NO JUMPING HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISES

“The purpose of plyometrics is to teach the muscles to produce maximum force faster, which enhances performance for athletes and exercisers alike.” Ok cool but what if jumping isN’T for me?

“Plyos” are often included in HIT workouts since they’re great at elevating your heart rate / providing a high intensity cardio option BUT they involve jumping & bounding & I know that’s not ideal for everyone (for so many reasons; sensitive joints, pelvic floor stuff, just despise jumping in general). If you feel like I’m speaking directly to you awesome! Below are some great ‘no jumping’ options you can swap into your workouts when they call for a plyometric exercise.

*You don’t always need to swap out an exercise, you can often modify a lot of plyometric exercises without changing the movement, here are some modification examples:

Burpees or sprawls: take out the jump and step back instead of hop.
Jump lunges & squats - simply lunge or squat - no jump!
Plank jacks: step out side to side vs. jumping out and in.