up first. Your Cardio = sprint or jog. You will dumbbells – but be aware that this is endurance…don’t go too heavy. Here are your exercises:
- Cardio
- Squats
- Ab Cycles
- Cardio
- Shoulder Press
- Mountain Climbers
- Cardio
- Lunges
- Plank
- Cardio
If you want an EXTRA challenge – here’s round 2!
- Cardio
- Press Ups
- Toe Touches
- Cardio
- Butt Kicks
- Russian Twists
- Cardio
- Forward Raise, Side Raise
- Side Plank (change sides after 30 seconds)
- Cardio
And if that is STILL not hard enough, repeat both rounds in reverse. BOOM! You can always change the exercises if you want – I came up with these in 10 minutes before a class..you’ve got more time to put some thought into it!
Don’t forget to cool down properly too!