This post is sponsored by adidas. All opinions—as always!—are my own. 🙂
You don’t always need a treadmill, bike or other piece of large workout equipment to get in a good cardio workout. Today we’ll just use a series of five bodyweight exercises to get the heart rate up. This bodyweight cardio workout uses an interval structure of 30 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest, and will take you just about 10 minutes to complete.
But before we breakdown the workout, let’s talk about clothes …
I’m loving this outfit gifted to me by my friends at adidas. The leggings are super comfortable, have a flattering high waist, and are a deep maroon color that’s perfect for fall. They’re currently sold out, but you can shop adidas’ current legging selection here. The longer length of this Essentials Linear Loose Tank Top makes it cute for layering under sweaters and sweatshirts and I’m always a fan of loose-fitting tops.
And the slides! I’m obsessed with slides in general, and now these Adilette Cloudfoam Plus Logo Slides. The Cloudfoam sole is so comfortable and even though it’s getting colder out, I honestly still wear slides just with socks on. I’ve been committing that fashion crime for years and I’m happy to see that lately it’s actually (astonishingly) on-trend. Socks with sandals 4 lyfe!
10-Minute Bodyweight Cardio Workout
As with all workouts, make sure you’re properly warmed up beforehand, always listening to your body and modifying or stopping as needed. I have a 5-minute warm up on the blog you can do.
Exercise Breakdown
Go to 1:41 in the above video to see a preview of the exercises and how to modify them.
- Jumping Jack Drops
- High Knees
- Squat Jack to Heel Click (can do a regular squat jump if the heel click doesn’t work for you)
- Burpees (you can do any variation of a burpee if chest-to-floor doesn’t work for you)
- Mountain Climbers
If you like this workout, I’d also recommend this 12-Minute Tabata Bodyweight Cardio Workout. Also, I’ve been getting a lot of requests for upper body workouts, and rest assured I’ve got one coming for you next week!
xo Nicole
Thought I’d switch up the workout scenery a little today and shoot something in my apartment. Rearranging furniture and lamenting over the stains on my white couch (don’t buy a white couch people, just don’t do it) made me miss the good ol’ days of August. Having my own YouTube studio (aka my parents’ sunroom) was such a luxury. Living in a house with more than two rooms was a luxury. I’m not ready to leave the city just yet (ever?), but I’m starting to understand why people live in the suburbs. Storage space. Outdoor space. Personal space. SPACE.
