Stadium Stomp at the MCG
Well we did it. The weekend past was finally our time to run a lap of the famous MCG. Yep that’s right, our team from Claudefit personal training just belted out another running event, this time we hit the Stadium stomp and in doing so negotiated the spectacular MCG stands that basically involved running up and down while traversing along these very steep terraces all the way around. The price for you troubles here was approximately 7200 stairs. The last time I ran at the “G” was during the football in looking for a pie vendor at ¾ time as Dad was hungry – a very long time ago!
It’s been a welcome event for the crew as we are not only visiting one of the most recognized Melbourne landmarks but were are going to take the tour de pain as we are going the long and challenging way around. From a pure fitness point of view the benefits of stair climbing as a fitness tool are many! Technically Stair climbing forces you to utilise muscles stabilisers, like the gluteus (ladies take note) medius, the whole hip region and the calf muscles that don’t get the same overload during regular and flatter runs due to only activating one leg as the other takes stride. Stairs strengthen these areas and you’ll go a long way in reducing the potential for injury when getting back to friendlier flatter running.
On a lighter note if you are one of many people who just want to know why they should incorporate stairs as part of their (comfortable and flat) routine. Here’s a few more benefits coming from a fitness and important (to some) aesthetic point of view.
- Stairs hit those trouble spots – oh yeah big time, if you want the backside to show its natural shape with no bulk, stairs will do it. Plain and simple, Take my work for it when you start running, those juggly bits will soon start to disappear.
- Improves your fitness – well it is running after all and it’s been well documented that running gets you fit. In our case by increasing the angle you are taking it to another lever (no pun intended) and will earn your dose of fresh air when complete.
- Boosts your metabolism – it’s not within the scope to describe the many elements of how this works , however the elevated systems that operates these many elements will certainly be required to work at a higher rate both during and post run. Basically you will be burning more calories even when recovering.
- It will go a long way in helping you lose weight – ill keep this one simple , given a practical approach to your nutrition with regular exercise you will certainly effect your body composition. The stairs in your case will just cost you a hell of a lot more calories! This is a good thing ok?
All you need is a set of stairs and won’t cost you a gym membership to just run on a stationery machine. Goes without saying, if you want to get good at stair running, find some and hit them hard.
I’m using this approach as you should be aware that if you are the type to run up and down stairs you is not the type that will just take it easy. It’s basically progression from flatter running. So go out and find the nearest to you. So if these sorts of event take your fancy, Claudefit is quite happy to provide you with the tools to get it done. I focus on general physical preparation for whatever endeavour you are interested in.
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I’ll strengthen you body to cope well with what’s expected from it.
See you on the terraces
