The word “Tabata” – we see it and hear it around the gym, we read it online, but what does the word really mean?

Tabata is: a HIIT workout that lasts for 4 minutes- 20 seconds all out work, as hard as you can go, with a 10 second rest to follow.

Personal trainers often use this as a “finisher,” with either kettlebell swings or squats, just to name a few. Really any exercise can be done in the form of Tabata training!

A simple example with kettlebell swings would be:

20 sec. KB swings/10 sec rest
20 sec. KB swings/10 sec rest
20 sec. KB swings/10 sec rest
20 sec. KB swings/10 sec rest
20 sec. KB swings/10 sec rest
20 sec. KB swings/10 sec rest
20 sec. KB swings/10 sec rest
20 sec. KB swings/done!

Give it a try!

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