No Equipment HIIT Workout To Pack on Summer Vacation

This past week I spent 7 days nestled away at Camp Fieldstone in The Adirondacks. Despite packing my 10 lb dumbbells and knowing the effectiveness of body-weight exercises - I was a little unmotivated without a gym for the week. I woke up early every morning and entertained the eternal internal battle - get up and workout vs. click snooze. 

That is - until my aunt asked me to come up with a killer workout to start one morning off on the right foot. My wanna-be-personal-trainer was up for the challenge. I created the following NO EQUIPMENT, MINIMAL SPACE workout. 

I then proceeded to make my sister take pictures of each exercise for me ;) Thanks, Sam! 

10 Jump Up Stairs

10 Dips

25 Squats

25 Mountain Climbers

10 Shoulders Taps Each Side

10 Push-Ups

50 Toe Taps

Repeat 5X

Next, we went up to the mountainous driveway and ran 7 hill repeats! 

BOOM. 

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My Week At Equinox: 30/60/90

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Day 4: 30/60/90

I thought the class I was going to was going to be "Whipped" but turns out, I ended up in 30/60/90 - a non-stop, sweaty, cardio-centric HIIT class. 

SET-UP

You guessed it - exercises performed for 30 seconds, 60 seconds and 90 seconds. There is literally NO rest the entire class. You're "recovery" is all active recovery which means non-stop moving. At the end of each interval, you're encouraged to step it up a notch for the final 15 seconds! 

EQUIPMENT

This class used a step, a body bar and yourself for a mix of plyometric, cardio and strength moves. 

WHAT I LIKED

• SO MUCH SWEAT! There is no way to leave this class feeling like you didn't get in a good workout. 
• Since I was taking the week off from running, I liked that this class had a lot of cardio moves with the stepper. That being said, when I'm running a lot, I tend to try to find gym classes that focus more on strength for my cross-training days. 
• The class ended with 3 :30 intervals where you picked your 3 favorite moves from the class. Freestyle! 

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE 

• The instructor didn't really give any corrections - because he had to stay at the front of the room constantly letting us know what was up next. 
• Jumping is rough on my shins, especially on hard gym floors. 30/60/90 has a lot of jumping. 

This class is not for the faint of heart. Now that I've gone once, it would be really daunting for me to get my butt in there again knowing how much work it was going to be. But it's totally worth it for the sweat & endorphins you'll have at the end of 45 minutes!

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