Jump Higher!!

As most of you know, I became a personal trainer after my knee continued to get worse and worse taking me away from the love of my life, dance. When I was dancing, I knew that it was important to keep up on my training. Even when I started working as a dancer, I continued to take class. (I was obsessed with ballet.) The thing was, I never took a step back to look at the big picture and see what could have improved my performance until it was too late.

Some of you, like I, were discouraged to engage in resistance training because they didn't want us to become more bulky then we already were. I now know that resistance training would have kept me leaner, healthier, injury free and it would have improved my performance. It has been proven that resistance training can improve your vertical jump.

"Strength training has an immense effect on other performance variables as well. It can increase muscle endurance for high power output and maximal rate of force production, and it can improve a client's vertical jump ability." - 2010 IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Of course, there is a specific way to train your body. Every person's body is different and corrective exercise is key for injury prevention. So, don't go into it blind. I would be happy to perform a movement assessment free of charge for anyone who is interested.



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