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 ...

Plyometrics is a type of exercise that involves quickly stretching and contracting muscles to create explosive movements with bodyweight resistance, increasing muscle power. Examples of plyometric ...

Jeff has been running for 13 years, at all levels of the sport. He was a two-time Division-I All-American in Cross Country while at Brown University and competed professionally for 4 years after ...

From box jumps to lateral bounds to burpees, plyometric exercises can be…intimidating. It makes sense then if you think they’re only for a certain type of exerciser–for example, the ex-college athlete ...