Jumping to improve fitness and leg strength

There's a lot of ways to improve your leg strength without weights. Bodyweight squats and lunges are one option, another option is to do jumps!

Squat jumps are done by descending into a squat then jumping in the air and landing back into a squat, then repeating in a rhythmic fashion. Here's a video example:



Broad jumps can be done in a similar way, do a broad jump, turn around then do another one, and repeat.



You can try all different types of jumps, like jumping up onto a platform or raised surface or jumping and landing on one leg. Jumping will build explosive power in the legs and you can potentially build more strength than doing regular exercises like squats and lunges.

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