Winter Cardio Indoor Options From A Certified Personal Trainer

These winter cardio indoor options will help ensure that your fitness stays hot even while the weather is cold. It's more important than ever to work out in the winter months - the months when we are least likely to feel like it. By working out in the winter, we can ensure that we stay in tip top shape come spring. We can also help mitigate potential winter pitfalls like SAD. Enjoy!

Our winter cardio indoor options will be sure to keep you sweating all winter long!

The Ultimate Combo HIIT

This plan blends cardio machines with core and plyometrics for a fast-paced workout that will keep you guessing. Feel free to swap the cardio modalities suggested, but maintain the intensity listed and only rest when needed for best results.

Minutes        Activity

0:00-4:00      Stationary bike moderate pace

4:00-5:00      High kneed

5:00-6:00      Knees-in planks

6:00-7:00      Speedskaters

7:00-8:00      Stabilty ball crunches

8:00-10:00    Treadmill Sprint as fast as possible

10:00-11:00  180 degree jumps

11:00-12:00   Side plank hip lift (switch sides half way thru)

12:00-13:00   Long jumps

13:00-14:00   V-ups

14:00-18:00   Stationary bike moderate pace

Total Body Blast

This works your heart, lungs and legs in an intense set not for the faint of heart. After a thorough warm-up, do each move with an all-out effort for 20 seconds, and rest 10 seconds between each move. Go through the list twice to complete it.

Exercise                          Work               Rest

Mountain climbers   20 sec.           10 sec.

Burpees                           20 sec.           10 sec.

High knees                     20 sec.           10 sec.

Jump Rope                     20 sec.           10 sec.

repeat once more.

Would you rather follow a class?

No problem! Here are three selections for you to help you get your winter indoor cardio going on, no cardio machines needed!

“Step Aerobics” on stairs at home 

Low Impact HIIT Cardio 30 min. (this one has a lot of strength in it for a warning)

Need more winter cardio indoor options?

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Gina Paulhus has been a personal trainer since 1997. She is a two-time author of Mind Over Fatter and Change Your Weighs. Gina is world-renowned as a hernia expert and is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist. She is the owner of Home Exercise Coach and has a team of trainers ready and eager to help you with your corrective exercise needs. See more About Home Exercise Coach. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, going to the beach and serving as an ambassador for Adult Gymnastics.