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What is a low impact workout and when should you use it? If you are just starting your jump training and you do not have a base of strength in your legs from doing workouts such as squats and dead lifts, you do not want to start any plyometric workouts. Spend the time developing strength first, weak legs will not get you very high off the ground. Once you get stronger you may start to do plyometric exercises to develop explosive strength, but maybe start with a low impact workout first for a few weeks. It will give you a start at plyometrics with a less negative impact on your body. An example of one exercise would be box jumps where you would jump up onto a box or platform then step back down. You would get great benefit from the explosive jump upward but not get the impact that comes from jumping down onto a hard surface. Another workout could be stair jumps or bounding up stairs. Jumping down onto soft surfaces such as sand or grass would absorb some of the impact. Another reason to use low impact workouts would be during the season when you might want to maintain your leg strength without putting to much stress on your body. You can also mix up your regular plyometric training with low impact type training to occasionally give you’re body a rest during your regular training cycle. And if you are recovering from an injury these low impact type of workouts would be good to use during rehabilitation. In general, low impact workouts are a great way to keep from over training when you mix it with your regular workout so you can give your body a break, and is a good way for getting back into working out after an injury. Do a little research online and you can find many leg exercises that would be considered low impact and give some a try. For more info on vertical jump strength go to: Stronger Legs For Jumping. This authors interests are in Fitness Training and Health.
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