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You're listening to Life Kit from NPR.
Hey, it's Mariel.
So you've heard of strength training and you've heard of cardio, but have you heard of training for explosive power?
Sounds kind of badass, right?
And it is.
Expulsive power is the ability to generate a lot of force very quickly.
It is not necessarily lifting the heaviest load.
It's about moving a lighter load very quickly.
Jessica Scott has her Ph.
D. In cardiovascular physiology, and she's the director of exercise oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
She says you 'll need to do explosive power training,
which is also sometimes called ballistic power training or plyometric training,
if you 're an athlete and you 're running, jumping, throwing, hitting, flipping.
But you'll also use it if you're not.
It's a component of our day-to-day movement.