If there's one way to get yourself out of a fitness rut, it's running up a hill. These natural obstacles are a great way to challenge your muscles and boost your cardio fitness, but you don't need a ...

One of the signature training methods I use with my runners are steep hill sprints. These short, maximum-intensity efforts against gravity provide two key benefits: • First, they strengthen all of the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images If the mere thought of hill sprints sends a shiver down your spine, you’re ...

Walter Payton and Jerry Rice had a secret weapon in their training arsenals: Hill Sprints. They force you to use your body weight as resistance while you run on an incline. Add this exercise to your ...

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Autumn is the season when the landscape changes mood — leaves underfoot, breath curling in the chill, paths you thought you knew turning new again. Gym treadmills glare with screens, but outside the ...

As Charge running coach Betsy Magato puts it, hill sprint workouts are like “broccoli for runners.” Why? “Because broccoli is good to eat, and hills are good to do,” she says. Whether you’re a fitness ...

The treadmill is a pretty divisive piece of gym equipment; some people swear by it for their cardio workout, while others couldn't think of anything more uninspiring than pounding that charcoal belt ...