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No Equipment, Total Body Workout: Tabata Style – Super Effective

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Hello Everyone!

Welcome to a fantastic total body workout! On the agenda for today I have a Tabata style workout. It’s split into five 4-minute sections, with a short rest break in between sections. As always, you will find the workout video and photo tutorial below.

During each four minute interval, push yourself to get in maximum repetitions. There is a lot of research to show that Tabata style workouts have a LOT of benefits. Some of the benefits of Tabata workouts include: increasing lean muscle mass, boosting both aerobic and anaerobic fitness levels, burns fat, boosts your metabolism and is very time efficient.

Doing just one 4-minute round of tabata style exercises will boost your metabolism and fitness level. Today’s routine stacks five tabata workouts. Challenge yourself, while listening to your body. If you’ve been working out with me for a while you will probably be able to make it through all five tabatas. If you are new to working out you might want to pause the video and take longer breaks between rounds, or even do 1-2 Tabatas, and work your way to doing all five.

Here’s the thing about exercise: the goal is to make you stronger and healthier. So there is a fine line between pushing yourself to get stronger and build your endurance and going overboard. Learning to listen to your body is one of the most important skills you can develop. So push yourself. You’re probably stronger than you think you are.

Our family has been staying super busy and active. The kids have done a Mommy and Me Horse Camp, and my son is doing Martial Arts camp. There are a lot of different ways to stay healthy. Time outdoors, engaged in fun activities is one way our family keeps health fun.

I am still posting a lot of new workout tutorials on Pinterest. They have a new creator rewards program, which has been great for us. If you use Pinterest, please head over there and checkout the tutorials I’ve shared. The best way that you can help keep BenderFitness free is by sharing, liking, commenting, saving and overall interacting with our content.

I hope that you enjoy today’s workout. Let me know what you think about Tabata style workouts in the comments below.

Have fun!

Melissa

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Total Body Tabata Workout

Part 1:

1. High Knees 

2. Burpees

3. Lunge Jumps

4. Frogger 

Part 2:

1. Spiderman

2. Temple Tap Abs

3. Side Plank Reach- Right

4. Side Plank Reach- Left

Part 3: 

1. Jump Squat

2. Mountain Climbers

3. Floor Touch Squat

4. Donkey Kicks

Part 4: 

1. Push-ups 

2. Lunge to Hop- Right

3. Lunge to Hop- Left

4. Reverse Plank Leg Lift

Part 5: 

1. X-Jump

2. Ninja Jump

3. Low Jack

4. Surfer

21-Minute Full Body Workout with Dumbbells

21-minute total body BenderFitness workout
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Hello Everyone,

Welcome to today’s 21-Minute Full Body Workout. For today’s workout you will need some dumbbells. I alternated between 12 and 15 pound dumbbells during this routine. Aim for maximum repetitions during each interval of this workout. Not only will you build strength, but you will also work on your cardiovascular fitness and endurance.

I really enjoy this routine, because it activates all of the muscles in your body. It’s quick and effective, so it’s perfect if you’re short on time, but need a great workout you can do anywhere. If you don’t have dumbbells you can also do this routine with body weight. To do the Tricep Drop without a dumbbell, place your palms together in prayer position throughout the movement and focus on the stretch and squeeze of the triceps (the muscles at the back of your arms).

As always, you will find the full length workout video and the exercise tutorial photos below.

Mental Health:

I firmly believe that mental health is just as important as physical health. For me, a regular exercise routine is one of the things that I use to help maintain my mental health. It helps me to respond to things more calmly, and improves my overall energy. There have been so many terrible things happening in the world right now that have been soul crushing to see, hear and read about.

I am not someone who cries often. In fact, until recently I would have guessed that I haven’t cried at all in the past year or two, but I recently found myself crying on a daily basis and grappling with disbelief at the harm people are capable of inflicting on each other.

I am an action driven person, so I made a list of the actions that are in my power (making donations, writing to my political representatives, focusing on the joy right in front of me, continuing to pray) and I directed all of the excess physical energy I had into movement and projects around our home. I am also making a concentrated effort to get back into a good meditation routine, which has helped.

In general, I have good mental health and a lot of coping skills in my life, as well as a wonderful support system. If you don’t have tools at your disposal (or the ones you do have aren’t helping) I highly recommend seeking out a therapist or mental health professional. It might be a bit of bias (my undergraduate degree is in psychology), but I firmly believe all humans can benefit from therapy and learning techniques to help maintain their mental health.

I hope that you enjoy today’s workout. Let me know in the comments what you thought, and if you have any tools that you find help you maintain good mental health feel free to share them in the comments. You never know who you are going to help.

See you soon,

Melissa

You can find me on Social Media: @BenderFitness and on Facebook: @MelissaBenderFitness Pinterest: Pinterest.com/BenderFitness

If you want to help support BenderFitness so we can keep bringing you new workouts, your donation is greatly appreciated: https://www.patreon.com/BenderFitness.

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The Workout:

Set your interval timer for 21-Rounds of 10/50. 

  1. Squat and Curl
  2. Russian Twist
  3. Wood Chopper: Right
  4. Wood Chopper: Left
  5. Lunge to Hop: Right
  6. Lunge to Hop: Left
  7. Tricep Drop

*This sequence is repeated 3X for a full 21-Minute Workout.