Ready to wake up your abs? This full body HIIT workout will do the trick

Ready to wake up your abs? This full body HIIT workout will do the trick

What you'll need:

Just your bodyweight and a Regent Rituals 'Your Time' foldable yoga mat.

Exercises: 

  • Jumping jack: Stand with your feet together, core engaged, and arms at your sides. Jump your feet wider than hip-width apart and bring your arms up to clap your hands overhead. Jump your feet back together and bring your arms to your sides to return to starting position. Continue in this way, moving as quickly as you can, for 40 seconds.

  • Squat: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and core engaged. Send your hips back and bend both knees to drop into a squat, allowing your knees to bend to at least 90 degrees, so both thighs are parallel to the floor. Return to the starting position by squeezing your glutes to stand. This is 1 rep. Continue performing reps for 40 seconds.

  • Skater hop to floor touch: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees slightly, then jump to the right as far as you can, leading with your right foot and swinging your left leg just behind your right. Land on your right foot and bend your knee slightly, balancing on that foot for a second. Your right arm should swing behind you as your left arm reaches down to tap the floor. Pause for a moment, then jump back to the left, landing on your left foot, knee slightly bent. Your left arm should swing behind you as your right arm reaches down to tap the floor. This is 1 rep. Continue to perform reps for 40 seconds.

  • Sit-up to overhead reach: Lie face up with your arms by your sides, knees bent, and feet flat on the floor. Contract your core so that your low back gently presses against the floor. This is your starting position. From here, do a sit-up, by contracting your core, exhaling as you roll up, and coming all the way with your arms reaching overhead, to a seated position while your feet remain stationary. Slowly reverse the motion to return to starting position. This is 1 rep. Continue performing reps for 40 seconds.

  • Plank up-down: Lower your right arm down so that your forearm is on the floor. Then, do the same with your left. You should now be in a forearm plank position. Place your right hand back on the floor to extend your arm, and follow with your left, so that you end back in high plank. This is 1 rep. For the next rep, start by lowering your left arm and following with your right. Continue performing reps for 40 seconds.

Directions:

  • Do each move for 40 seconds, then rest 20 seconds before starting the next exercise.
  • After you’ve done all five moves in the circuit, take a short break to catch your breath. How much rest you need will depend on your fitness level and other factors, but in general, aim for 30 to 60 seconds of rest in between circuits.
  • Complete 4 rounds total.
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