Pumps & Iron

This post was made in partnership with Hyatt Place Hotels. All opinions—as always!—are my own.

I’m so excited to share this Workout Wednesday series with you all! For many months now, I’ve been hard at work with Hyatt Place Hotels creating 10 five-minute workouts that you can do pretty much anywhere. Minimal (or no) equipment is needed, and their quick-but-effective structure means you can fit them in to even the busiest of days. If you’re looking for a longer workout, all you have to do is repeat the sequence upon completion.

It can be challenging to keep up with a workout regime while traveling—I’m sure we’ve all experienced this!—but instead of settling for a sedentary day, try squeezing in this Full-Body HIIT Workout. Hyatt Place’s roomy rooms give you plenty of space to spread out (get big during those star burpees!), so you have no excuse not to get in a quick sweat.

In addition to today’s HIIT workout, I’ll share a couple more from the Workout Wednesday series here on the blog. To get all 10 workouts, be sure to follow Hyatt Place on Facebook and Instagram. A new one will be posted each week!

5-Minute Full-Body HIIT Workout

Set an interval timer for 10 rounds of 25 seconds of work and 5 seconds of rest (or just follow along with the video if you don’t have a timer!). You’ll go through the following circuit of five exercises twice. The 5 seconds of “rest” is really just enough time to transition from one exercise to the next.

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

Plank Jack Push Ups | Start in a high plank position (hands under shoulders, feet together). From here, jack your feet out wide and then back to center. Do a push up. If you need to modify, drop to your knees for the push up and then lift them to plank for the jack.

Squat Jump & Lateral Lift | Feet shoulders width apart, do a squat jump (bend the knees, sliding your hips back and then power up into the air). Land softly back in your squat. From there, do a lateral lift, kicking your right leg up and out to the side. Repeat the squat jump and then do your lateral lift with the left leg. Continue like that, alternating sides.

Side Plank Kicks – Right | Start in a side plank position with your right hand stacked under your right shoulder. Stretch your left arm overhead and hover your left leg about a foot off the floor. From here, kick your left hand and left leg in front of your body, touching your toes with your hand if possible. Extend them back out to starting position and repeat. Try to keep the leg hovering the whole time and make sure to keep your hips lifted.

Side Plank Kicks – Left | Repeat on the other side.

Star Burpees | From a standing position, squat down, bringing your hands to the floor. Jump your feet back into a plank position. Jump feet back up towards hands and then jump into the air, stretching your arms and legs out wide. Land with feet together and squat right back down, starting your next rep.

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Give this workout a try and let me know how it goes in the comments!

As I mentioned above, I’ll post a few of the routines from my Workout Wednesday series with Hyatt Place here on the blog, but be sure to follow @hyattplace on Instagram and Hyatt Place on Facebook to get all 10!

xo Nicole

Photography and videography by Nick Cosky.