16 Minute Tabata Workout for Almost Advanced User

In the past I posted a couple of beginner Tabata workouts that involved very familiar exercises and required no equipment. The workout below is a bit more advanced as it requires some gear for weight resistance. You’ll need to get some dumbbells or a kettlebell, and a swissball if you want to follow along.  Scroll down for exercise … Read more

6 Ways to Increase Tabata Intensity

The original Tabata training is based on 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest for 8 sets; lasting 4 minutes. But as you get stronger, faster and fitter, you’ll need to be challenged even more to keep on improving your fitness levels. There are a number of ways you can increase intensity of your … Read more

Another 16 Minute Tabata Workout for Beginners

This is a follow-up post to my Tabata routine for beginners I posted earlier. If you’re just beginning Tabata training you can also use this routine as a starting point. All exercises involve only your bodyweight and you’ve probably done them at one point in your life. If you never heard of them and would … Read more

Intro to Tabata and How to Add It To Your Workout

You’ve probably heard of High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT, but what about The Tabata Method? Tabata, a training protocol developed in mid-1990’s, is essentially a HIIT workout with a basic premise of working hard for 20 seconds and resting for the next 10 seconds, repeat this for 4 minutes. As discovered and demonstrated in Dr. Tabata’s original … Read more