r/MadeMeSmile 1d ago

Wholesome Moments Shoutout to her for not giving up

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u/ResultIntelligent856 1d ago

you get the exact same level of fitness just jumping up stairs, long jumps, or doing high jumps with some sort of measure.

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u/808trowaway 23h ago

jumping in place works too; can pretty much do it anywhere

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u/Unlucky-Two-2834 23h ago

There are some workouts that elite athletes do that can really only be done with a box. Really it’s mostly just basketball players though so I don’t think it applies to 99% of people

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u/Mission_Phase_5749 22h ago

Which is why they said it was good practice for coordination sports like parkour and climbing.

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u/ResultIntelligent856 2h ago

I've been climbing since 2008. that's not true.

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u/ComfortableCloud8779 22h ago

Fuck just use a 12-18 inch box to deload the landing instead of being on the razor's edge of eating shit every time you go to do a rep.