Hill sprinting provides additional advantages for your running routine. This activity has benefits for improving strength, toning muscles not used during a regular run, and building endurance.
1. Strengthening Muscles - Hill sprints increase leg strength more than running or sprinting on flat land. Adds resistance, the activity provides an extra workout for the muscles in the lower back as well as the hamstrings and calves.
2. Avoiding Injury - A muscle injury is unlikely when hill sprinting, because the resistance prevents you from reaching your max speed. Also, sprints are short in duration, lactate does not build up in the muscles, making it less likely for muscles to become fatigued and sore.
3. Building Speed - Adding resistance to your sprints can help you achieve gains in speed. Hill sprinting makes your ankles stronger, you will be able to push off the ground harder. The more forceful the push, the longer your stride becomes. Running uphill also makes you raise your knees higher, which helps increase stride length. When doing hill sprints, you will also naturally use aggressive arm and shoulder action.
4. Burning Calories and Toning Muscles - Hill running and hill sprinting burn more calories than running on flat land. The activities also tone different parts of your body that are not as affected by running on flat surfaces. Short, explosive hill sprints activate more muscle fivers more forcefully than other types of running.
5. Providing Variation - Hill sprints provide variation in a running routine that can become dull particularly if you tend to do your running on a treadmill.
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