What Fancy Equipment?

A great workout does not always require expensive equipment. Pictured to the right is a very basic piece of exercise equipment called a hill.

The hill can be used at all levels of fitness. Workout number one is for people new to fitness, or returning to fitness after an extended bout of sedentary lifestyle. Workout number two is a workout for those interested in leg strengthening. Workout number three is a workout specifically for increasing performance in running.

Workout 1:

1. Warm up by walking to a hill.
2. Walk up the hill.
3. Walk down the hill.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have worked out 10 to 20 minutes.
5. Cool down by walking back home or to your car.

Workout 2:

1. Warm up by walking to a hill.
2. Perform walking lunges up the hill.
3. Perform backward walking lunges down the hill.
4. Repeat 2 and 3 as desired.
5. Walk back home or to your car.

Workout 3:
1. Warm up by running to the hill.
2. Going up hill, with each step, leap upwards driving your knee high into the air.
3. At the top of the hill, jog a bit to recover your heart rate.
4. Going downhill, run quickly and lightly with a fast foot turnover to the bottom of the hill.
5. At the bottom of th ehill, jog to recover.
6. Repeat 2-5 as desired.
7. Run back home or to your car.

Did the directions for those workouts (especially the first one) sound ridiculously simple?

Yeah, that was the idea.