Building body strength through fitness training is just one of many parameters. Equally important are explosiveness and improved coordination, for example. Box jumps are particularly effective for ...

Three words: prisoner box jumps. You don’t need weights, just your body weight and a box or bench. If you have limited ...

At first glance, springing onto a high box might not feel particularly relevant to running a long way on level group. But box ...

Performing this movement on a regular basis will not only result in significant and consistent increases in your vertical leap over time, but those gains will translate to improved performance in ...

Even for the most enthusiastic exerciser, sticking with a consistent workout routine is no piece of cake. Oftentimes, fatigue, boredom, and frustration with a lack of tangible results threaten to ...

Like box jumps, jumping jacks or indeed any kind of jumping move, jump squats are a plyometric exercise that should be an important part of every runner's strength and conditioning routine. 'The jump ...

Temptation is a powerful thing. Tell athletes to be careful doing Box Jumps and they'll attempt kangaroo-like leaps to imitate the 50-inch jumping sensations they found on YouTube. Box Jumps have ...

I recently wrote about how running with a can of Pringles helped me improve my form—an ingenious trick from my high school coach that taught me to keep my hands relaxed. The story got me thinking: ...

Box Jumps are one of the best plyometric exercises to develop lower-body power, which helps you run faster and jump higher. But many of you are doing them wrong, putting yourself at risk for injury.

Jumping is a useful skill in sports like basketball, and a great way to work on your explosive power. If you’d like to jump higher and jump better, we have some tips for you. Before you start working ...

As you age, you might think low-impact exercise is the safest route for long-term health. But according to leading physiologist Dr Stacy Sims, this mindset could be holding women back. In fact, ...