{"id":504,"date":"2025-10-31T14:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/?p=504"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:13:56","slug":"trick-or-treat-tabata-a-high-energy-halloween-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/trick-or-treat-tabata-a-high-energy-halloween-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"Trick-or-Treat Tabata: A High-Energy Halloween Burn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Trick-or-Treat Tabata: A High-Energy Halloween Burn<\/strong><\/p>\n Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES<\/strong><\/p>\n Ready for a workout that surprises every muscle? This Trick-or-Treat Tabata<\/strong> is a high-intensity, 20-minute Total Gym circuit designed to thrill your body and keep your strength on its toes. Think of it like a bag of Halloween candy: some moves are \u201ctricks\u201d (unexpected challenges that push you), while the short \u201ctreat\u201d recovery bursts give your body just enough time to catch its breath before the next scare.<\/p>\n Why Tabata Works<\/strong> This structure maximizes calorie burn, stimulates fast-twitch muscle fibers, and boosts cardiovascular endurance in a compact amount of time. By alternating push and pull movements, this workout keeps muscles constantly challenged while giving your heart a wickedly effective boost.<\/p>\n Trick-or-Treat Tabata Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n Exercises (20 min total)<\/strong><\/p>\n Options: <\/em>seated, kneeling, high kneeling, static<\/p>\n Options: <\/em>seated legs bent or extended, hi-lo press, static<\/p>\n Options: <\/em>seated, kneeling, kneeling squats<\/p>\n Options: <\/em>seated, kneeling, high kneeling, static<\/p>\n Options: <\/em>bent knees, bridge, extend legs, static<\/p>\n Pro Tip:<\/strong> Focus on controlled form, especially during those \u201ctrick\u201d moves to really haunt your muscles and maximize gains.<\/p>\n Give the Trick-or-Treat Tabata a try whenever your workout needs a little spark. Tag @groovysweat <\/strong>to share your spooky strength, and keep an eye out for more Total Gym seasonal workouts to keep your training fresh.<\/p>\n Keep pushing your limits and let this Halloween-inspired circuit leave you feeling wickedly powerful.<\/p>\n Maria<\/p>\n @GROOVYSWEAT<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Let\u2019s Connect on Social Media<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n The post Trick-or-Treat Tabata: A High-Energy Halloween Burn<\/a> appeared first on Total Gym Pulse<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trick-or-Treat Tabata: A High-Energy Halloween Burn Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES Ready for a workout that surprises every muscle? This Trick-or-Treat Tabata is a high-intensity, 20-minute Total Gym circuit designed to thrill your body and keep your strength on its toes. Think of it like a bag of Halloween candy: some moves are \u201ctricks\u201d (unexpected challenges that push you), while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":505,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504\/revisions\/505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Tabata is a form of HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) where exercises are performed in short, intense bursts: 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, for multiple rounds. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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