3 Plyometric Exercises You Can Do With Only a Bench

Plyometric exercises will improve your balance, build lateral strength and stability, and ward off injury.

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Plyometric exercises will improve your balance, build lateral strength and stability, and ward off injury. Five-time world champion Lesley Paterson shares three you can do on any park bench.

The Workout:

1. Straight Step Up Switches
2. Rotating Step Up Switches
3. Single Leg Hop Back into Lunge

3 x 20 each exercise (Each leg = 1 rep)
30 sec rest per set

Repeat 2x

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