Plyometrics

Because older adults often lose power, plyometric training may deserve more consideration in programs for that population. The programming insight about plyometrics for older adults is less about changing technical execution and more about reconsidering which population receives them. Single-leg power is developed through the plyometric hop component of the drill. The explosive effort during the drill is coordinated across lower and upper body simultaneously. Loss of power is described as a major factor related to fall risk in older adults, either causatively or correlatively. The drill is classified as a simultaneous lower- and upper-body power exercise. Plyometrics may be underused with older adults, and the course reframes how they can be used in relation to who should receive them.