25-minute Pyramid Walking Workout

Let's climb a pyramid and get a heart-healthy workout!

This low impact walking workout is about 3000 steps. It will strengthen your cardiovascular system and tone your arms, back, shoulders, legs, hips, and glutes. The video consists of 5 sets of 5 exercises in a pyramid format. All exercises are done in sets of 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, 30 seconds and 20 seconds.

The five exercises are:

✳️ Heel touch/pullback

✳️ Diagonal overhead reach

✳️ Step back/tricep extension

✳️ Step out with lateral and front arm raises

✳️ Step touch/bicep curl

This workout can be tailored for all levels. Do the exercises at your own pace and build up stamina gradually. This workout can be done as a high intensity interval training (HIIT) session if you do the exercises at a higher intensity (80-90% of your maximal heart rate). A good gauge is the talk test -- you're near your max heart rate if feel out of breath after an exercise round and can talk with some difficulty. (Please check with your doctor before doing HIIT workouts or other exercise.) The rest periods lower your heart rate and prepare you for the next set.

Learn more about the benefits of HIIT in our blog Should I be doing High Intensity Interval Training?

Want do more strolling? Try our other Walking Workouts.

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