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Endurance Interval Pyramid Under Desk Elliptical Workout for Beginners

Get your heart pumping and increase blood flow with this 20-minute endurance-based workout on your under desk elliptical!

Endurance Interval Pyramid Under Desk Elliptical Workout for Beginners
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    WORKOUT:

     

    OVERVIEW:

    Get your heart pumping and increase blood flow with this 20-minute endurance-based workout on your under desk elliptical! This workout includes longer intervals, and periods of work at higher resistances to help you increase your endurance and mix up your regular under desk elliptical workouts. You could also use an under-desk bike or recumbent bike to complete this workout. Grab your equipment, and let’s do this!

     

    WORKOUT DETAILS

    WARMUP
    - Warmup: Chair Squats – 40 seconds
    - Warmup: Head Rolls – 20 seconds
    - Warmup: Head Tilts – 20 seconds
    - Warmup: Shoulder Circles – 20 seconds
    - Warmup: Side Stretches – 20 seconds
    - Warmup: Easy Pace, Resistance 1 – 90 seconds

    ENDURANCE INTERVAL PYRAMID, BRISK PACE
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 1 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 2 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 3 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 4 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 5 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 6 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 5 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 4 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 3 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 2 – 30 seconds
    - Brisk Pace, Resistance 1 – 30 seconds
    - Rest

    ENDURANCE INTERVAL PYRAMID FOR TIME, PACE OF CHOICE
    - Endurance Interval 1, Resistance 4 (Pace of Choice) – 1 minute
    - Rest – 30 seconds
    - Endurance Interval 2, Resistance 4 (Pace of Choice) – 2 minutes
    - Rest – 30 seconds
    - Endurance Interval 3, Resistance 4 (Pace of Choice) – 3 minutes
    - Rest – 30 seconds
    - Endurance Interval 4, Resistance 4 (Pace of Choice) – 2 minutes
    - Rest – 30 seconds
    - Endurance Interval 5, Resistance 4 (Pace of Choice) – 1 minute
    - Rest

    COOLDOWN
    - Cooldown: Nice & Easy Pace (Pace of Choice) – 1 minute
    - Cooldown: Seated Hamstring Stretch (Right Leg)
    - Cooldown: Seated Hamstring Stretch (Left Leg)
    - Cooldown: Overhead Stretch (Left Arm)
    - Cooldown: Overhead Stretch (Right Arm)

    END WORKOUT

     

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