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.....BOING!!!!!!

Not Supplied — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:14:48 -0800

What is the highest ever jump done from standing? And how do people train to jump extremely high in martial arts and other jumping disciplines?

Jumping Cat

kathleenl — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:33:34 -0800

My 2 year old cat has recently started jumping on the kitchen counters and the kitchen table while I am asleep. I am looking for tips to get him to stop. See details below...thanks! I believe this started two weeks ago when I was out of town for 2 days. I had someone come to the house to play with him and feed him, but I think he got a little bored and did this when no one was here. (I don't typically board him if I go out of town b/c he hates leaving the house and he also hates other cats.)

Since I've been back his activity level has been normal, just now when I wake up in the morning I'll find the soap dispenser at the kitchen sink knocked over, or something on the kitchen table knocked over. It seems he learned while I was away that these were fun places to jump up on when no one is around, and he's kept at it. I don't leave food out, so that's not the issue. He's just always been very good about where he can jump...the sofa is ok, the kitchen table where people eat is not...but since he's doing these things while I'm asleep, I don't know how to teach him that this is not ok even when no one is around to say "no." He wouldn't dare do it when I'm awake.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

All four paws on the floor, please!

jytsai — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:32:49 -0800

Dog-gone-paws-filter: I adopted a dog, and she's can't keep her paws to herself. She paws people to get their attention, and constantly jumps on people for the first few minutes of interaction. I've tried the tricks I used to train my other dog (ignoring them when they behave badly, grabbing their paws and scolding "no"), but it doesn't seem to work. Even the "a tired dog is a good dog" method doesn't decrease the pawsy-ness. My friends and family won't have anything to do with her cuz they have muddy-paw-print-on-clothes-phobia. Help! Aside from this one bad habit, she's a Good Dog (TM), and oh-so-eager to meet people.

Looking for high-intensity, low-impact, portable exercise.

zeek321 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:45:09 -0800

I want a high intensity, low-impact workout that I can do every single day, indoors, with minimal space requirements. Jumping rope in my apartment lobby is absolutely perfect except that my feet and knees can't do it daily. Fifteen minutes of high-intensity exercise wakes me up in the morning and gives me a boost for the entire day, so I'd like to do it everyday. However, this seems to cause understandable wear and tear on my body. I have limited space and a low-ceiling in my apartment. Cheap, folding exercise bikes appear to break pretty quick if you use them every day. Expensive exercise bikes are too expensive and I wouldn't look forward to moving one when my lease is up.

I am considering purchasing one of those mini-exercise bikes that's just pedals and resistance. Then I could use either my feet or my arms.

Maybe I just need to condition my feet and knees over time for the jump rope. But, I have flat feet so there may be significant structural issues. I am looking into better shoes and getting a rubberized mat.

Maybe there's something super easy that I'm missing. I don't mind a learning curve, so it can be pretty weird as long as it doesn't put undue wear and tear on the body.

Looking for a dog like Woody Harrelson.

starman — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:55:38 -0800

Can you recommend a dog breed that has a poor vertical? We have a pair of parakeets which fly freely around the house (most of the time). We'd like to get a medium-sized (or small) dog, but for the sake of us worrying about it and the birds, it would be nice if it couldn't jump very high.

We almost got a terrier from the animal shelter but are having second thoughts after seeing him jump about 5 feet in the air.

Any recommendations for a more gravity-bound dog?

High fall on soft surface or lower fall on hard surface?

Akeem — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:46:51 -0800

Basic physics. Sitting on a 2,5m (8.2ft) high boulder without shock-absorbing footwear, should I prefer jumping down 2m (6.6ft) onto a flat rock or the full 2,5m onto a softer forest surface? I'm wearing climbing shoes: 2mm (0.08") of rubber, have no crashpad to land on and weigh 66kg (145pound). It's getting dark.

Weight loss and vertical leap

callmejay — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:16:20 -0800

BasicPhysicsFilter: Everything else being equal, how much would my vertical leap improve if I lost 10% of my weight without losing any muscle?