Jumping Tips

Do Crunches

The stronger your tummy is, the higher you can lift your legs. This is especially important for pikes.

Toe Touch Exercise

Try doing this exercise before you do your toe touches. Sit on the ground in a straddle position. Not too wide or else it will hurt. Also, be sure that you sit up straight, don't slouch. Place your left hand in front of you and your right behind you. Lift your right leg up off the ground and turn your leg so that your knee is pointing backward. Switch hands and do the same on your left leg. Start easy on yourself, doing 2 sets of five on each leg. Slowly work up to doing more.

Increase Your Leg Strength

Increase the strength in your legs so that you can jump higher. One way to do this is run up and down stairs. Now that's a good work out!

Jump Higher

Place a piece of tape as high up as you can reach on a wall in your house. Jump up 100 times and touch the place on the wall above the tape. Do this 50 times with the right hand and 50 times with the left hand.

Jump, Jump, Jump!

Practice your jumps every day - they can only get better! Try doing three jumps in a row with no prep in between: jump, land, jump, land, jump, land. Increase your repetitions as you improve.