Plyometrics are a common piece of the puzzle for athletes. But for most adults who go to a gym, they're often passed up in favor of compound exercises. Plyometrics, aka jump training, refer to ...

Plyometric exercises require you to push yourself to your maximum effort through quick and intense bursts of energy like jumping, sprinting, lunging and hopping. They call on you to perform explosive ...

Plyometric training is a great way for athletes to build explosive power. Performing plyometrics one to three times a week can increase your vertical jump, speed and strength. The gains athletes make ...

There are a variety of ways to upgrade your lunges to feel a more intense, full-body burn. Trainer Erin Bailey provides her fave lunge workouts to try. Out of all the workout moves that I have done in ...

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Workouts that improve your jump are great for stability, strength, and cardio, personal trainer Chrissy Signore said. To jump higher, you need to first build a strong lower body, she said. Signore ...

Who knew all that training like a kid would come in handy for your fitness? The scientific-sounding but refreshingly straightforward plyometrics, or jump training, is used by elite athletes to boost ...

Powerful legs can come in handy at a number of typical emergency scenes. Everything from climbing stairs to lifting a heavy patient to breaching a ceiling becomes a bit easier when you have the ...

The sun’s out, so many of us will want to show our legs, as we should! But with summer activities and events right around the corner, we may feel like we don’t have time to get our legs right and ...