Posted in: Workouts / Goal Setting

A pinch of HIIT in my fitness journey

Hi Blender friends!

I've been doing everything low impact for about 7 months now due to my lower back pain. But I found out recently that I could start doing some simple jumping moves again. For the past two weeks, I'm adding a 10 minute basic Tabata session (once a week for now) after my strength training workout to shake up my body. I'm somehow still a beginner+ so Squat Jumps, Broad Jumps or other wildly intense jumping moves are out of my reach.

After browsing on FB and other sources for a while, I end up creating my own custom workout which is doable for my fitness level while still challenging.

20 sec ON, 10 sec OFF

2 x Lateral Hops

2 x Butt Kickers

2 x Sumo Squat + Ski Squat

2 x Split Jumps

2 x Pendulum Swings

2 x High Knee Pause

2 x Skater Toe Touch + Reach

2 x Power Skip

2 x Crisscross

2 x Quick Feet Touch Down/Jumps

I throw in there two no-jump moves on purpose to catch my breath a little bit 😊 My next goal is to include this routine 2 or 3 times max. per week right after my strength training

Voilà, I just wanted to share it with you guys. Wish me luck!

Stay safe and take care!

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