On today’s episode of Live Lean TV, I show you a great way to kickstart your metabolism, and get a quick, fat burning workout, via this 4 minute HIIT Tabata Workout.
Try this fat burning tabata workout first thing in the morning to wake your sleepy body up, or as a workout finisher after your resistance training workout.
These HIIT tabata workouts only take 4 minutes to complete.
All you need to complete this tabata workout is your jump rope and interval timer.
By now, hopefully you’ve picked up your interval timer, if not, be unique and get a funky color one like mine.
Here’s how today’s fat burning HIIT tabata workout is structured.
Here’s how this 4 minute HIIT Tabata Workout is structured:
4 minutes
Tabata workout:Â complete 20 seconds of exercise A1, rest 10 seconds, complete 20 seconds of exercise A2, rest 10 seconds, etc. until all 4 minutes are up.
The goal of the tabata workout is to do as many reps at a high intensity, with proper form, as possible in the 20 second work period.
Also, only rest for 10 seconds between tabata exercises.
Complete exercises A1-A4 in circuit format twice, for a total of 8 sets.
Click the links below for a step-by-step exercise demonstration of each exercise.
Reps: 20 seconds
Rest: 10 seconds
Reps: 20 seconds
Rest: 10 seconds
Coaching cues: Bring your knees to your elbows as you descend into a push up. You’re going to feel this!
Reps: 20 seconds
Rest: 10 seconds
Coaching cues:Â Land softly to cushion your joints.
Reps: 20 seconds
Rest: 10 seconds
After you finish the first round, complete another round for a total of 8 sets.
That’s it.
Remember:Â Only rest for 10 seconds between exercises to really keep your heart rate elevated. The entire tabata workout is only 4 minutes, so finish strong.
Hopefully you enjoyed it and are feeling amazing after that quick HIIT tabata workout!
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Here’s another tabata workout that you can do tomorrow: Get a Tight Stomach and Buns 4 Minute Tabata Workout.
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i’ve been doing some tabata’s. most though are one exercise for each of the 4 minutes. would you do yours that way too? or would you do the 4 exercises twice each in the 4 minute time from, 4 times?
I prefer 4 different exercises.