Helps you build speed and stamina
Not only is running at an incline great for your stamina, it will also help build strength in your leg muscles.
Calories burnes running at incline
Experts suggest that uphill running can burn between 800-1400kcal per hour. The heavier a person is, the more calories that person will burn. So if your goal is to lose weight – start running uphill!
Muscles worked running on incline
Uphill running/ sprinting enhances muscular endurance and strength because of the major of the body must work harder when working uphill. The muscles targeted when running uphill are: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Calves, Core and Upper Body, and similar to training allows you to build more muscle and lose fat.
Building up your cardiovascular endurance
When running uphill your heart and lungs will reap the benefits by becoming much stronger. Overcoming the demands of running uphill will help you become a more efficient runner, by strengthening the lungs and working at a higher intensity will help strengthen the heart.
Running uphill prevents shin splints
Running on flat ground or downhill puts more stress on the shin bones, thus causing shin splints. Running uphill is less stressful on your shins, as you naturally push off the ground hard, you use your hips more than your shins running uphill.
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