Add Sprint Training to Your Fitness Stack: Teresa Iannetelli
Make Sprint Training Part of your Fitness Routine with sprinter Teresa Iannetelli
Sprint Training is an excellent type of HIIT training that anyone can add to their fitness routine, however, there are some things to bear in mind before you start.
We talk to the athlete and friend of the blog Teresa Iannetelli about getting started, improving, and also training for competition.
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Sprint Training for Beginners
Sprint training is the best calorie-burning exercise but can also be very demanding.
When starting sprinting it is about learning the form before you try to run too fast, as learning the correct form will help you to move in a more efficient way.
If you are thinking about starting sprinting I would advise that you start by doing it once or twice a week as you will find that your body aches a lot and it is best not to push yourself too hard and to avoid injury at all costs.
However, it is not just about what you are doing when you are at the track it is about what you are doing when you are at home too.
Are you getting enough sleep so that your body can rest and repair? Are you eating enough calories because it is a high-calorie-burning exercise? And a very important one, are you eating enough protein?
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Improving your sprinting
When it comes to improving your speed you need to think about key aspects of your running: are you keeping your legs in front when you are running, are you using your arms, in the longer sprints such as the 200m and the 400m are you controlling your breathing?
You also need to think about what you are doing when you are training, making sure that you have all the aspects needed for your event.
Working through speed endurance, endurance, speed and start training, but you also need to think about what you are doing in the gym.
Advanced sprint training for competition
When it comes to training for competition, you need to think about the different training throughout the year, as a 400m runner, during the winter starting in September/October we increase the distance that we run but slow it down so that we are improving our endurance.
This includes doing 10 x 500m going through 400m in 65 seconds, the time is dependent on each athlete. The changing of the training helps to build on each aspect of a person’s event, breaking it down into each section so when the race comes you know how you will run it.
