How to Do
How to Do Bounding
Each bounding should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop this bounding.
Beginning
Beginning Bounding Exercise
Begin with a thorough warm-up before starting this exercise, thus engaging the sensory system.
Movement
Bounding Exercise Movement
1. Begin in runner's stance with knees and elbows bent.
2. Take a jump stride and flex the knees to drive the body forward.
3. Allow the legs to remain in triple extension, that is, with the hip, knee, and ankle flexed.
4. Push through to propel the body forward, extend the legs, again flexing the hips and ankles.
Benefits
Bounding Exercise Benefits
Bounding refers to the modifications made to increase stride length and overall hip extension power for single-leg jumps. Bounding variations can be incorporated into a training program to help develop specific characteristics that improve performance and overall athleticism.
Exercise Aliases
How To Do Bounding, Long Jump Exercise, Plyo Jumps, Bounding Exercise.
