Essentials South Africa – August 2019

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Natalia Lubomirski

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Anne-Marie Bickerton; Adobe Stock; iStock

Too tired to hit the gym? This 15-minute

at-home workout will help you stay in

shape – and recharge your batteries

booSt

energy!

m

ade it past halfway through the year and

your energy is flagging? Working out

might feel like the last thing you want

to do, but exercising can replenish those

much-needed reserves, by boosting

blood flow around your body and releasing feel-good

endorphins. and nothing revs up those happy hormones

like a high-intensity interval training (hiit) session.

Personal trainer Dominik Rzadowski has created a

Tabata-style plan to help you burn fat and turn up your

energy supply in just 15 minutes at home. ‘This HIIT

workout will also increase aerobic and anaerobic capacity

(exercise with and without oxygen) and improve your

stamina,’ he says. What’s more, the four-minute sections

make the workout seem more manageable. ‘I’ve tried to

mix up the moves, too, to maximise fat-burning potential,

and inject variety into the routine to keep everyone

motivated,' he adds.

burn fat,

did you

know?

t abata training is a

hiit workout featuring

routines that last just

four minutes.