Why Is Everyone Going Crazy for This TikTok Walking Workout?
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A TikTok posted by 23-year-old social media personality Lauren Giraldo, in which she stumps for something called the “12-3-30” workout, currently has 2.7 million views. It’s the most popular fitness trend to hail from the platform in 2021, and likely won’t be the last. TikToks had the youths sweating all quarantine.
What’s fascinating about this particular craze, though, is the sheer banality of the workout. In opposition to routines that usually find popularity on the app think HIIT scorchers, ClassPass-esque step aerobics “12-3-30” just urges people to get on a treadmill. Elevate the machine to a 12% incline, set the speed to 3.0, walk for 30 minutes. Giraldo actually first shared the tip in a day-in-the-life YouTube video back in 2019. She’s kept the regimen up ever since, hitting the treadmill five days a week, and reports it helped her lose 30 po