I’m sure some of you have heard of this type of training before and have perhaps even tried it. For those who haven’t, let me delve into a bit of detail about what it entails, and why I recommend you start incorporating it into your weekly fitness regime.

To start with, we need to understand how it’s structured and fortunately, its very simple:

Pick one exercise (e.g. squats)

Do as many squats as you can for 20 seconds followed by 10 seconds rest

Repeat this for a total of 8 rounds

4 minutes total work time

That’s it. 4 minutes.

Admittedly, it’s 4 minutes of hard graft and some pain, but I promise you, the benefits are tremendous.

Tabata training in Abu Dhabi can be used with a number of different exercises whether bodyweight or equipment based. 

The options are limitless but above all else, simple and accessible making it easy for you to get started.

What I would encourage you to consider however is selecting exercises that utilize full body movements and engage the major muscle groups of the body (i.e. glutes, lats, hamstrings, quads etc). This will elicit a higher metabolic response leading to better results.

The Key to Tabata Training in Abu Dhabi is INTENSITY

The Routines

I’ve included two routines below. One requires just your bodyweight and the other a TRX.

Bodyweight

Bodyweight Squats

Push-Ups

Reverse Lunges

Burpees

TRX Based (Beginner/Intermediate)

TRX Squats

TRX Rows

TRX Hamstring Curls

TRX Jackknifes

Guide for both routines

• Perform exercise 1 until you complete all 8 rounds (4 minutes)
• After this time, rest as long as you need then perform exercise 2 repeating the same 8 round format
• Aim to do all 4 exercises. Total work time in this case is 16 minutes.