Upper Body HIIT Workout for Women with Made in Nature Healthy Organic Snacks

Upper Body HIIT Workout for Women with Made in Nature Healthy Organic Snacks

Workout smarter with this 20-minute upper body HIIT workout; pairing strength exercises to tone your arms with cardio bursts to raise your heart-rate and burn more calories.

Strength and cardio workouts are my jam because they are efficient; building lean muscle while raising your heart rate. And since you’ve been asking for more upper body workouts, I thought it was about time I shared an upper body HIIT {high intensity interval training} workout.

I’ve been trying to incorporate at least one upper body focused, arm workout into my weekly training routine. I tend to focus on lower body and total body workouts, but if there’s anything that lugging around a 25 pound, plus baby, it’s that my upper body need some strength training love too.

Having a baby, now toddler, in my arms has also taught me that my post-workout snacks need to be toddler-friendly too. Because his chubby, little hands are always reaching for my food.

Enter Made in Nature, healthy organic snacks — from dried mango slices {my husband’s favorite} to nut butter filled figgy pops {mine and Brody’s favorites}. Learn more about Made in Nature Snacks below, our main sponsor for the Third Annual Fit for Her MPLS event and brand partner for this efficient, 20-minute upper body HIIT workout.

If you want to turn this 20-minute workout into a 30-minute workout, add-on this 10-minute Barre Core routine!

The Workout: Upper Body HIIT Workout

This 20-minute upper body HIIT workout is broken into three circuits; each circuit has two strength exercises and one HIIT/cardio exercise.

Complete 12 repetitions of each strength exercise using a medium set of dumbbells and 45 seconds of each HIIT/cardio exercise followed by 15 seconds rest. Repeat each circuit for a total of x2 sets before moving onto the next circuit.

Circuit One:

1. Strength: Single, Single, Double Shoulder Press {12 reps}
2. Strength: Around the World Bicep Curls {12 reps}
3. Cardio: Press + Punch Jacks {45 second interval, followed by 15 seconds rest}

x2 Sets

Circuit Two:

1. Strength: Renegade Row {12 reps}
2. Strength: Chest Fly {12 reps}
3. Cardio: Burpee Curl + Press {45 second interval, followed by 15 seconds rest}

x2 Sets

Circuit Three:

1. Strength: Skull Crusher Triceps {12 reps}
2. Strength: Superman Hyperextensions {12 reps}
3. Cardio: Plank Jack + Tuck {45 second interval, followed by 15 seconds rest}

x2 Sets

See video above for complete workout and proper exercise form.

Single, Single, Double Shoulder Press

Around the World Bicep Curls

Press + Punch Jacks

Renegade Row

Chest Fly

Burpee Curl + Press

Skull Crusher Triceps

Superman Hyperextensions

Plank Jack + Tuck

If you’ve been following me on Instagram and Facebook than you know my favorite event of the year, Third Annual Fit for Her MPLS, is right around the corner — Saturday, February 24th 2018, from 9am-11am. I’m co-hosting this fitness + fundraising event with Stacie and Jess from The Real Food RDs. All proceeds benefit The Her Initiative in partnership with Healing Waters International, a non-profit organization that brings clean water and hygiene education to women in developing countries while empowering women here in the states.

I’m beyond excited to share that Made In Nature has partnered with us as our main sponsor for this event!

It’s like two of my favorite world’s have collided — real food snacking and raising funds to help end the global water crisis!

If you’re in the Minneapolis area you can experience the Third Annual Fit for Her event first-hand, including these delicious trail mix energy bites made by The Real Food RDs; featuring Made In Nature Super Berry Fruit Fusion. But hurry only 5 tickets left.

If you’re not in the Minneapolis-area, we’d still love your support. You can donate to The Her Initiative here to help us reach our goal of raising $15K to fully fund a clean water project for a community in need {and you can still get the delicious trail mix energy bites recipe featuring Made In Nature Snacks here}.

photo credit: The Real Food RDs

Here’s a list of my personal favorite Made In Nature Snacks:

Made In Nature snacks are available at retailers across the U.S., including Costco, Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods. Click here to find a store near you!

Words can’t express how grateful we for Made In Nature supporting our efforts to help end the global water crisis.

The Real Food RDs and I would also like to thank the numerous brands and individuals who have supported and donated to our event, including: The FeedFeed, Whole Foods MN, Seven Sunday’s Muesli, Crisp & Green, Primal Kitchen, Minny Spoons.

This workout is a sponsored post in partnership with Made in Nature and does include affiliate links. All words and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make nourish move love and all the content you see on this blog possible.

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