Plyometrics

Plyometrics are very popular among trainers of college and professional athletes, though they are just now starting to catch on with everyday exercisers. Designed to add explosive power while burning fat, this system of simple, but highly effective exercises, may be exactly what you've been looking for.

One of the best parts of plyometrics is that you don't really need any equipment to perform them, save for the occasional use of a Swiss ball and medicine ball. But, if you don't have either of those right now, there are still plenty of other exercises you can do to get you started. Chief among them are:

• Lateral jumps
• Box jumps
• Bunny hops
• Push-ups
• Vertical jumps
• Clap push-ups
• Standing long jumps

To find out how to perform these and other plyometeric exercises, you can visit this website for a video demonstration.