Many people initially look at the length of quick HIIT videos and think that it’s “not enough” — but if you’re pushing yourself properly, you’re going to feel it and you won’t necessarily need more (and keep in mind that more training is not always better). Additionally, we love these short workouts because you can pair them with one of our strength routines and build your own custom workout each day.
High intensity interval training uses short intervals to challenge and push your limits in a short amount of time; you should feel like you can’t go any further once you reach the end of that active interval, which is just 20 short seconds, by the way (though most of us would argue that those 20 seconds usually feel anything but short). These bursts of all out exertion are ironically the fastest way to improve your cardiovascular endurance. What that means is that you can technically get more out of these intense but abrupt workouts than you can from a longer duration, steady-state cardio workout. HIIT, like strength training, is a great example of working smarter, not harder.
Workout Structure
After a quick warm up, jump into the quick but brutal fat burning HIIT cardio. You won't need any equipment and we've provided modifications for limited space and low impact alternatives.
5 Minute Cardio Warm Up
10 Minute HIIT Workout
High & low impact modifications provided
No equipment
Warm Up - 25 Seconds each
1 Boxer Shuffle
2 Butt Kicker Rows
3 High Knee March
4 Knee Pull Switches
5 Overhead to Crossover Toe Touch
6 Butt Kickers
7 Squats
8 Lunges
9 Side Lunges
10 Walkdowns
11 Front Kick Touchdowns
12 Jumping Jacks
Printable HIIT Workout - 20 Seconds On, 10 Seconds Rest x 3 Each
1 Kick Off Star Jack
2 Static Squat + Step Back
3 Pivot Burpee
4 Broad Jump + Jump Squat
5 Lateral Jump Lunge
6 Side Lunge + 2 Center Jumps
7 Jump Squat Knee Up
Moving onto another workout? Try adding one of these strength workouts onto this workout:
- 10 Minute Butt and Thigh Workout - Interval Strength Training Sweatfest
- 10 Minute Fat Burning Total Body Workout - Dynamic Strength Training
- Upper Body Strength Training - At Home Upper Body Workout with Dumbbells
- Better Posture Workout - Exercises to Improve Posture and Prevent Hunched Shoulders
Suggested cool downs:
- Quick Yoga Cool Down and Stretch - Cool Down Stretches
- Total Body Cooldown - Compound Movements for a Total Body Stretch