15-20 min HIIT Workouts

These HIIT workouts run 15-20 min of working time and need no equipment. They cover all four standard interval formats — AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata and For Time — across beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Each listing shows the full circuit, the estimated time, and scaling options for every movement.

17 free workouts · bodyweight only · no account required

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AMRAPIntermediate
18 min

18-Min Engine Builder AMRAP

Lunges20
Burpees10
Hollow Body Hold20s
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AMRAPBeginner
16 min

16-Min Mixed Modal AMRAP

200m RunMax effort
Burpees12
Air Squats24
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AMRAPIntermediate
20 min

20-Min Classic Triplet AMRAP

400m RunMax effort
Push-ups12
Air Squats24
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AMRAPIntermediate
17 min

17-Min Power & Core AMRAP

Broad Jumps12
Pike Push-ups10
Sit-ups20
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AMRAPIntermediate
15 min

15-Min Athletic AMRAP

Jumping Lunges (or Alternating Lunges)20
Push-ups12
Plank Shoulder Taps20
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For TimeIntermediate
16 min

800 + 30/60 For Time

800m RunMax effort
Burpees30
Sit-ups60
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For TimeIntermediate
18 min

400 + 80/40 For Time

400m RunMax effort
Sit-ups80
Push-ups40
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For TimeIntermediate
15 min

21-15-9 Squats & Burpees

21-15-9 Air Squats21-15-9
21-15-9 Burpees21-15-9
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For TimeIntermediate
19 min

600-30/30-600 For Time

600m RunMax effort
30 Burpees30
30 Air Squats30
+1 more exercises
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EMOMIntermediate
18 min

18-Min Triple EMOM

Minute 1: Air Squats25
Minute 2: Push-ups12
Minute 3: 200m RunMax effort
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EMOMIntermediate
20 min

20-Min 4-Station EMOM

Minute 1: 200m RunMax effort
Minute 2: Push-ups15
Minute 3: Air Squats30
+1 more exercises
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EMOMIntermediate
15 min

15-Min Strength-Skill EMOM

Minute 1: Box Step-ups20
Minute 2: Pike Push-ups10
Minute 3: Sit-ups20
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EMOMIntermediate
15 min

15-Min Core & Engine EMOM

Minute 1: Hollow Rocks20
Minute 2: Burpees10
Minute 3: Alternating Lunges20
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EMOMIntermediate
18 min

18-Min Plyo-Press-Core EMOM

Minute 1: Box Jumps / Step-ups16
Minute 2: Push-ups12
Minute 3: Plank Hold40s
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For TimeIntermediate
18 min

1k + 80 Squats

1000m RunMax effort
80 Air Squats80
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AMRAPBeginner
18 min

18-Min Steady Triplet AMRAP

200m RunMax effort
Box Step-ups20
Push-ups12
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EMOMIntermediate
15 min

15-Min Mixed EMOM Builder

Minute 1: Burpees12
Minute 2: Russian Twists40
Minute 3: Air Squats25
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Why train for 15-20 minutes

Fifteen to twenty minutes is the range most interval training settles into, and for good reason. It is long enough to accumulate meaningful volume and demand real pacing decisions, but short enough to sustain genuine intensity from start to finish.

If you are training two to four times a week and want a default session length, this is it. The pacing problem here is real but manageable: fast enough to be hard, controlled enough to finish.

Time shown is working time

The duration on each workout covers the working portion only. Add five to ten minutes at the front for a warm-up — some easy movement plus a few reps of whatever the workout asks for — and a few minutes at the end to bring your heart rate down. Skipping the warm-up on a short, intense session is how most avoidable strains happen.

15-20 min workouts: common questions

Is a 15-20 min HIIT workout long enough to be effective?
Yes. HIIT produces its effect through work-to-rest structure and intensity rather than duration, which is why 15-20 min of genuine interval work is a complete session. Add a warm-up and cool-down around it.
Does the time include warming up?
No. The stated duration is working time only. Plan five to ten minutes of warm-up before and a few minutes of easy movement afterwards.