11/10/2026
Reposting for our new ladies and anyone else who needs a reminder why plyo is such a key part of our classes!
Let’s talk plyometrics!
Everyone’s favourite bit of our classes, right?! 😉
So why do we do them?
💪🏾 Cardiovascular fitness - plyo moves get your heart rate up quickly. Strengthening your heart and lungs is a great way to reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure.
💪🏾 Plyometrics burn calories - most plyo exercises are total body moves recruiting lots of different muscle groups which means you burn through lots of calories. You’ll also continue to burn calories once you’re done (called excess post-exercise oxygen consumption), enjoying the benefits of a revved metabolism. Great news during menopause when our metabolic rates are declining.
💪🏾 Plyometrics strengthen bones and joints. The high-impact nature of plyo helps to increase bone density and strengthen connective tissues like tendons and ligaments. Your musculoskeletal structures have to absorb the impact of landing, and this stimulates the body to develop more structural support. This is so important in menopause, when you’re losing bone density and muscle mass due to hormonal changes. So as we like to say, the more stamping the better, as you’re producing more force which will stimulate more repair in your body, making you stronger.
💪🏾 Plyometrics are efficient! As you know from our classes, you don’t have to do much to feel the benefits!
💪🏾 Plyometrics improve coordination. We know they feel tricky sometimes, but these movements train the neuromuscular system to integrate movement patterns, which improves coordination and balance. Lighting up all those neural pathways also makes them neuro-protective which is crucial during menopause.
💪🏾 Plyometrics are fun! Well, we’ll let you decide on that one…. 😉 😊
