How to do a Broad Jump
- Stand with feet hip-width apart and arms at your sides.
- Hinge your hips back and swing your arms behind you to load up.
- Explode forward and up, swinging the arms to jump as far as you can.
- Land softly on both feet in a squat, absorbing the impact with bent knees.
- Reset and repeat, or step back to your start position between reps.
Keep in mind
- Hinge back, swing the arms behind you, and jump forward.
- Land in a squat with soft knees and the hips back.
- Land quietly — noise means you didn't absorb it.
- Reset and stand tall before the next rep.
Common mistakes
- Jumping farther than you can land — distance is worth nothing without a controlled landing.
- Landing stiff and upright — sit back into the landing.
- Chaining reps without resetting — take a moment between each one.
Breathing
Breathe out on the jump, in as you reset.
Take care
The landing is what hurts people here — jump only as far as you can land quietly and in balance.
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