Hill Sprints
Dallas Personal Trainer - Although it is uncommon for trainers to utilize this exercise, it is actually one of the most effective exercises for weight loss, fat loss, and increasing abdominal and total body muscle definition.
These are simply sprints performed on a treadmill set at an incline.
On most of your exercises you will increase the intensity of the exercise by adding weight as your get stronger, but on these you will increase the intensity by speeding up the pace as you get faster.
Tips: Keep your stride long and when your legs get tired and feel like jello near the end of a sprint, continue to push them as long as possible. Usually you will be able to last 5-10 seconds longer than you feel like you can as long as you keep driving your legs hard. Make sure you really push yourself on these, the results will be well worth it!
Just as you can use a lower weight for later sets in order to stay within the correct rep range on you weight lifting exercises, you can reduce the speed for your later sets on these in order to make sure that you run each sprint for the required length of time. However, do not reduce the speed in the middle of a set. If you can't make it through the full specified time on a one of your sprints, simply go for as long as you can and then reduce the speed for the next set. Also, do not lower the incline. Keep the incline at the level specified by your workout instructions for every set.
As always, we do not recommend performing any exercise without the supervision of a highly qualified personal trainer. This exercise description is for informational purposes only. Consult your doctor before attempting any workout program or attempting this exercise or any other exercise on this website.
These are simply sprints performed on a treadmill set at an incline.
On most of your exercises you will increase the intensity of the exercise by adding weight as your get stronger, but on these you will increase the intensity by speeding up the pace as you get faster.
Tips: Keep your stride long and when your legs get tired and feel like jello near the end of a sprint, continue to push them as long as possible. Usually you will be able to last 5-10 seconds longer than you feel like you can as long as you keep driving your legs hard. Make sure you really push yourself on these, the results will be well worth it!
Just as you can use a lower weight for later sets in order to stay within the correct rep range on you weight lifting exercises, you can reduce the speed for your later sets on these in order to make sure that you run each sprint for the required length of time. However, do not reduce the speed in the middle of a set. If you can't make it through the full specified time on a one of your sprints, simply go for as long as you can and then reduce the speed for the next set. Also, do not lower the incline. Keep the incline at the level specified by your workout instructions for every set.
As always, we do not recommend performing any exercise without the supervision of a highly qualified personal trainer. This exercise description is for informational purposes only. Consult your doctor before attempting any workout program or attempting this exercise or any other exercise on this website.