Bodyweight HIIT Workout (12 Mins)

Today’s quick bodyweight HIIT workout will take you just over 12 minutes to complete. No equipment needed, and you’re sure to be out of breath by the end.

And sorry I didn’t post a new workout last week! I’m subbing a bunch at Btone this month, and after teaching many in-person classes, it’s hard to find the motivation to then film one for YouTube.

Bodyweight HIIT Workout

For this bodyweight HIIT workout, you’ll use an interval structure of 30 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest to complete six exercises. When you’ve completed the circuit of six exercises, rest for 30 seconds then repeat. In total, you’ll do three sets (if you want a longer workout, you can do 4-5 sets instead!).

No equipment is needed, but you will want a mat as we’ll be kneeling for one move and in a plank for a couple others.

As with all workouts, make sure you’re properly warmed up beforehand, and always listen to your body, modifying or stopping as needed. In the preview of exercises in the above video, I’ll show you how to modify each one.

Bodyweight HIIT Workout Breakdown

See 01:16 in the above video for a demonstration of each exercise and how to modify.

• Prisoner Knee Ups – Like a prisoner get-up but you’ll press off your front foot from a kneeling position and hop up, driving your back knee into your chest. Alternate sides as you go.
• Lateral Plank Jumps to Low Squat – From a plank position, hop your feet to the outside of your right hand, back to plank, outside of your left hand, back to plank. Then hop both feet up to the outsides of your hands, landing in a low wide squat.
• Curtsy – Knee Up – Curtsy – Skater – For this combo, you curtsy lunge into a knee drive hop, land back down in the curtsy lunge, and skater leap to the side, landing in a curtsy lunge on the other leg.
• Breakdancer Kickthroughs – Start in a bear plank position (knees bent under hips in tabletop, hovering off the floor). Then kick a leg through to the opposite side, twisting and lifting the opposite hand off the floor.
• Forearm Side Plank Crunch – Kick – In a side plank, crunch your top knee in to your top elbow, extend back to a hover, then kick your top leg forward, touching your toes with your hand.
• Repeat Side Plank Crunch – Kick on other side