20 minute Beach Body Circuit, Tulum MX

Sand, surf and sweat! Blast fat and build muscle at the beach!

Traveling provides a break from traditional gym workouts. The beautiful beaches in Tulum, Mexico are the perfect setting for a beach workout. It’s a Fit Chick’s Paradise!

This full-body circuit combines explosive plyometric movements that work the legs, fire-up the metabolism and mat exercises to challenge the upper body and core.

My goal for this beach workout:   short bursts of high intensity movements, followed by 30-60 seconds of recovery for two rounds.

Sand provides an unstable surface to push off, so it really cranks up the intensity! Doing these exercises barefoot in the sand will also work the smaller intrinsic muscles of the feet.  If you’re not accustomed to exercising barefoot, you may want to start a bit more conservative on the jumping movements until your feet get more accustomed to the sand.

This workout is quick! After all, if you’re on vacation, you have other things on your agenda; enjoying some amazing food, relaxing on the beach or visiting the local ruins!

FITastic travels, Friends! xoxo

Special thanks to Hotelito Azul for the beautiful accommodations and hospitality!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/interval-timer-hiit-workouts/id406473568

Day 3 of Stay-at-home orders and it was time for a sweaty HIIT workout! It’s good to switch things up! I did this workout in my driveway.  It was fun, challenging and definitely brought the sweat!

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is a great way to get in a full-body workout in minimal time.  This form of interval training alternates short periods of intense work with recovery.  Most exercises can be done anywhere with minimal to no equipment!

Intervals can vary based on your fitness levels. I used the Interval Timer app to set work/recovery intervals.  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/interval-timer-hiit-workouts/id406473568

A few good intervals to start with….

20 seconds work / 20 seconds recovery,

30 seconds work / 30 seconds recovery,

Or, increase the intensity by reducing the “rest” interval:

40 seconds work / 20 seconds recovery.

The exercises I used for this workout are:

  • Lateral lunge
  • Squat jump
  • Reverse lunge to knee drive
  • Skaters
  • Walkout to plank
  • Mountain climber
  • Cross body mountain climber
  • Spider-Man full plank
  • Diver bomber pushups

For more information on workouts you can do anywhere to stay on track with your goals, contact me at, http://vickidiazfitness.com/contact/

Stay healthy Friends!