Plyometrics is such an old school word (1970s). Those who are over a certain age think they can’t add this type of exercise to their fitness routine, but can they? Plyometrics involves a stretch of the muscle combined with a concentric movement of that same muscle. A great example is a box jump. You are stretching the quadriceps and hamstrings;and then the actual landing causes a contraction of the quads and hamstrings. Fortunately, there are so many ways you can take an advanced Plyometrics exercise and turn it into a lower intensity Plyometrics exercise. We can still get the benefits that advanced Plyometrics exercises give while doing it at your own level.

The benefits of Plyometrics exercises are:

• Increase reaction time (nerve to muscle response)
• increase strength
• Increase speed overall
• Ability to create an eccentric and concentric within one exercise