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Be Well: ‘Ya Gotta Tabata’ Week Five

YORK, Pa. – We hope you’re still kicking your workout into high gear! Mindy Quesenberry from MyFitnessQuest is beginning an 8-week Tabata workout pr...

YORK, Pa. - We hope you're still kicking your workout into high gear!

Mindy Quesenberry from MyFitnessQuest is beginning an 8-week Tabata workout program on our Be Well segment. Tune in on Fridays during our 7 a.m. hour to catch the weekly edition of the workout, with every week featuring additional exercises to enhance your routine.

Today on FOX43 Morning News, Mindy and trainer Melissa Beaverson will be demonstrating this workout.

Here's the routine for this week, get ready to do some cardio:

20 seconds of exercise with 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds

Exercise 1: Goblet Squat

Exercise 2: Swing

Exercise 3: Bent-over alternating row

Exercise 4: Pullover to Tricep Extension

Add that to your routine from week four:

20 seconds of exercise with 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds
Exercise 1: High knees
Exercise 2: Skaters
Exercise 3: Burpees
Exercise 4: Plank Jack

Add that to your routine from week three:

20 seconds of exercise with 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds

Exercise 1: Prisoner Squats with alternating abduction

Exercise 2: Alternating reverse lunges

Exercise 3: Right leg single leg squat

Exercise 4: Left leg single leg

Add that to your workout from week two:

20 seconds of exercise with 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds

Exercise 1: Pilates V-sit

Exercise 2: Alternating Limb Extension

Exercise 3: Plank

Exercise 4: Bicycle crunch

repeat exercises 1-4 to complete your full Tabata

Add that to your warm-up workout that included:

Exercise 1: Prisoner Squats

Exercise 2: Jumping Jacks

Exercise 3: Push-ups

Exercise 4: Mountain Climbers

To help you enjoy and progress in these workouts, Mindy recommends downloading a Tabata app to add to your personal music playlist. An app such as Tabata Stopwatch Pro or Spotify with a Tabata playlist would suffice.

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