Legs ahead of my lungs. (Read 558 times)

I have been doing squats and one-foot toe raises, just using my body weight for resistance, the last several weeks and have really found it has helped on hills. Did a hill run last night, no tiredness in my legs, very quick recovery, just got breathless at the top, of course. I am convinced the leg exercises helped, if you are wondering if there is any value in doing these give it a try. You don't need a gym membership or fancy equipment, or to spend a lot of time doing them. Simon.

Did a hill run last night, no tiredness in my legs, very quick recovery, just got breathless at the top, of course.

Excellent progress with the strength training. Now what you need to do is learn to pace so you can keep running over the top of the hill and take advantage of free speed on the downhill side. Enjoy your hills.

redrunner, Another variation of one-legged balance squats is to reach the upper leg as far forward as you can and gently touch the ground, also to the back and to the side. This works the multiple direction muscles as well as balance muscles. Progressions include doing them with closed eyes. Ditto when you do lunges - you can go forward, sideways, or diagonally back; large, medium, or small steps. The size steps really affect what part of quad is used. My PT got me started on those types of drills about 5 yrs ago.