WHY SPRINTS ARE AMAZING FOR YOUR HEALTH!

Is sprinting part of your training program?  If you want to improve your health and build a lean, functional body, sprints are integral! Check out 5 reasons why we love sprints:

1. Sprints help build and maintain muscle

Sprinting is an anaerobic exercise, so it helps build muscle in a similar way that weight training does. Research shows that sprinting can enhance protein synthesis pathways, so when paired with proper nutrition and recovery, sprinting can promote muscle building.

2. Sprints keep you fast and athletic

Most people begrudgingly accept that you have to slow down with age but you don't! Sprinting helps keep us young. If you don't use it you lose it though, so get to it.

3. Sprints improve cardiovascular health

Studies show that regular sprints lower your risk of heart disease, improve blood cholesterol levels, and help control/prevent high blood pressure. Steady state cardio is beneficial and has a place in any solid training program too, but sprints HIIT different! ?

4. Sprints are convenient

You can do them anytime, anywhere, and in just a few minutes.  No equipment necessary!

5. Sprints are fun!

Ok maybe not during. . . . especially in the beginning. But once they’re done you feel great! Feeling yourself improve on them over time also feels amazing. And feeling amazing is pretty darn fun if you ask me.