Jumping jacks is one of those exercises you can do anywhere, any time! No special equipment is needed, and this compound exercise will raise your heart rate, target almost all of your muscle groups and burn calories. It is a great exercise to get you warmed up before other workouts or to include in your interval training. Learn how to do a vigorous jumping jacks or modified jumping jacks by watching our exercise demonstrations. How many calories you burn doing jumping jacks depends on your speed, weight and gender. You can see how many calories you burn doing vigorous jumping jacks using the calculator below.
