Smacking a tennis ball, leaping to grab a basketball rebound, sprinting hard — almost every athletic movement depends on explosive power. Professional athletes have long built that power through ...

Alli Mafera springs off the Bosu balls — several that are lined up in a row — and nimbly bounces with both feet from one ball to the next. Balancing on a Bosu ball — think of it as a stability ball ...

Plyometrics is a term that can leave you scratching your head. What does it mean? Is it another term for Pilates? Or are we just getting our P’s confused? Does it involve – ugh– stretching? And how ...

In honor of Leap Day, I thought we should explore the world of plyometric training. The most common plyometric exercises include hops, jumps and bounding movements. These exercises typically increase ...

Plyometrics, also known as jump training, are fast, powerful movements often used by athletes to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the sport. You don’t, however, need ...

Andy Kay looks at why these kind of bounding exercises are useful for athletes entering their winter block of work With plyometrics, we're not necessarily training the muscles, we're looking to train ...

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. New perk: Easily find new routes ...

NEW YORK — Plyometrics, sometimes called jump training, is a form of exercise that fitness experts say combines cardio and strength training and can burn more calories in less time than the typical ...

From its humble beginnings in Eastern European track and field programs to its current status as a cornerstone of athletic training, plyometric exercise has transformed how we approach power ...

NEW YORK: Plyometrics, sometimes called jump training, is a form of exercise that fitness experts say combines cardio and strength training and can burn more calories in less time than the typical ...