Posted on February 15, 2017 by Kate Halsall

10 in 10 Workout

I have to admit, this is my current favourite HIIT Session – and it came about completely by chance. Most of you will know that I teach group exercise classes for motive8. As organised as I am, I plan every session. But on this one occasion my plan was in my cd case which I’d left who knows where! So I quickly wrote down something semi similar to the session they should be doing…but then I realise I don’t have all my music selections with me so now what do I do about music? I have some AWESOME HIIT music cds – it has a man to tell you to start, tells you that you’re half way and then tells you when to change; he even gives you a verbal pat on the back when you’re finished: “your workout is now complete, well done”. And that’s when I found it………

So here it is – my 10 in 10 minutes workout – 10 exercises in 10 minutes. It’s a mixture of cardio, lower body, upper body and core – each exercise is 1 minute long (I know, I’m mean) and there is no break to transition to the next exercise so you need to be quick! The cardio exercise is always the same – just to make it easier <smiley face!>

Make sure you warm up first. Your Cardio = sprint or jog. You will dumbbells – but be aware that this is endurance…don’t go too heavy. Here are your exercises:

  1. Cardio
  2. Squats
  3. Ab Cycles
  4. Cardio
  5. Shoulder Press
  6. Mountain Climbers
  7. Cardio
  8. Lunges
  9. Plank
  10. Cardio

If you want an EXTRA challenge – here’s round 2!

  1. Cardio
  2. Press Ups
  3. Toe Touches
  4. Cardio
  5. Butt Kicks
  6. Russian Twists
  7. Cardio
  8. Forward Raise, Side Raise
  9. Side Plank (change sides after 30 seconds)
  10. Cardio

And if that is STILL not hard enough, repeat both rounds in reverse. BOOM! You can always change the exercises if you want – I came up with these in 10 minutes before a class..you’ve got more time to put some thought into it!

Don’t forget to cool down properly too!