Step Ups
Runners Exercise: Step Ups
If you are a runner or someone who wants to strengthen their legs then this exercise is for you! Step ups are quick, simple, and can be done anywhere that you have access to a step or an elevated surface. To elevate this exercise, you may hold dumbbells or some sort of weight, only do that if you feel comfortable.
How-To Steps:
- Stand tall behind an elevated surface like a step, with one leg on the step.
- Start to lift your leg that is on the ground up, drive your knee into the air.
- At the same speed, lower the leg that is raised back down onto the ground in the same position that you started in. Try to perform 3 sets of 10 step ups! Be sure to switch legs when you are done!
*Never do an exercise that causes you pain*