10- Minute Plyometrics Workout for Runners

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Doing plyometric exercises can help strengthen your legs and in turn improve your running times. If you'd like to read the entire article on the benefits of plyometrics go here: http://www.active.com/running/Articles/10-Minute-Plyometric-Workout-for-Runners.htm

HERE IS THE WORKOUT:

Warm up with 3 minutes of walking lunges, deep squats, and jumping jacks to prepare your legs for maximal-effort jumping.

Jump as high as you can off both feet. Repeat 20 times.

Rest one minute.

Assume a split stance (one foot a half-step ahead of the other), bend down, and jump as high as you can. In midair, reverse the positions of your legs and land in the new stance. Continue jumping and alternating your leg positions until you've competed 20 total jumps.

Rest one minute.

Stand on your right foot with your left knee bent and your left foot elevated. Bend down and jump as high as you can. Land on the same foot. Complete 10 total jumps and then do 10 more off the left foot.

denitraross

bump - I am gonna try this one for sure thanks for posting!