![]() They’ll keep you strong and balanced into old age. When you jump, your body burns 800 to 1,000 calories an hour (compare that to 200 to 300 calories burned per hour while walking).Īnd since high intensity jumping such as box jumps stimulates changes in mitochondria (where fuel is converted into energy), your body will burn fat before carbohydrates- good news for anyone trying to lose weight. If you’ve ever tried them, you’ll know what I mean-you learn to boost your coordination quickly since it’s all too easy when you’re tired to almost miss the box entirely and hit your shins on the front edge. ![]() Play basketball in your spare time, or just like to be able to jump spontaneously into the air? Box jumps will improve your vertical jump, speed, and endurance, as well as increase your coordination to help you excel in any new sport you try. You’ll be sore after the first few times doing them-but don’t worry, your legs will quickly gain massive strength from there. Box jumps force you to jump high enough that you’re forced to use every single muscle in your legs (as well as your arms) to propel you up. Jumping increases your strength and muscle tone, and builds both upper body and lower body strength like crazy. Here are seven reasons why you should learn to love box jumps too: 1. Since then, I’ve bought my own Rogue Fitness box (you can make your own if you’re handy and have the right tools, but I don’t), and have fallen in love with box jumps even more. ![]() And, more importantly, I found that jumping was fun-and that in spite of years of telling myself otherwise, I was actually good at it. Somehow, I breezed through the box jumps like they weren’t even a problem. I tagged along with my brother (who also happens to be 6′ 7″), and the workout was jam packed with box jumps, which I’d never done before. Sure, I ran lines, and shot lay ups, and didn’t have a half bad three point shot, but jumping? I never even did a jumping jack, let alone a squat jump or a tuck jump.īut all that changed when I discovered box jumps at my first CrossFit class a few years ago. To be perfectly fair, I never actually practiced jumping as a teenager. I was so pitiful, in fact, that my dad would ask me if my feet ever actually left the floor when I jumped (my husband has made the same joke years later). Despite being reasonably tall for a girl (I’m 5 ‘ 8 1/2″), with legs that prohibit me from ever buying regular length jeans, my jumping skills have always been a bit… weak.Īs a basketball player in high school, I may have been pretty decent on the defensive side of things, but for some reason, jumping just was never my strong point.
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