So now that you’ve got a basic understanding of what plyometrics is and the benefits of doing these exercise, here are a few videos to get you started.

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Plyometrics is not a new concept. It has been used for improving performance for years. It is just recently that it has gained wide attention. The word Plyometrics has been in use since the 1960’s. Plyometric training is based on using movements that are similar to the type of movement that would be done in a particular sport or activity to improve performance. Several studies have demonstrated that a combination of Plyometrics and weight training is far more effective in improving speed and strength (power). Continue Reading »

When it comes to achieving optimum weight loss results, lower-intensity exercise may be preferable over high-intensity training, a new study finds.

Published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine, the study compared women who followed a three-month regimen of moderate-intensity workouts, such as brisk walks, with those who engaged in more high-intensity exercise such as sprinting.

At the end of three months, the moderate-intensity exercise group was found to have shed significantly more weight than the high-intensity group, an average of seven pounds each compared with four pounds each.

Researchers suggested that women in the high-intensity exercise group may have engaged in post-exercise overeating as a result of fatigue.