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20 Minute Treadmill HIIT Workout

By Courtney 27 Comments


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!

20 Minute HIIT Workout

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.

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November 19, 2011 Filed Under: 20 Minute Treadmill Workouts, Workouts Tagged With: 20 minute HIIT workout, give it your all HIIT workout, speedy interval run, treadmill routine

About Courtney

I'm a working mom of two beautiful little boys, Lucas and Alex, and I began writing Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life in April 2010. I enjoy chronicling my love of food (healthy and indulgent!), baking, motherhood, fitness, fashion, and everything in between!

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Comments

  1. Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says

    November 19, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Cupcakes and cake and a new front door - sounds like a great start to your weekend! :)
    Reply
  2. Chelcie of Chelcie's Food Files says

    November 19, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    that workout looks like a tough one! HIIT workouts are always the most challenging but they feel so great once completed!
    Reply
  3. Annette@EnjoyYourHealthyLife says

    November 19, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    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 :)
    Reply
  4. Mallory @ It's Only Life says

    November 19, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    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!
    Reply
  5. Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says

    November 19, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    I always love a speedy, get-it-done workout! Looks like a great one! Thanks for sharing. :)
    Reply
  6. Brittany @ GOtheXtraMile says

    November 19, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    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
    Reply
  7. Baking Serendipity says

    November 19, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    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!
    Reply
  8. Khushboo says

    November 20, 2011 at 1:41 am

    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?
    Reply
    • Courtney says

      November 20, 2011 at 8:26 am

      About 2.12 miles - I actually meant to put that on there!
      Reply
  9. Gemma says

    November 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    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!
    Reply
  10. Amanda @ Semi-Health Nut says

    November 20, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    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! :-)
    Reply
  11. Heather says

    November 21, 2011 at 8:09 am

    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).
    Reply
    • Courtney says

      November 21, 2011 at 9:12 am

      Thanks, Heather! So glad you liked the workout. :)
      Reply
    • Tisha says

      December 2, 2013 at 3:36 am

      Nothing, but true, Heather!
      Reply
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    December 30, 2011 at 8:07 am

    You should try baking Ube cake. It's really easy and healthy as well for the whole family.
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  15. Ginag says

    February 20, 2012 at 4:03 am

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  16. Clara says

    March 15, 2012 at 8:31 am

    I like your blog's graphic design - is it custom made, or some public template? Where can I download it from?
    Reply
    • Courtney says

      March 15, 2012 at 8:39 am

      Thanks! I actually had somebody design it, so it's not a template that can be downloaded.
      Reply
  17. Amy says

    November 10, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    how many calories do you think this burns?? i'm doing it today and i like to put my exercise on my fitness pal. :)
    Reply
    • Courtney says

      November 11, 2012 at 10:29 am

      I'm not quite sure, actually? I'm sorry!
      Reply
  18. Audrey says

    April 12, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    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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  20. Alyscia says

    June 25, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    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!
    Reply
  21. Daniel says

    December 10, 2014 at 6:10 am

    Tough workout! HIIT workouts are always the most challenging! But, when you complete the set, wow, that is an amazing feeling!
    Reply
  22. Incressive says

    March 4, 2016 at 6:18 am

    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.
    Reply

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