| abstract |
A sports training apparatus comprises an elevated platform 10 and a plurality of inclined surfaces 12, 13, 14. The inclined surfaces may comprise ramps 13, 14 and/or flights of steps 12, and may comprise at least one ramp and at least one flight of steps. The inclined surfaces may be inclined at different angles from one another, e.g. with one being around 29-31 0 to the horizontal, and the other being around 39-42 0 to the horizontal. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus includes at least two flights of steps (20, 21, fig. 3), each flight of steps having different step heights and/or tread depths. The apparatus is intended to impart to a user the beneficial effects of hill running or hill training. |