4 Minute Fat Burning Tabata Workouts!
Learn The Secrets to Get Your Tabata On
Are you a high-intensity interval training enthusiast?
Have you tried Tabata workouts?
If not, then boy are you in for a treat! This post is especially for you…
Tabata workouts are receiving all the rage these days because of its unparalleled fat burning abilities and quickness of completion.
Tabata workouts have also been proven to give you the same results as spending 60 minutes on a treadmill, but in a total of 4 minutes!
Sound too good to be true?
Well, in 1996, Tabata’s founder Izumi Tabata, conducted a study found in the journal of Medicine and Science, that compared high intensity training to that of Tabata high intensity interval training. He found that high intensity training only improved the aerobic system whereas, high intensity interval training benefited both the aerobic and anaerobic systems.
Furthermore, Tabata workouts have been proven to boost metabolism and heart rate in a matter of seconds compared other high intensity workouts like running that took much longer to accomplish the same goal.
Because of its intensity, your body will keep burning fat well after your workout is completed. Finally, it is the perfect workout when you are short on time.
In just 4 minutes a day you can transform your body in a matter of weeks!
So how does it work?
It’s Simple Really. You just alternate between 20 seconds of maximum intensity and 10 seconds of rest for a total of 4 minutes.
Simply pick exercises that target your problem areas and incorporate them into the Tabata formula.
Below is my favorite Short-of-Time, Hassle-Free Tabata Workout that you should try Today!
For each Tabata, perform the exercise at maximum intensity for 20 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds. Repeat 8 times for a total of 4 minutes.
- Plank (20 seconds)
- Mountain Climbers (20 seconds)
Rest for 10 seconds
- Push-ups (20 seconds)
- Burpees (20 seconds)
Rest for 10 seconds
- Jump Squat (20 seconds)
- Alternating Lunges (20 seconds)
FINISHED!!
Tabata workouts are beginner friendly, yet will also satisfy those who are more advanced. So go ahead and give it a try yourself..
Hope this Helps!
Yours for More Confidence, More Often
Kristyn Haster
About the Author
Kristyn Haster
Kristyn Haster is a Lifestyle Blogger, Weight Loss Trainer and Self-Confidence Coach living in Boulder, Colorado. As Editor of LiveLethal.com (Crazy Confident You) Blog, she helps woman break out of their shells, gain total confidence and fall in love with life again.