New Shoes, New Hills

My boy friend Ryan bought my these new shoes made by Saucony last week. I always thought that I would forever be a Nike Free typer of girl, but these shoes are fantastic! I did an easy hill work out the other day and they worked wonders for my feet and shins. My Frees normally give my some grueling shin splints when I do any sort of bounding or jumping (up hills included) but I didn't feel it coming once! They even worked well when I did some short sprints. I was staying on my toes much easier than in my Frees which in turn helped my run faster and get a better workout. I definitely recommend making your next pair of running shoes a pare of Saucony's. 

My new babies! 

As far as workouts go if you are like me and hate hate hate! running hills try to find a short yet very steep hill (50-60 degree) and try doing standing broad jumps up the hill. It really targets the gluteus (booty) muscles and the quads. Of course you should still do a few sets of sprints up the hill but at least this will give you some variety in your work out routine.

Open your possibilities.

-Sonya