Do any of you ever have that moment that your house just feels stifling and you need to go somewhere or just get out of the house? I blame school. Every free moment I have had for this past month is either dedicated to driving, being at school, reading textbooks or working on this site. It feels a bit like groundhog’s day a lot of the time.
Every time I have reached the breaking point this week, I just drop everything and go off running. I don’t know if it’s the fresh air or just being able to clear my mind that helps so much but I come back ready to work all over again. Like a hamster on a wheel.
Over the weekend I luckily had a bit of a break to breathe, so I wanted to do more than just running around my usual neighborhood. I ended up driving to the track of my old high school.
Tracks can be a bit intimidating to some people because you are simply running around in circles so if I end up on a track I usually do either timed sprints or interval distances. While most people know that it is great for your legs, sprints also tighten up your abs and for me force me to solely think of what I need to be doing next, or the pain I’m in, instead of what homework I have left.
HELPFUL TIPS
When doing any sort of running do not stop right on the spot. Run through it and give yourself time for your body to gradual stop. This even includes walking around or shaking out limbs during the ‘rest’ period.
The average track is 400 meters around once. But you can also look at the actual markings on a track to help you divide up where you need to run to on each set. Some tracks have every 200 or 100 meters, but some are as low as 50 meters apart.
THE WORKOUT
WARM UP
200 meters slow pace
SETS
50 meter sprint
Rest 30 seconds
Repet 4 times
100 meter sprint
Rest 30 seconds
Repeat 2 times
50 meter sprint
Rest 30 seconds
Repeat 4 times
50 meter sprint
Rest 15 seconds
Repet 4 times
100 meter sprint
Rest 15 seconds
Repeat 2 times
50 meter sprint
Rest 15 seconds
Repeat 4 times
50 meter sprint
Rest 30 seconds
Repeat 4 times
100 meter sprint
Rest 30 seconds
Repeat 2 times
50 meter sprint
Rest 30 seconds
Repeat 4 times
COOL DOWN
200 meter slow pace
*If you need to, feel free to extend the rest periods slightly. But do not go over a minute of rest or you will get a lot less out of this workout than those who use the shorter breaks.
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