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Step-ups: The functional leg exercise that builds strength without joint strain

A simple, real-life movement that improves lower-body strength, balance, and coordination while being easy on your joints.
Runner's World

If You Love Box Jumps, Give This Advanced Plyo Box Workout a Shot

Ready to step outside your comfort zone... and up onto a plyo box? This super spicy power-building workout is tough and will challenge you in ways the most grueling long run can’t—and that’s on ...
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Step Workouts Are Suddenly Cool Again—And the Benefits Go Way Beyond Cardio

If you equate step aerobics with leg warmers and spandex, well, you’re not wrong—but you’re stuck in the 1980s version of it. As TikTok videos that have amassed millions of views show, the retro ...
Women's Health

Build the strength you actually use day-to-day with this simple plyo box workout – no heavy lifting

If plyometric training isn’t part of your programme, you may want to rethink. The explosive exercises, often used by athletes to boost power and performance, can be incredibly beneficial not just for ...
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Box Step-Up Challenge: Can You Climb the Equivalent Height of Mount Everest?

When it comes to preparing for the great outdoors, indoors, few movements are as suited to building mountain legs as the humble box step-up. The CrossFit Hero WOD ‘Chad’, which challenges you to do ...