Plyometrics: Health Benefits, How to Get Started, and How to Get Better (Everyday Health)

Posted: Mar 13, 2024 in In the News

This article originally appeared in Everyday Health on March 13, 2024.

 

Plyometrics: Health Benefits, How to Get Started, and How to Get Better

By Laura Williams

Athletes have used plyometrics to boost explosiveness and speed for many years — and casual fitness enthusiasts are catching on.

Plyometrics (also known as plyos and jump training) are activities involving short bursts of explosive movement. If you’ve encountered this training style, it’s likely been through jumping exercises like box jumps (jumping from the floor onto a box). But plyometrics is more than simply jumping — it’s a training method designed to increase power, speed, and agility.

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Sample Workouts

 

American Council on Exercise

 

To get an idea of what plyometric exercises look like and how to advance your movements, this blog post from the American Council on Exercise is a great place to start. Photos that detail each phase of plyometric exercises are also included to ensure you’re performing each exercise correctly.

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