It seems unnatural to run up a hill on the treadmill. Does a 12% incline represent a true big friggin' hill? Well, I can hardly complain when it's roughly 60 degrees in my basement and my alternative is running up an actual hill in 2 degree temperatures with a wind chill of -8 degrees. Yes, that is a '-' minus sign. Brr!
So, hill training on the mill, it is! I decided to do a program, the usual #8. But, when it came to the 'hill', I increased the incline to 8%, then 10%, and finishing with 12%. Although it didn't feel like I was going uphill, my heart rate assured me that I was indeed climbing artificial altitude.
All-in-all, it was a good workout and I was able to build the leg muscles on the 'hills'.
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