Good morning, friends! How about a quick, 20 minute treadmill HIIT workout to start your day?
I spent the first half of my morning baking cupcakes while Jay finished up working on installing our new front door. I can’t wait to show you guys pictures – it really looks awesome!
The rest of our day is looking like it’s going to involve some cleaning, hitting up a craft fair, and dinner with my in-laws followed by birthday cake to celebrate my father-in-law’s birthday. (Hopefully, I don’t overdo it on the cake like I did for his birthday last year – oh good lord was that a good cake).
But anyways, it’s definitely going to be a busy day, so I figured now would be a great time to share my HIIT workout that I did yesterday. You know, just in case anyone is looking for something to spice up their own routine this weekend!
You may notice that the speeds I used in this routine are pretty speedy; I wanted something that was going to push me juuuuust to that level of uncomfortable, without overdoing it.
The routine is set up in another pyramid format, starting with a quick warm-up, fast interval bursts going from 30-45-60-90 seconds, and then back down the pyramid again, with 1-minute recovery times in between.
By the time I was finished with this workout, there was definitely no way I was doing anymore. It may only be only 20-minutes, but it’ll give ya a run for your money! If anyone decides to give it a try, let me know what you think.
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
Cupcakes and cake and a new front door – sounds like a great start to your weekend! :)
Chelcie of Chelcie's Food Files says
that workout looks like a tough one! HIIT workouts are always the most challenging but they feel so great once completed!
Annette@EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
oh YES! ANd that is why HIIT cardio is the jam! I love hard treadmill workouts like these—looks awesome!
Can’t wait to see the door :)
Mallory @ It's Only Life says
great workout! i actually did a HIIT one almost exactly like this the other day! it really makes you feel like you wasted NO time getting that heart rate up, huh?! :) love it!
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
I always love a speedy, get-it-done workout! Looks like a great one! Thanks for sharing. :)
Brittany @ GOtheXtraMile says
I love HIIT workouts! This one looks perfect. I’ll let you know when I try it. I’m sure I’ll be dead by the end haha :D
Baking Serendipity says
It sounds crazy, but I love speed workouts on the treadmill more than the road. I love feeling like I can definitively regulate my speed and I feel so much more accomplished afterward. This looks like an awesome workout!
Khushboo says
Isn’t it nuts how after just a burst of running at 8.5mph, 6.5 seems like a piece of cake…this looks intense! How far did u cover?
Courtney says
About 2.12 miles – I actually meant to put that on there!
Gemma says
Thanks for giving me a challenge for my weekend. I tried this out yesterday (Sunday in NZ) and absolutely loved it! I even added an extra 5 mins upping my speed to 7mph/9mph and getting 5 k’s done in a very speedy 25 mins, sweaty sweaty mess to say the least!
Amanda @ Semi-Health Nut says
Holy buckets I think as fast as I go on the treadmill is 7.5. I like interval workouts so I think I may do a similar one tonight…but maybe between 6.0 and 7.5. Thanks for the idea! :-)
Heather says
I did this workout on Saturday and let me tell you, it was a sweaty one! I love when bloggers put these amazing workouts up..it makes me have to think less! hahha
I love your blog! I am so jealous you get to host thanksgiving. I think it is really one of the things I look forward to most about getting married (when that time comes).
Courtney says
Thanks, Heather! So glad you liked the workout. :)
Tisha says
Nothing, but true, Heather!
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Ginag says
Nice post. Some parts are hard to understand for me, non-native english though… Do you know any good translate plugin for WordPress?
Clara says
I like your blog’s graphic design – is it custom made, or some public template? Where can I download it from?
Courtney says
Thanks! I actually had somebody design it, so it’s not a template that can be downloaded.
Amy says
how many calories do you think this burns?? i’m doing it today and i like to put my exercise on my fitness pal. :)
Courtney says
I’m not quite sure, actually? I’m sorry!
Audrey says
I just did this run and it was fantastic! I was googling images of hiit treadmill workouts, and this one caught my eye. Needless to say, 20 minutes was just enough. I’m totally beat. Thanks!
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Alyscia says
This is interval training, not high intensity interval training. You should not be able to sprint at maximum ability (high intensity) for almost two minutes!
Daniel says
Tough workout! HIIT workouts are always the most challenging! But, when you complete the set, wow, that is an amazing feeling!
Incressive says
I prefer HIIT workouts because it saves so much time compared to the long distance slow jogging. It’s another way for me to get a tougher workout in using up less time.