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Intermediate Morning Lower Body HIIT Workout

23 min
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5 exercises

Kick off your morning with maximum lower body heat! This intermediate no-equipment HIIT workout fires up your legs for 20 minutes of limit-testing intensity. Go all out, burn fat, and build serious lower body endurance. No excuses — it\'s limit HIIT time!

Standing Rest exercise illustration
Standing Rest
1 sets
60 secs
We are about to enter Limit HIIT! Be prepared, it\'s just over 20 minutes of very high intensity!
High Knees exercise illustration
High Knees
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT
0:30 rest
Mountain Climbers exercise illustration
Mountain Climbers
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT
0:30 rest
Bodyweight Sumo Squats exercise illustration
Bodyweight Sumo Squats
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT
0:30 rest
Front Kicks exercise illustration
Front Kicks
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT

About this workout

Intermediate Morning Lower Body HIIT Workout is a free 23 min workout plan with 5 illustrated exercises for your glutes & hip flexors, abs and legs. Follow the workout online, save it to your WorkoutLabs Fit account or download it as a printable PDF.

Tap any exercise in the workout to see the muscles worked, clear exercise illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Each workout includes sets, reps, rest times and notes so you can follow the plan without guessing.

Workout details

  • Duration: 23 min
  • Exercises: 5
  • Training focus: Glutes & hip flexors, abs and legs
  • Equipment: NO EQUIPMENT
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Format: Interactive workout and printable PDF

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Questions about this workout

What equipment do I need for this workout?

No equipment is needed – every exercise in this workout uses your own bodyweight, so you can do it at home or anywhere.

How long does the Intermediate Morning Lower Body HIIT Workout take?

The full workout takes about 23 minutes, covering 5 exercises with prescribed sets, reps and rest periods. Using the built-in timers and auto-advance keeps you on pace from start to finish.

Is this workout suitable for my fitness level?

This is an intermediate workout, best suited to people with some training experience. Beginners can still follow it by reducing the weight, doing fewer sets or resting longer between sets – each exercise includes illustrated form instructions.

What muscles does this workout target?

This routine primarily works your abs, glutes & hip flexors, quadriceps, hamstrings. Tap any exercise in the workout to see a muscle diagram showing exactly which primary and secondary muscles it activates.

How often should I do this workout?

For increase endurance, lose fat, aim to do this workout 2–3 times per week with at least one rest day between sessions. Progress by gradually adding weight or reps, and pair it with workouts for other muscle groups during the week.

Can I download or save this workout?

Yes – you can download this workout as a free printable PDF using the download button, or save it to a free WorkoutLabs Fit account to follow it on your phone, customize the exercises and track your progress.

Intermediate Morning Lower Body HIIT Workout
23 min
 · 
5 exercises
Kick off your morning with maximum lower body heat! This intermediate no-equipment HIIT workout fires up your legs for 20 minutes of limit-testing intensity. Go all out, burn fat, and build serious lower body endurance. No excuses — it\'s limit HIIT time!
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Standing Rest
Standing Rest exercise illustration
1 sets
60 secs
Set 1 of 1
Rest before next set
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We are about to enter Limit HIIT! Be prepared, it\'s just over 20 minutes of very high intensity!
  • Between exercises, do not sit or lie down. Stand straight up and maintain proper form. Your chest should be up. Your lower back should be flat. Do not allow your shoulders to hunch.
  • Take periodic sips of water or a sports beverage. Do not chug or drink too much too fast.
  • Stand in this position for your prescribed rest break then begin your next exercise.
High Knees
High Knees exercise illustration
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
Set 1 of 5
Rest before next set
Get ready
321GO
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
  2. Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
  3. For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
  4. Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
  1. Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
  2. Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
  3. As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
  4. As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
  5. Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.

This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.

Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Standing tall with a tight core and flat back, you will begin the dynamic stretching exercise as if you were running in place. Keep the knees slightly bent at all times.Start slowly and work up to a faster speed.
  2. Bring your left foot back and all the way up to the glutes. Return your left foot to the ground and repeat on the other side.
  3. Continue this back and forth motion, keeping your arms swinging in motion.
Rest
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Mountain Climbers
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Mountain Climbers
Mountain Climbers exercise illustration
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
Set 1 of 5
Rest before next set
Get ready
321GO
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Chest, Shoulders
  1. Place your hands flat on the floor, shoulder width apart.
  2. Extend your torso and legs fully behind you with only your toes and balls of your feet touching the floor.
  3. Your body should be in a straight line, with your weight supported on your hands and toes only.
  4. Starting with either leg, flex your knee and hip at the same time to bring your knee up and under your hip. Your other leg should remain fully extended. This is the start position.
  5. Using an explosive movement, reverse the position of your legs, by extending the bent leg back and simultaneously flexing the straight leg until it is in the startposition.
  6. Continue alternating in this manner for the desire amount of time.
Rest
0:00
next up
Bodyweight Sumo Squats
Next
Bodyweight Sumo Squats
Bodyweight Sumo Squats exercise illustration
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
Set 1 of 5
Rest before next set
Get ready
321GO
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Hamstrings
    1. Stand with your feet in a wide stance, with your toes slightly pointed outwards – like a sumo wrestler. Hold your hands together in front of your chest.
    2. Keeping your back straight, lower your body towards the ground by bending your knees.
    3. As you reach a fully squatting position (legs are bent at a 90-degree angle), hold the pose for 1 second before driving your feet into the floor and slowly push your body back up to the starting position.
    4. For a bonus, tense your glutes at the top of the movement.

 

 

 

Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings
  1. Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
  2. Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
  3. Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  1. Standing with a braced core and flat back, bring your hands together at chest height. Position your feet to be at hip-width.
  2. Beginning with the right foot, step backward and across your left foot. Simultaneously, bend the left knee and drop it towards the ground.
  3. Stop when the front right knee is parallel with the ground. Push off the ground with your right foot and return to the starting position.
Rest
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Front Kicks
Next
Front Kicks
Front Kicks exercise illustration
5 sets
30 secs
30 sec rest
Set 1 of 5
Rest before next set
Get ready
321GO
S1: 50% Warm-Up | S2: 75% Preparation | S3: 90-100% Limit HIIT | S4: 75% Recovery | S5: 90-100% Limit HIIT
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
  • Stand with a tight core and flat back. Stagger your feet just a little so that your left foot is in front and your right front is behind you.
  • Bend your elbows and bring your closed hands to your chin, mimicking a traditional boxing stance.
  • Begin by extending your right leg up, leading with your knee.
  • Next, extend your foot out. Immediately, retract it back to the starting position.
  • Repeat on the other side.
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