At Home HIIT Workout (No Equipment Necessary!)

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TryALittleGoodness #CollectiveBias Every time that I scroll through my Instagram and FaceBook feeds I am so amazed and excited by all of the healthy hashtags I see floating around and all of the friends who are encouraging and inspiring others to take the steps necessary to live a healthier life.  I am such a lover of working out and exercising that I want to shout it from the rooftops constantly (just ask my poor mother, whom I harass on a near daily basis) and January is the perfect time of the year for me to have the opportunity as there are always lots of people new to working out and healthy eating who need just a little encouragement. So if that is you my friend, come on in.  Even if you’ve been working out for years, an at home, no equipment necessary HIIT workout is an awesome piece to add to your arsenal! Ooh, but first, make sure to enter this incredible goodnessknows® sweepstakes with a photo or quote for a chance to win one of two $500 gift cards up for grabs each week for three weeks beginning January 18th! 2016 #TryALittleGoodness Sweepstakes

These moves are all pretty basic and easy to perform, so I won’t go in to too much detail on each one.  And please just go ahead and ignore my faces…I guess that I look like a major sourpuss when I am working out! Bringing back the old school favorite, the jumping jack.  This is always a great way to get the blood pumping! Bodyweight squats will get your legs and booty in shape in no time.  Just be sure to keep your back upright and don’t let your knees go over your toes. V-Ups are guaranteed to smoke your core!  Lying face up, use your core to bring your legs and upper body together at the same time.  Slowly lay back down and repeat. I love me some tricep dips!  Grab a bench, chair or coffee table and put your hands behind you, arms straight.  Bend your arms and lower your body until your arms are at a 90* angle, then push back up.  Repeat. Oh the love hate relationship I have with burpees could be turned into a Nicholas Sparks bestseller.  It is epic.  I’ve even got a full post on perfecting the move, so if you need guidance you can check that out here. Lunges are one of those moves that is just a classic and will never go out of style.  You can choose to do walking or stationary lunges, whatever you prefer, just be sure that your knee doesn’t go over your toes and try to get as deep as you can. Plank it out!  Finish each round with one more core buster; the plank.  There are lots of variations, but I chose to plank on my elbows with my plans up.  I’ve got other options here if you are interested. Perform each move for 30 seconds followed by a ten second break (there are lots of great apps out there for interval timing), allowing yourself a full 30 second break at the end of each round.  Complete 5 rounds. When you are done, be sure to refuel your body.  Drink lots of water and enjoy a high quality snack.  I recently discovered goodnessknows® snack squares while I was in the checkout aisle at Walmart the other day.  With a rumbling tummy and nothing but chocolate bars as far as the eye could see, these amazing little guys jumped right out at me!  With no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners and no high fructose corn syrup combined with a tagline of “goodness to greatness,” I was sold! Now I keep some in my bag at all times, the goodnesskonws® Cranberry, Almond, Dark Chocolate is my favorite (but the apple, almond & peanut, dark chocolate and the peach & cherry, almond dark chocolate are also totally amazing)! What is your favorite at home workout?  How about a post gym treat?  I’d love to hear from you!