There’s something special about being so excited to go running that you count the minutes until you can leave work, lace up, and hit the pavement. But no matter how much you’re in love with running, it takes a little effort to keep the relationship fresh. “If you want to make progress and still keep it fun, variety is going to be crucial,” says Jason Fitzgerald, an elite marathoner, running coach, and founder ofStrengthRunning.com.
Before a favorite neighborhood route starts to feel ho-hum, mix in one of these 18 runs to keep things fun and challenging. Each one can be modified for runners of any fitness and experience levels. Many of the workouts require a set distance, but you don’t need access to a track. Websites and apps like MapMyRun and USA Track & Field make it easy to map distance so you can do these workouts anywhere.
18 NEW RUNNING WORKOUTS
http://greatist.com/fitness/18-running-workouts-try-something-newP.E. students: What are your thoughts on running as part of your exercise program? What is your previous life experiences with running? Do you avoid it, tolerate it, like it or love it? What is the approach you do now? Look through these options and consider trying something different and write about the experience as a reflection response.
Through out high school p.e. classes a lot of my classmates have dreaded running but I, however, always saw it as enjoyment and still do to this day. I enjoy running but have a hard time pushing myself to just go for a jog on my own time. Looking through the list of ways to workout my cardio is to set myself intervals to be my goal. I found this is a good motivator as opposed to just running until your legs are sore and, then walking though the rest of your work out. I found this way Im pushing myself harder but its for a shorter amount of time. I also took from reading this to take longer strides when I hit that point of exhaustion but as Fitzgerald, the marathoner said "doing strides before the end of an easy run, so that you’re warmed up but not fatigued"
ReplyDeleteI think having the stamina and determination to be able to run is important, but I myself have never been fond of running. I tolerated it as part of the P.E. curriculum but I don't do it often for myself or for fun. Although, when put into a competition setting, I find myself having more fun running when there is a challenge or end goal ahead of me. I want to add running into my routine as a challenge hoping that I will grow fond of it. I have set a goal to at least set myself up with a jog and then into a run.
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