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Time-crunch Tabata workouts that’ll train your entire body

You don't need huge chunks of time to drop fat and build muscle—not with these 15-minute sweatfests.

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The Workout Plan to Get Ripped Without Breaking a Sweat
Eugenio Marongiu / Getty
The Workout Plan to Get Ripped Without Breaking a Sweat
Eugenio Marongiu / Getty

This is the ultimate workout method to train your entire body in four-minute increments. “Tabata’s short duration can increase a person’s willingness to complete it,” says trainer Selena Watkins. “It also increases the chances you’ll do the routine regularly.”

Shorter durations mean less stress on the body, and no excuse to skip a workout.

Directions

Do each exercise for four minutes (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, for eight sets total), then move on to the next exercise. Choose either Workout 1 or Workout 2 for a single day, and incorporate both into your regular fitness routine.

Routine

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Workout 1

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 1 of 4

Kettlebell Swing

Equipment
Kettlebells
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.
Exercise 2 of 4

High knees

Equipment
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.
Exercise 3 of 4

Bench Dip

Equipment
Bench
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.
Exercise 4 of 4

V-Up

Equipment
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.

Workout 2

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 5 of 4

Pushup

Equipment
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.
How to
Exercise 6 of 4

Front Squat to Press

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.
Exercise 7 of 4

Burpee

Equipment
No Equipment
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.
Exercise 8 of 4

Mountain Climber

Equipment
Medicine Ball
Sets
8
Reps
20 sec.
Rest
10 sec.
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