3 Exercises and Tips to Help You Jump Higher 2021
- Jumping jacks
Jumping jacks are a great way to get your heart rate up.
Jumping jacks are a plyometric workout that helps you leap higher by strengthening your lower body.
They also raise your heart rate by causing your body to move out of its normal plane of motion.
This practice can help you perform better in activities that need you to move swiftly in diverse directions.
How to do it:
1- Stand with your arms alongside your body and your feet hip-width apart.
2- Jump to your feet and spread them apart.
3- Raise your arms overhead at the same time, bringing your palms close together.
4- Return to your starting position.
5- 2–5 sets of 10–20 reps are recommended.
- Single-leg deadlifts with jump
How to do it:
1- Extend your right foot behind you from a standing position.
Keep your foot off the floor if at all feasible.
2- Lean forward and make sure your torso is parallel to the ground.
3- Extend your right hand all the way to the ground.
4- Raise your right foot to hip height behind you.
5- Jump up straight and lift your left foot explosively.
6- Raise your right knee in front of you and extend your left arm overhead at the same moment.
7- Return to your original starting position.
8- On each side, do 2–4 sets of 3–10 reps.
- Burpees
This workout improves strength, endurance, and cardiovascular fitness.
Burpees work your entire body and give you the ability to jump high.
You can play around with burpee variations to make them simpler or more hard.
How to do it:
1- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, then drop your hips back and down into a squat position.
2- Press your palms into the floor in front of you, just inside your feet.
3- Jump, walk, or step both feet back into a high plank.
Do a pushup.
4- Jump, walk, or step both feet forward toward your hands until you’re back in a squat.
5- Explosively jump up and extend your arms overhead.
6- Do 1–2 sets of 10–16 reps.