EmpowerMoms

The 4-Week HIIT Plan for Beginners with Jessica Smith TV and MyFitnessPal

This four-week HIIT plan for beginners is designed to introduce you to interval training and ease into it safely — gradually building up your threshold and ability to handle more intensity over time. To help avoid injury and overtraining, we’ve also included suggested weekly cross-training schedules to help you create a balanced fitness program.

HERE’S THE WEEKLY WORKOUT OVERVIEW:

Week 1: HIIT for Beginners: Walking Intervals

Week 2: HIIT for Beginners: Body-Weight Strength Circuit

Week 3: HIIT for Beginners: Kickboxing Intervals

Week 4: HIIT for Beginners: Cardio Intervals

WEEK 1:
HIIT for Beginners: Walking Interval Cardio Workout, Low Impact, Fat Burning

Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Equipment: None

Intensity: Moderate to High

WEEK 2:
HIIT for Beginners: Bodyweight Strength Circuit, Fat Burning Cardio Workout

Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Equipment: None (you may want a mat or towel for the floor work)

Intensity: Moderate to High

Full blog post is here:
https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/4-week-hiit-plan-beginners/

January 3, 2017
Who inspires you to be your most empowered self?
Is it your #wcw, boss, teacher, partner? How do they empower you? Now think about how you can start empowering others!

My children inspire me the most-to be my best self. 6.5 years ago after I had my son I was very obese. I was unhappy and very unhealthy. I couldn’t get up and down or walk around very good to play with my 2 boys. I was in a lot of pain as well, which after going to the doctor, I found out I was misdiagnosed for almost 10 years with gallbladder stones. After my gallbladder surgery I was finally able to walk around without pain so I started doing short home workouts and walking at home. I wanted to lose weight and be healthy and happy again for my family. I was able to lose almost 100 pounds in the first 3 years!

To this day they are still the ones who inspire me to be better and to eat better. They are always watching me and looking to me as the example. I now have a 15 year old and 6.5 year old boy who are very active and who love to workout with me. We love to stay active as a family!

January 2, 2017
Share something that empowered you in 2016. Take a second to reflect and think about the things you did or learned in 2016.
What empowered you to be your best self? Was it learning a new skill? A major life event? Taking a leap of faith? How will you build on what you learned last year?

In 2016 I did some races that I never thought I could do. I started off doing a Ninja Challenge obstacle race in May which was one of the hardest races I’ve ever done. I trained for months on obstacles and weight machines at the gym to build my upper body strength. This race empowered me to participate in more obstacles races in 2016. This year I plan on doing the Ninja Challenge again, along with some other races and hope to do even better!

January 1, 2017
What is your biggest goal for 2017?
Are you going to run a race, start a business, commit to a healthier lifestyle, get outside of your comfort zone? Whatever your goal may be, think about the ways in which you will empower yourself to complete this goal.

I have several little goals this year like some upcoming races. But my biggest goal for 2017 is to focus on my eating! I want to focus on smaller portions, no sugar, and limit dairy and gluten. I have done this before and I feel SO much better-I just need to stay consistent with it.

I am turning 35 years old in May and I really want to get 20-25 pounds gone this year! I am the healthiest and strongest I’ve ever been in my life, however I am still considered overweight so I really need to focus on losing more weight and becoming toned.

What is one of your goals for 2017??