Low Impact HIIT // No Equipment

Low Impact HIIT // No Equipment is lower intensity cardio workout from Heather Robertson. It is low impact but not no impact. In the warm up you will jog in place and the first circuit has you doing a jump rope. But if you truly need no impact, those two moves are easily modifiable. This was a very enjoyable workout. I used as a recovery day workout to get myself warmed up before moving on to Heather’s wonderful, feel good Full Body Stretch & Flexibility. You’re not going to burn a ton of calories but Heather gets your heart rate elevated and even gives you a bit of strength work. And it ends with a deep, feel good stretch.

This workout is made up of 3 circuits, each containing 4 exercises. Each circuit is done twice before moving on to the next circuit. The exercises are all done interval style: 40 seconds of work followed by 20 seconds of recovery. There is a timer in the lower right hand corner of the screen counting down your intervals and recoveries. During the recoveries Heather previews your next exercise.

Low Impact HIIT // No Equipment is 31:26 minutes; 2:45 minute warm up and 3 minute stretch. Equipment: fitness mat.

Circuit 1:

1. Step jack (low impact jacks, jumping jack arms but alternate tapping one foot out to side)
2. Ghost rope (alternating hopping toe taps with jump rope arms)
3. Curtsy lunges (alternate sides)
4. Plank leg lifts (in forearm plank, alternate lifting legs)
5. Repeat #1-4

30 second rest

Circuit 2:

1. Knee drives (alternating knee raises, raise arms overhead and pull them down to thigh when knee raises)
2. Plank tap combo (in straight arm plank, alternate tapping leg/toe out to side while also tapping one hand to opposite shoulder)
3. Side lunges (alternating side lunges, between each lunge raise both arms overhead)
4. Down dog push up (alternate one push up with one down dog)
5. Repeat #1-4

30 second rest

Circuit 3:

1. Plank ankle reach (in straight arm plank, push glutes back into down dog while also reaching one hand to opposite ankle, return to plank then repeat on other side of body)
2. Curtsy & squat (alternating curtsy lunges, do one squat between each lunge)
3. Side drive (in split stance, reach arms overhead, do single knee repeaters with back leg, pulling arms down to knee when it raises)
4. Repeat #3 on other side of body
5. Repeat #1-4

For more info on Heather Robertson’s workouts and other (free) streaming workouts I’ve sampled and reviewed, check out my Streaming page.