212/365 Sprints for the Win

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

When I teach boot camp classes, I like mixing in sprinting drills to increase heart rate and really get the juices flowing. You can add them if you're going out for a run and want to do something a little different.

Here are a few drills to get you started (distance is about 20 yards):
- Sprint forward , back pedal
- Sprint forward, hop back both legs (going for height or distance)
- Low shuffle, lateral
- Bounding
- Low karaoke, lateral
- Hop forward both legs, back pedal
- Hop, lateral

There are tons more you could do, just think about what you did if you played sports in high school. Also, these drills are all in a straight line; tomorrow I'll put some up that you could do if you had cones. All of these are pretty easy to get but, not necessarily easy to do. If you want to add a drill to your circuit training, perhaps do it once between circuits, rest for 30sec-1min, do it again, then go back to your circuit.

Working on sprints and other explosive moves will train your anaerobic system, the one you use when you're racing to the finish line or pedaling up a hill with all your might. It will also produce a longer recovery time before you get back to your BMR which means you're burning more calories. For me, I love doing drills because I feel alive when I run fast; my heart is pounding, my lungs are flooding with air, and sweat is dripping from every pore; there's nothing better.

In health,

Lauren