I don’t know about you guys, but the election this week has left me feeling emotionally drained. In checking out the trends on social media yesterday, one of the ones that stood out was #ElectionHangover. Yes, this has felt like an election hangover in the worst way. I’ve had my share of {alcohol} hangovers in my life, but this week’s hangover is the kind that lasts for days, and leaves you feeling exhausted, headachy and kind of depressed.
To help get my spirits up in general, one of my go-to moves is ranting to my mom exercise. Workout endorphins are a powerful thing! So today I’m sharing an election hangover remedy: a 40-minute HIIT workout. I’ve been starting to add HIIT back into my workout routine, and it’s one of my favorite kinds of workouts. I just love how the moves are quick and you have to mentally stay in it. The tempo in this workout is 30 seconds of work, followed by 10 seconds of rest. I used 10-lb dumbbells, but you can use whatever dumbbells fit your strength level. For my HIIT workouts, I use an app called IntervalTimer to easily time my rounds.
HIIT has been proven to be a really effective type of workout. Short bursts of high intensity training followed by little rest periods has been shown to be an awesome fat burning, metabolism boosting workout.
In other words, it’s GREAT, it’s hhuuuuuggge, it’s terrific, it’s the BEST EVER. It’ll help you burn calories “bigly”….Heaven help me having to listen to those words for the next 4 years.
Tell me… Do you have an election hangover? Do you ever do HIIT?
I have felt TERRIBLE. Literally sick to my stomach. That man has the vocabulary of 12 year old. It’s unreal that he’s President. Lawd help us.
Can you just come do this one with me? I’m barely even dragging my ass out of the house. Though I guess I CAN do this in my living room. I’ll have anger from the news playing in the background to fuel it. HA.
I totally need a killer workout after Tuesday’s events…. doing this tonight!
Haha! Love the workout option. Working out always makes you feel better, right? I’ve been doing my fair share of ranting this week…except mine have been to my Dad. 🙂 Hope you have an amazing weekend out there, my Cali friend!
I’m STILL suffering from election hangover!
Girl, same here… I think this hangover may last awhile!!
Challenging but excellent workout, Nicole! Loved the post and I will try to incorporate the workout into my daily routine!
So glad that you tried it, Agness! I was on a kick doing this workout at least once a week for months… I need to bring it back this week into my mix!