The following HIIT circuit is designed to be doable without equipment you wouldn't have at home. You mainly need a bit of space around you, and ideally proximity to your dining table and a chair (for dips and pullups), and if if you have any or all of the following, get it ready:
- A mat;
- An object to jump over, such as a shoe box
- A bench or chair
Here are the exercises:
# | Focus | Rounds 1 & 3 | Rounds 2 & 4 |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Arms | Push-ups | Pull-ups under the table |
2. | Legs | High knees, butt kicks | Knees to chest jumps |
3. | Core | Plank | Side-plank left & right |
4. | Arms | Dips | Pike pushes |
5. | Legs | Box jumps | Jump lunges |
6. | Core | Crunches or sit-ups | Burpies |
Technical setup
Any video conferencing platform works. Ideally, put the workout on the screen and screenshare. This also allows for music to be shared, if people want that.
One person keeps the time with a HIIT app. We've been using Tabata, configured as follows:
Setting | Value |
---|---|
Initial countdown | 1 minute |
Warumup interval | 0 |
Exercise interval | 40 seconds |
Exercise interval beep | Referee whistle |
Rest interval | 20 seconds |
Rest interval beep | Boxing gong |
Skip last | yes |
Number of sets | 6 |
Recovery interval | 1 minute |
Recovery interval beep | Chinese gong |
Number of cycles | 4 |
Cooldown interval | 0 |
Interval beep | Spors horn |
Three second beep | Short beep |
Halfway beep | Jingle bell |
Bonus points for figuring out how to mirror the phone to the screenshare…