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    You are here: Home / Fitness / 20 Minute StairMaster HIIT Workout

    20 Minute StairMaster HIIT Workout

    Posted: Jan 10, 2018 Last Modified: Jan 10, 2018 by Carmy

    Work up a major sweat with this quick and effective 20 minute StairMaster HIIT Workout!

    Get your heart pumping and legs burning with one of the best cardio machines at the gym: the StairMaster! Work up a major sweat with this quick and effective 20 minute StairMaster HIIT Workout!

    Get your heart pumping and legs burning with one of the best cardio machines at the gym: the StairMaster! Work up a major sweat with this quick and effective 20 minute StairMaster HIIT Workout! #HIITworkout #StairMasterWorkout #StairMasterHIIT #WorkoutIdeas #GymWorkouts

    What HIIT on the StairMaster Did For Me

    If you’ve been following along on my little corner of the internet here, you might remember my little stint where I didn’t run consistently between Sept 2016 – Jan 2017. During that time, I had some grievances I needed to air out with running and instead I hit the gym. I lifted weights, I hogged the spin bike, and most of all, I practically died on the StairMaster.  Then I took a pretty chill approach to running between Ragnar Relay and Ragnar Trail and I kinda just wafted around. I ran a couple times a week but it wasn’t long nor was it hard.

    Fast forward to today, I got some DMs about how I was able to knock out these higher weekly mileage and longer recovery runs when months ago, I wasn’t consistently “training.” Well 1. I have a wonderful coach who helped me progress to where I am today, carefully building my mileage. There are days where I feel like I could run for forever but having someone rein me in keeps me from burning out. And 2. the StairMaster. I had started hopping on the StairMaster for a 20ish minute StairMaster HIIT workout after I had grilled my amazingly fit friend Patty about her workout. I had asked her about how in the world she ran a 1:35 half marathon despite “not running” and her answer was how she worked her butt off on the StairMaster. So while I wasn’t running consistently, I used the StairMaster to keep my cardio up. And that’s it, plain and simple, my secret is that I sweat my butt off on the StairMaster.

    Down below, I have for you to print/pin/save the 20 minute StairMaster HIIT workout that I did during what I now consider my off season. And under that, I have a quick little blurb on the benefits of using the StairMaster. Also note that I am not a personal trainer – this is a workout that has worked for me and I’m sharing it with you. Please consult a doctor before making any drastic changes or starting a new fitness routine.

    20 Minute StairMaster HIIT Workout

    The StairMaster I used goes from 1-20 so that’s what my workout is based off.

    Work up a major sweat with this quick and effective 20 minute StairMaster HIIT Workout! #HIITworkout #StairMasterWorkout #StairMasterHIIT #WorkoutIdeas #GymWorkouts

    Benefits of Using the StairMaster

    • Increase of core activation from balancing while climbing up the stairs.
    • An increased range of motion in the hips and knees ­— something runners (aka me!) usually lack
    • The StairMaster gets your heart rate up immediately compared to running so it maximizes the 20 minutes spent on the machine
    • Using the Stairmaster engages every major muscle in your lower body
    • It’s an lower impact activity compared to running so prefect for cross-training on your off days

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