Can a 15-minute HIIT-style workout really help to tackle anxiety? Stylist’s laurenjanegeall put Rachael Sacerdoti’s ABC-15 workout to the test.
This set of moves should take you about five minutes , after which you take a 30-second break before repeating everything again. By the end, you’ll likely be feeling pretty tired.On a physical note, the ABC-15 workout is still an effective full-body workout – but the mental health benefits are what it was designed to offer.
She continues: “This workout is super-fast, meaning it will really get your heart pumping and release lots of– the happy hormone. I also find that when working out at such a fast pace, it’s impossible to have anything else on your mind, taking your focus away from your worries, as meditation would.” At first, I couldn’t get over how intense it was. If you’re someone who doesn’t work out much, or just hates HIIT, I’d suggest allowing yourself to take slightly longer breaks between each interval, or just doing things a little slower. I know the idea of the workout is to get your heart rate up, but it’s OK to take breaks when you need to – between the second and third interval, I think I stopped for a minute.
While I can’t say I’d do the ABC-15 workout on a regular basis, it was a nice break from the kind of cardio I typically do and definitely gave me some of the headspace I was craving. When you’re doing something so intense you don’t really have time to focus on anything else, so I was able to get a break from the worries of the day and have some ‘me’ time.
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