TAKE THE HIIT
Melt fat, fast, with this high-intensity bodyweight workout from Train Wright
Fitness has always been a big part of Mark and Josh Wright’s lives. Since the first lockdown, they have been sharing the short-but-sharp workouts that keep them in shape all year round. But what began as free training sessions on Instagram back in April 2020 has since grown into fully fledged fitness app Train Wright. Promising ‘real people, real results’ this fast-paced session provides a taste of what to expect from the new platform. Get your sweat towel on standby.
1. QUICK FEET
REPS: 30 secs
REST: 15 secs
SETS: 4
This is a simple but effective cardio move for raising your heart rate and torching fat.
Think sprinting on the spot: stay on the balls of your feet and drive using your arms, only lifting each foot a few inches from the floor.
Aim to keep your feet moving as fast as you can throughout.
2. JUMPING LUNGE
REPS: 45 secs REST: 15 secs SETS: 2 From standing, step into a forward lunge, with your front knee in line with your front foot and your back knee just off the floor. Drive through both heels to jump up, switching legs in the air and landing in another lunge, this time with the opposite foot forward. Jump up again, switching legs once more. Continue to alternate legs.
3. KNEE SLAM
REPS: 40 secs REST: 20 secs SETS: 3
Imagine you’re holding a stick between your hands and want to break it over your knee. Standing up straight, lift both arms above your head, before quickly bringing your hands down towards your right knee as you drive up.
Power through with the right knee before standing up straight again, lifting your arms above your head and then driving into your left knee.
5. BURPEE
REPS: 30 secs
REST: 15 secs
SETS: 4
The daddy of full-body fat-burning moves, burpees will get your heart rate up quicker than just about every other exercise.
Stand tall.
Drop down into the start of a squat thrust, then jump your feet back to a press-up position.
From here, you can either drop your torso all the way to the floor, or go straight into jumping your feet back to your hands and returning to standing.
As you stand, jump up before landing with soft knees.
Gather your breath and repeat.
6. PRESS-UP
REPS: 45 secs
REST: 30 secs
SETS: 3
The ultimate bodyweight exercise for upper-body strength, stability and core control.
When you lower, you should keep your elbows tucked into your body. If you let them flare out it will place extra strain on your elbow joints, which could lead to injury.
Make sure your hips are level throughout the exercise; if you let them sag it will put strain on your lower back. It’s also a sign that you’ve lost core control, so keep them up to make sure that you’re staying stable.
4. SPEED SKATER
REPS: 30 secs REST: 30 secs SETS: 3 While this exercise will work your entire body, the quads and glutes get special attention. Starting with your knees bent and body leaning forward, push sideways off your left leg and hop onto your right foot. Focus on balancing by using your core and glutes to stabilise your body, before pushing off your right foot and hopping onto your left. Repeat the movement and allow your arms to move naturally across your body to help balance as you land each time. 7. JAB, JAB, UPPERCUT REPS: 60 secs REST: 30 secs SETS: 3 Shadow boxing is great cardio that will really get your shoulders and triceps burning. Stand with your leading hand and foot forward, your body turned sideways and fists raised so they are level with your chin, as if you were protecting your head from an invisible opponent. Jab forwards twice with your leading hand, before following through with an uppercut from your rear hand – using your legs to generate more power.