Plyometrics/Outdoor Exercise Ideas - Personal Trainer Community - Forum

[robs85]

Hi,

I have been running social and fun outdoor boot camps with women of varied fitness levels and strengths. I have been doing quite well so far to find exercises that can be achieved by all group members with different abilities and injuries, however I am slowly running out of good ideas. My groups tend to have a maximum of 4 ladies in each session, as I like to have one on one time with each individual.

I am currently doing basic lunges, boxing, squats, push ups, dips, up hill sprinting, mountain climbers... the list goes on... but I am looking for slightly more advanced ideas that require no/minimal equipment and that still keep a fun and enjoyable outlook on exercising.

If anyone has any ideas on great exercises or activities to get my ladies involved in please feel free to reply.

Thanks,

Robyn

[Street Workout.Com]

Here are a few videos that I have posted on my site, feel free to share them as much as you want...............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN3RWNt46Sk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXD69lc1OTY

[Christina]

I have only had the chance to watch the first video but very cool. Good stuff.

Christina

[kettlebell king]

nice videos some inovative stuff!

[standAPART]

I'd recommend you keep plyometrics (jumping) outdoors on pavement to a minimal. The forces generated by these ballistic movements is increased on hard surfaces. It is basically like putting your joints in a sub-maximal vice grip. Especially in the ladies...where the Q-angle promotes greater risk of knee and hip problems. My suggestion?

Keep jumping and other plyo's (where your feet actually leave the ground) on grass or inside on cushioned flooring. The exercises you have listed have about 10 variations a piece...google and I'm sure you will find some cool samples.

[Dave, ElevationFit.com]

How about some body weight squat jumps and single leg step ups? Including hamstring exercises help reduce females increased risk of ACL and knee injuries during plyometric type activities.

[kennyjoyy]

As my opinion you keep jumping outdoors on pavement to a minimal. The forces generated by these ballistic movements is increased on hard surfaces. It is basically like putting your joints in a sub-maximal vice grip.