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Hi everyone! Happy Friday! 😀

Are you all ready for another Fitness Loves of the Week?? Because I am!!!

This week I have a new tabata workout for you. My roommate and I did this together and it was definitely challenging! The first 4 tabatas were killer. The last one is all abs so it wasn’t as challenging to the cardiovascular system.

**Edited to add: A tabata is doing an exercise at high intensity for 20 seconds followed by 10 seconds of rest. This is repeated 8 times for a total of 4 minutes. Complete each tabata and rest for 1 minute before starting the next tabata. This means the workout is 25 minutes!

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I seriously LOVE doing tabatas. I think it’s one of my new favorite ways to exercise! It’s great that you get such an amazing workout done in a short period of time! Here are videos and explanations of the moves with names you may not be familiar with:

Box lateral shuffles

Sprint bench toe taps

Medicine ball squat to toss

Bench popovers

Line jumps

Box jumps

Skaters

Medicine ball v-ups

Jump-ups: squat down and then jump straight up as high as you can and repeat. The move is similar to what you would do at the end of a burpee. In the picture below, it would be the last two steps of the burpee-

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I'm Lindsay! I'm a 23 year-old graduate student in occupational therapy. I love all things health and fitness related and this blog will document my life as I learn to really love myself, try to stop worrying so much about my body, and truly take advantage of all the sweet things that life offers us.

Posted on February 10, 2012, in Fitness, FLOW, Workouts. Bookmark the permalink. 40 Comments.

  1. Tina @ Best Body Fitness | February 10, 2012 at 5:35 am

    Thanks for the love! And you know I just pinned that workout. I love all the workouts you share. Good stuff. 🙂

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  2. Katie @ Raisins&Apples | February 10, 2012 at 5:42 am

    I am totally adding bench popovers to my next workout…I’m getting a little bored of mountain climbers!

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  3. Michelle (Better with Berries) | February 10, 2012 at 6:22 am

    Love tabatas (although I haven’t tried them many times), so I immediately saved this workout!! And thank you so much for the links to the ones we might not be familiar with. I usually spend a lot of time looking up videos of moves on others’ routines before I can start working out 🙂

    Do you think it’s okay to substitute a dumbbell in place of a medicine ball on the ab moves? I’m thinking I wouldn’t want to use a dumbbell on the squat to toss, but maybe it would be okay on the others?

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    • Lindsay | February 10, 2012 at 3:05 pm

      You’re welcome! I have always hated trying to search for them so that’s why I decided to start posting links :). And I absolutely think it’s fine to substitute a dumbbell! And no, you prob wouldn’t want to use it with the squat to toss, that could be bad haha

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  4. Meg | February 10, 2012 at 6:50 am

    Oh goodness girl, what a girl tabata workout 🙂 I too love tabatas. I actually just did some. 4 minutes to kick start my day? WHY NOT right!? So for yours, your do each “circuit” twice?

    Thanks for participating in high five friday 😀 LOVE U

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  5. Alexandra | February 10, 2012 at 7:18 am

    Aww dang I forgot to join in again!! Next week I’m gonna link up for sure haha 😉

    Next workout I’m totally trying bench popovers, they look awesome!

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  6. Tara Burner | February 10, 2012 at 7:21 am

    love tabata’s and just pinned this 🙂

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  7. Miz | February 10, 2012 at 7:23 am

    I wish you were MY roommate!!! 🙂

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  8. Emily @ Perfection Isn't Happy | February 10, 2012 at 7:43 am

    Great workout…I might have to pin it :).

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  9. Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen | February 10, 2012 at 7:50 am

    I wish I had more gumption to do anything aside from my normal elliptical and machine-weight workouts. I loved when I splurged and hired a trainer for a few sessions, but I just can’t make myself do anything “out of the ordinary” when I’m on my own.

    Maybe I just need a gym buddy? 🙂

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  10. Sarah | February 10, 2012 at 7:51 am

    I love this, definitely adding it to my post later today! Thanks lady!

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  11. Katie | February 10, 2012 at 8:07 am

    I did a workout very similar to this this morning! I’ll post mine version of it later and maybe you can give it a try! http://www.katieept.com

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  12. Dawn | February 10, 2012 at 8:23 am

    I’ll be honest! I have never tried tabatas! Maybe I should!

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  13. Danica @ It's Progression Not Perfection | February 10, 2012 at 8:41 am

    I just submitted mine but totally did it in a weird way…the attachment will work but I have no idea what thumbnail pic it decided to use…sorry I’m a noob but I love this link-up series : )

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  14. Jana @ Newly Wife Healthy Life | February 10, 2012 at 9:08 am

    I have never tried a tabata work out before, but it looks like a serious challenge! Do you do each tabata straight through, and then rest between the groups?

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    • Lindsay | February 10, 2012 at 3:08 pm

      Yes, sorry I forgot to post that! I edited it to say it haha. I do each tabata straight through and then rest for 1 minute between each.

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  15. Emilia | February 10, 2012 at 9:27 am

    I’ve dabbled in tabata workouts before, but never done them consistently. However, I think they would be perfect to shake up the workout rut I’ve found myself in recently. Definitely putting incorporating this one into my routine this week! 🙂

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  16. Stellina @ My Yogurt Addiction | February 10, 2012 at 10:05 am

    I seriously LOVE Tabata workouts!!! I did my first one two days ago, and now I’m hooked! They go by quick but are still challenging! Happy Friday 🙂

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  17. Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries | February 10, 2012 at 10:32 am

    great tabata workout girl! happy friday! 🙂

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  18. Tiff | February 10, 2012 at 10:44 am

    Whew – I’m tired just looking at that workout. haha Happy Friday!

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  19. Brittany @ GOtheXtraMile | February 10, 2012 at 11:38 am

    I am definitely going to give this workout a try! It looks awesomeeeee.

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  20. lindsay | February 10, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    just call me tabata queen! jk. But i do adore them. love/hate actually!

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  21. Rachel @RunningRachel | February 10, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    Great workout! and thanks for sharing other great sites with fitness challenges! Iwill hvae to check them out. 🙂

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  22. Annette@EnjoyYourHealthyLife | February 10, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    Good stuff! I need to incorporate more tabatas into my routines–thanks for the workout and reminder 🙂

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  23. Kris | iheartwellness.com | February 10, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    WOOO HOOO!!! I can’t wait to try this workout!! I’ve been loving my “short bursts” workout 🙂 I hate cardio, so this grand!!

    xxoo

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  24. Heather @ Get Healthy with Heather | February 10, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    This workout looks kick butt… Love it!!!! I need to work on shopping wisely this weekend too.

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  25. Tessa @ Amazing Asset | February 10, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Love this again Lindsay! I shall be adding my workout later tonight 🙂

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  26. Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin | February 11, 2012 at 8:19 am

    This looks so tough! I definitely have a love/hate relationship with tabatas. 😛

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  27. Lindsey @ Happy or Hungry | February 11, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    I love this sexy new link-up you have going on! I love doing tabata’s and I’m not sure why I don’t do them more often. Probably because it is hard to slack off while doing them, haha. But I really like that you do them and they are done and over with quickly!

    Have a great weekend Linds!

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  28. Paige @ Running Around Normal | March 18, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Ooh, I love this tabata workout! Pinning! 🙂

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