fall hill training

well, here we go again!

my favorite time of the year....fall. to me this is the beginning of a new year. so to start this new year off i went and ran a hill in ancaster. now this hill is no ordinary hill, this hill is an absolute pig! it is situated in the back of the rotary centre in ancaster.

if you've never been to ancaster i suggest you try it for a walk, hike or a run. there are soooo, so many great trails and conservation areas. the area is beautifully scenic and especially with the leaves turning it really is something to experience.

anyways back to the hill...so i needed an arse kicking as i had gone to a friends wedding the night before and we all know how that goes! open bar, good people and lots of food. not great when you're trying to drop weight for a fight that's roaring ever closer. i think to my self what better way to kick it into gear than a good hill run?

hills are great for short or long bursts of lung shredding endurance, not to mention the workout on the thighs! I've always found that like the stairs hills mimic the same feeling i get from a hard pad session which all fighters need. seeing as i didn't have a pad holder that day i did the hills. this hill in particular is not paved which means it's lose gravel which can or can't be easy to move fast on. also it is almost straight up! much like a ski hill is. the hill itself takes me only about 1 1/2 to 2 Min's to complete but by the time I'm at the top my lungs are on fire! so after my lungs caught a little burn i ended up doing it about 4 times for an incredible fast and short cardio workout.

so next time you wanna shake it up alittle try some hill running. you don't have to run the hill i did but if you want a nice visual surrounding(if you got the time to gaze between mouth fulls of much needed air!) check out the ancaster scene for some hill training.

until next time.

hands up, chin down and keep on pushin!

cheers!