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 ...

Swimming might be a low-impact exercise but it can be tough on the back, shoulders, and core muscles, which is where Pilates for swimmers comes in. The movements help work all these areas, boosting ...

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Bodyweight training is a popular and accessible method of improving your strength and conditioning with minimal to no equipment. When it comes to building stronger legs, bodyweight training offers you ...

Mixing leg day with cardio workouts is a way to get quick, effective workouts if pressed for time and prepare the legs for more endurance-based training, such as running, rucking and swimming with ...

Plyometrics is a term that can leave you scratching your head. What does it mean? Is it another term for Pilates? Or are we ...

A running coach walks you through her five favorite plyometric exercises for running that will make each step take you farther. Plyometric exercises for running have some serious scientific clout: ...

For most athletes, leg days and cardio challenge the body and mind, but for tactical athletes, topping off leg days with cardio events such as rucking and swimming with fins is part of the process.

If you don't just want to live longer, but want to live well, you need to add box jumps for healthy aging into your routine now. Living to 100 but feeling awful for the last 40 years? That’s no way to ...

Want an effective form of cardio that gets your heart rate up fast and maximizes your workout time? Look no further than plyometric exercise (aka plyometrics). “Plyometrics is any type of physical ...