This explosive full-body movement builds strength, stamina, and speed, helping you move more quickly and powerfully in a wide variety of situations.
HOW TO DO IT:
- Start standing upright with some space around you
- Squat down & place hands flat on the ground in front of you
- Jump your feet backward into a plank position
- Do a Push-Up
- Jump your feet forward to where they started
- Stand up quickly, raise your arms & jump in the air
- As you land, squat back down and repeat
- Try to make each rep one big, smooth movement
MAKE IT COUNT:
- Do as many as you can
- If you can’t do more pushups, keep squatting & jumping
MAKE IT EASIER:
- Step your feet back one at a time instead of jumping back
- Step or jump back to the plank position, but skip the pushup
- Stand up more slowly
- Raise onto your tippy toes instead of jumping
MAKE IT HARDER:
- Jump higher
- Go faster
- Do a second set
MAKE IT FUN:
- Share this with a friend so you have a workout buddy!
PRACTICAL USES:
- Overall physical endurance & speed
- Jumping up quickly when you see a spider under the bed
- Sweet martial arts moves
- All-night dance parties
- Popping up on a surfboard
- Parkour!
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