Med Ball HIIT Workout

Before we get to this med ball HIIT workout, an embarrassing story …

For the last five years of posting workouts to this blog, I’ve used this “6-pound” medicine ball and always wondered why it was so challenging when I typically use 10 or 12-lb medicine balls when taking classes at studios. The other day I made Joe hold it and he was immediately like, “This is definitely more than 6 pounds. It’s probably 6 kilograms.”

KILOGRAMS. DUH!!!!

Took me FIVE years to figure that out. I haven’t felt this dumb since the time someone asked me what the name of my nail polish was and I turned over the bottle to read the label and replied, “Peel Here.” (It was one of those labels you peel open to continue reading.)

Speaking of workout equipment, I recently joined a gym (for the first time in eight years!) and now have access to all sorts of fun stuff. It’d be weird to shoot a mic’d-up full workout video there, but I’m going to post clips to my Facebook page frequently for additional workout ideas. You won’t be able to follow along with me, but you’ll see a demonstration of each exercise and get the breakdown of the workout structure. Here’s one I posted Monday using a soft medicine ball. Be sure to like the P&I page so you don’t miss out!

Med Ball HIIT Workout

Equipment I Used:

Medicine ball—I used 6kg which is about 13lbs
Exercise mat
Interval timer—I use a Gymboss at home and if I’m at the gym, I use the IntervalTimer app on my iPhone (you don’t need either if you follow along with the video!)

This workout will take you 18 minutes to complete. Set an interval timer for 18 rounds of 45 seconds of work and 15 seconds of rest. Go through the circuit of exercises three times.

As with all workouts, make sure you’re properly warmed up beforehand. Always listen to your body, modifying or stopping as needed.