I am getting ready for a 5 K series… basically I am doing 4 5 K’s next month and I am really excited, well except for the fact that I live in Charleston, SC and during the summer months it is 95 degrees (or hotter) and the humidity makes it feel more like 115 degrees!
The 4% Incline Of Our Bridge is KILLER
So needless to say I have stayed indoors for my workouts but I have to aclimate my body to get used to being out in the heat (the runs are at 6 pm, still in the 90’s)… So I am going to start working out outside 1 or 2 days a week with these:
The Best Exercises For Outdoor Workouts:
(all of these are geared to increasing my endurance and speed)
- Interval sprints (50 yards sprint, 50 yards jog…)
- Squat and Lunge Jumps
- Push ups/burpies
- Hill Runs (up our beloved Cooper River Bridge as seen in the picture)
- Stadium runs at the local high school
Now obviously I won’t do all of these at one workout but a few at each 30-45 minute workout will kick my butt!
