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Beat Boredom in Self-Isolation with These Intense 30-Minute Fat-Burning Home Workouts

Beat Boredom in Self-Isolation with These Intense 30-Minute Fat-Burning Home Workouts

Just because we’re all stuck at home doesn’t mean we can’t keep up with Workout Wednesday. Fitness coach Helle Hammonds has three intense, 30-minute workouts to try.

With the UK in lockdown for at least three weeks, we’re limited to leaving the house only once a day for exercise. So, our plans of frequent jogs around the block are off the table. Now, more than ever, we need effective home workouts that get our hearts pumping and leave us feeling the burn.

Ready for a challenge? Healthista’s 30-day workout series features Helle Hammonds, a well-regarded health and fitness coach, known for her motivational skills and sculpting techniques. These high-intensity workouts are quick but effective.

Here are three workouts to try over the next few days. Tag @HealthistaTV on Instagram while doing your workouts!

Routine 1:
Start with a short warm-up, followed by these sections with small breaks in between:
1. Backward lunges, alternating sides
2. Inch worms
3. Shake it out

Then move on to:
1. Bodyweight squats
2. 30 seconds of bodyweight push-ups (knees down to modify)
3. Squat and overhead press (no equipment needed for shoulders)
4. Pike push-ups (or hold a pike position)
5. Tricep dips
6. Shake it out for 10 seconds
Repeat three times.

Next:
1. Plank position with feet apart
2. Shoulder tap, followed by knee tap (with both hands)
3. Jump in, jump out, then push-up
4. Backward lunge with overhead press
Repeat three times.

Next:
1. Plank jacks
2. Plank with arm lifts (use weights if you can)
3. Plank to elbows
4. Spidermans (plank with knees to elbows)
Repeat three times.

Finish with two moves:
1. Star jumps, then dips to toes (or jumping jacks)
2. Chest to the floor burpees with drop-downs
Do each move for 20 seconds, rest for 20 seconds, and repeat four times.

Routine 2:
Start with a short warm-up, then:
1. Roll shoulders
2. Bodyweight squats
3. Curtsy lunge
4. Backward lunge
5. Bodyweight squats
6. Curtsy lunge

Then:
1. Sumo squat (lift heels if advanced)
2. Backward lunge kick – one side
3. Backward lunge – switch side
4. Shake it out for 10 seconds
Repeat three times.

Next:
1. Narrow leg jump squat x2, wide leg jump squat x2 (no jump for beginners)
2. Split lunge – one side (lift heels if advanced)
3. Split lunge – switch side (lift heels if advanced)
4. Narrow ski jump
Repeat three times.

Next:
1. Backward lunge to knee jump – one side (backward lunge only for beginners)
2. Backward lunge to knee jump – switch side (backward lunge only for beginners)
3. Bodyweight squat with two pulses
4. Hip thrust (lift heels if advanced)

Finish with:
1. Split lunge squat, side to side – 5 reps each
2. Jump squat – 10 reps (squat without jump for beginners)
3. Burpee – 10 reps (half burpee for beginners)

Routine 3:
Start with a short warm-up, then:
1. Straight leg walkout
2. Straight leg walkout with a jump
3. Star jumps
4. Backward lunge and kick
Repeat once more.

Next:
1. Tabletop hand to foot reach and tap
2. Tabletop leg kicks
3. Crunches
4. V-sit hold
5. Shake it out for 10 seconds
Repeat three times.

Next:
1. High pike plank with hip tilts
2. Plank
3. High plank side mountain climbers
Repeat three times.

Finish with:
1. Walkout narrow, followed by two jump squats
2. Laying down straight leg raises
3. Wide leg jump squats
Repeat three times.

To wrap up:
1. Skaters – 20 seconds
2. High knees – 20 seconds
3. 20 seconds rest
Repeat three times.

There you go, your 30-day fat-burning home workout challenge starts now. Stay active during self-isolation with these effective routines.