Try This Amazing Upper Body HIIT Routine (video)
When it comes to fitness, most women just want to be thin and shapely but
not many realize how much these two terms are misleading. You can be thin
but you might not have the stamina and fitness that you need.
Women generally are unable to take care of themselves because they are
unable to take time out for visiting a gym. The good news is that you can
do a HIIT routine at home to help you achieve your fitness goals.
Here we have demonstrated some simple upper body workouts for women that
can be done at home for toning the upper arms, chest and back. You can
watch the video at the end of the article.
Upper Body HIIT Routine
Any workout, not just this HIIT routine has to begin with a warm up. For
this particular exercise, you can start with jogging on the spot, side
jacks and go on to shuffles. You will notice how your energy levels get an
immediate boost.
Next, loosen the neck muscles with neck and shoulder rotations. Do not
ignore the lower body during the warm up and include leg extensions, butt
kicks and windmill to stretch the thigh muscles.
Now start the actual HIIT routine.
Remember to set the clock for each exercise as 45 seconds followed by a
rest period of 15 seconds and then move onto the next one. Do 3 sets with
1-2 minutes rest in between them. For best results, perform this upper
body HIIT routine at least 3 times per week.
1 Dumbbell Forward To Overhead Press With Shuffle
In this exercise keep a dumbbell in each hand and shuffle your legs back
and forth. Combine this with hand movement front and overhead. If
dumbbells feel too heavy do the exercise without them.
2 Seal Jack + Half Burpee
With dumbbell in each hand, open the arms in and out and jump and add two
burpees to that. Make it more challenging by adding 2 pushups in the same
exercise.
3 The Dumbbell Squat And Press Jump
Start with the squat position such that knees are within toe width. Hold
the dumbbell on the shoulders, drop into squat with the chest straight.
Come up by pressing down and then jump up with the hands opening
overhead.
4 Moving Plank
This exercise strengthens the upper body. Start off in the plank position
on the hands. Drop on the elbows and then raise the arms. alternate with
both the hands.
5 Dumbbell Forward And Diagonal Punches With Lunges
This exercise focuses on toning the upper body, the arms, the sides and
front of your abs. Drop down in the lunges position and two punches on the
front and side while twisting the body.
6 Pushups
Start on the familiar plank position and move up and done. While moving
down make sure that the elbows flair out. If uncomfortable in plank, let
the knees touch the ground and continue.
7 Dumbbell Bent Over Row To Reverse Fly Jump
This exercise forms the base of your core. Slightly bend the knees and
bend forward at the waist. With a dumbbell in each hand up and down. Add a
little jump to it to make it more challenging. This is perfect for the
upper body including the mid and upper back.
8 The Dumbbell Russian Twist To External Rotation
This exercise improves flexibility on the waist and side of the abs. The
back of the shoulders is exercised too.
Sit on the floor with your knees folded and legs in the air. Keep the
hands with dumbbells close to the body and now twist the upper body on
both sides. You can also add an external rotation to this. This is good
for the upper body and the shoulders.
9 Dumbbell Bicep Curl And Ice Skater
Get in the ice skater position and hop side to side. For the hands add a
bicep curl.
10 Triceps Dips To Kicks
Use a step up for this. Sit against the step up with the hip close to it.
Move the hips up and down and add kicks to add some cardio to this. This
is good for toning the triceps and making the legs flab free.
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Upper Body HIIT Routine Video
Repeat all the exercises for best results. This HIIT routine will tone
your upper body while also strengthening it. So it is a must do for all
women.