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Even for the most enthusiastic exerciser, sticking with a consistent workout routine is no piece of cake. Oftentimes, fatigue, boredom, and frustration with a lack of tangible results threaten to throw us off the bandwagon.
Luckily, according to Danyele Wilson, CPT, trainer for the app Tone & Sculpt, there s one simple way to stick to your fitness goals: Make them more
fun and exciting.
That s where power comes in. “Power is the product of strength and speed,” explains Wilson. “More specifically, it’s your ability to exert optimal force to overcome resistance in the least amount of time.”
And while there s a trove of power moves out there, one of Wilson’s favorites is also one of the most accessible: the vertical jump. “The more power, the higher the jump,” she says. “Testing your vertical jump is a phenomenal way to measure progress over time.
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I m going to go out on (a very short) limb and say that, if you ve been working on your fitness, you ve probably heard the term
resistance training by now. You ve probs even heard it used interchangeably with
strength training perhaps. They are, in fact, very similar to the whole rectangle and square sitch you learned about in geometry class.
That is to say, strength training is a type of resistance training, but not all resistance training is going to help you get stronger. “So, you can think of strength training as a subset of resistance training, in which you have a specific goal in mind, says Sohee Lee, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and