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Jump Higher Run Faster

Whether it is the basketball court of the running track, everyone wishes to jump higher and run faster. These are skills that almost all athletes from any sport possess, and everyone wishes to emulate. So how can you jump higher and run faster? The secret to this is strength training, drills and polymetric exercises wherein specific muscle groups are loaded or expanded and contracted in rapid succession to increase the functions of the nervous system.

There are two ways of increasing your running speed, either you take longer strides, or you increase the frequency of strides, or both for best results. Strength training, and doing drills to develop specific muscle groups which are used mostly like hamstrings, calves, lower back and shoulders is important. It is said that you can only run as fast as you can move your arms which may come as a surprise. But strong shoulders and arms are as important as having good calf and hamstrings if you are to run fast. Jumping higher and running faster is a direct consequence of the right training and the right exercises. Running faster starts with a good warm up and light stretches. Drills and exercises like butt kicks, knee raises, calf raises and hamstring stretches help increase muscle power, and these in turn help you take longer strides at a faster rate. This coupled with correct techniques of running like your gait, posture and concentrating on the way your feet hit the ground should be followed. Apart from this yoga and meditation to develop cardiac muscles and overall enhance bodily systems.

Jumping higher is achieved by Plyometric Exercises. Squat jumps, jumping on and off a raised ledge, knee raises and bounding or striding with your arms pushed out and kicking with the front foot are the most common exercises followed. Better balance and stronger muscles give you that little bit extra when it comes to jumping higher.  Modern footwear also helps you to jump higher or run faster. Advances in technology have made special shoes which offer better traction and grip which all helps towards the goal of jumping higher or running faster.

One needs to remember that jumping higher and running faster is not something that will happen overnight and is a result of a lot of practice, training and exercises. The right diet, correct methods of training and guidance is what will enable you to jump higher and run faster.

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