Tabata Exercises

HollyMac20
HollyMac20 Posts: 259 Member
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Looking for some inspriation from my MFPers. I am teaching a Tabata class twice a week. We do generally 4 sets of tabata in the 45 minute period. (For those that don't know Tabata, you do one exercise for 20 seconds at max effort, rest for 10 seconds, repeat for a total of 8 rounds, 4 minutes total).

I am looking for some good exercises for class. I have skill levels all over, so there needs to be some ability to modify as well.

Tuesday we did: Mt. Climbers, air squats, OH press and push ups

What are good Tabata exercises?

Also, what are some good filler exercises to keep moving between sets while people recover?

Oh I should add, I have access to free weights, medicine balls, steps and bar weights!

Thanks!!!
Holly

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  • spitfire1962
    spitfire1962 Posts: 347 Member
    I have been doing the Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones. The surrenders are a killer and the zumo squats with a press too. Surrenders you hold the weights over your head and put one leg behind you like a lunge and get on your knee then bring the other leg behind you get on your knee then push up with one leg and get up, push up with the other leg back to start position. The zumo squats, you have weights lifted over head with legs in wide stance and squat as low as you can as you press the weights behind you.
  • rachmaree
    rachmaree Posts: 782 Member
    Try it with a jump rope!! I love using a jump rope for exercise.
  • AEROBICVIC
    AEROBICVIC Posts: 159 Member
    hello! i use tabata in my aerobic classes also. luv it! i've done sets of delt work in one rotation...shoulder press, lateral raise, front delts and upright row with small wts....i'll so the same with bis and tris....skater slides, single leg lunge, push ups, ab work (crunch, bike, leg lifts).....basically any type of moves i use in "old school" aerobics work great
  • limestar
    limestar Posts: 198 Member
    i use http://www.bodyrock.tv/ she uses a lot of tabata in her workouts. thats the website maybe something that can give you ideas. on the rest time i would think maybe using the weights slowly to recover.
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