Sometimes I like to spice up a run with some strength elements. I have been refining this combination of exercises for a while and I now think its’ ready to share. Here is the idea – find a large park, or running path if you can, and incorporate strength stations within the run. You can obviously also do this with a walk as well if you like. I have a park 2.5 miles away that I ran to this morning. At this park there is a path that is 1.2 miles around. I have seven stops in the loop and I do the loop two times and then run home. Today the total milage was 7.8 miles.
Here are the stations below
- Push-up’s, do 20 and run to the next station
- Step-ups on a rock, 20 per leg
- Walking Lunge, 20 per leg
- Leg Lifts, 20
- Squat Jumps, 20
- Pull-up’s on the playground, 10
- Dips, 20
Here is the link to the YouTube video where I demonstrated the whole loop.
There is no magic to the order, it’s just the way it laid out on the loop I ran. Be creative and swap in other things you like for stuff you don’t. I obviously left out burpees because I really don’t like them. This is a great workout if you are training for a Tough Mudder, Spartan, or DEKA event this coming season. Get out there, challenge yourself and have some fun.
I am not sure if this will link to Strava but I am giving it a shot. https://www.strava.com/activities/11142600624
Above is my new cover art for my Fitness Anywhere, YouTube series. Let me know what you think.