How to Jump Higher

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Sue Conrad, and we're going to be going over how to jump higher. One item that you can use to help increase your height is using a jump rope and you can use this as your warm up, or you can just use it as your whole workout because there's many different things you can do with a jump rope. So you can just do a basic two-footed jump, that's one option. Another option is to alternate. I actually start off with sets of twenty to twenty-five so maybe do three of them to warm up, and if you want more of an extensive workout you can do some advance jump rope options. Another exercise you can use to help increase your vertical jump is you can do some calf raises or toe raises. You can use those using something to support you, or you can just do them free standing. So you come up and do your calf raises, of course it would work better if you were on a higher surface but you can just do them standing if you don't have one available. You're just going to come forward onto your toes and then bring it back down, keeping your back in an upright position, back nice and straight. You can, of course, then we have our toe raises. You're just going to lift your toes forward, keeping your body upright without rocking back. Another exercise that you can do to help increase your vertical jump or vertical height is a deep knee bend or a deep knee squat. You just come down, as far down as you can go, and then come back up. You can go a little bit lower on these but you still want to maintain your proper form, make sure your knees don't go forward of your toes. And lastly, I have a more advanced option, which is either a jump squat, or a deep knee bend with a jump. So you can reach down, shoulders back, reach up. You can also add some resistance to this by grabbing a medicine ball. Remember, this is an advanced option, if you have knee or back issues this exercise is not for you. So you're going to reach back, sit it back into that chair, and propel upward. And these are some exercises that are going to help with your vertical jump."