I’m a year round trotter but fall is my favorite season to run.
Fall slows me down in general, I often get a mild cold that sticks around for about a month and the decrease in daylight combined with dropping temperatures makes me ready to go into hibernation. Running in the fresh fall air energizes me and refreshes my spirit.
I love the simplicity of running; lace up and go. Today I was craving something a bit more full body though so I combined running with high intensity intervals.
This workout is great; it works your entire body in 10 minutes or can easily be repeated 2 or more times to cover more miles. It’s so simple, just three exercises, so no need to even write it down.
Alternate 2 minutes of running with 30 seconds of burpees/mountain climbers.
The burpee/mountain climber intervals provide strength work for your core and upper body while keeping your heart rate elevated (or maybe increasing it depending on the intensity of your running! Â Burpees…!!!).
Here’s what my workout looked like:
0-2 run
2-2:30 burpees
2:30-4:30 run
4:30-5 burpees
5-7 run
7-7:30 mountain climbers
7:30-9:30 run
9:30-10 mountain climbers
I repeated the whole thing once for a full body, heart pounding 20 minute workout followed by about 5 minutes of walking then stretching. Â My body felt well worked but not worn out, just what I was looking for!
