The Jingle Jangle is a very popular conditioning routine with rugby sevens teams and for good reason- it will get you in great running shape and simulates the running during a game very well. Many of you that have played the seven-a-side game probably remember being hunched over or temporarily going blind after running these things under a blazing sun. They have not improved any.

The Jingle Jangle is a very popular conditioning routine with rugby sevens teams and for good reason- it will get you in great running shape and simulates the running during a game very well. Many of you that have played the seven-a-side game probably remember being hunched over or temporarily going blind after running these things under a blazing sun. They have not improved any.

Jingle Jangles are very similar to 'Suicides' in that you are running as fast as possible between two set points. Here is basically how they work:

1 Jingle Jangle = 40 yards twice (i.e. run forty yards, touch the mark, and then run back to the starting line). You should attempt to run each jingle jangle as fast as you can until you complete the routine.

Below are some examples of Jingle Jangle routines that you can use, the first being the easiest and the fourth the hardest. When it says no rest, run the Jingle Jangles back to back. If it says with 'X' amount of rest, take that much time in between each Jingle Jangle from that point on. So for routine one, run five back to back, rest 10 seconds, then run five more taking 10 seconds in between each one, then run five more with 20 seconds between each Jingle Jangle.

Routine 1
 

15 Jingle Jangles
 

5 with no rest
5 with 10 second rest
5 with 20 second rest

Routine 2
 

20 Jingle Jangles
 

5 with no rest
5 with 5 second rest
5 with 10 second rest
5 with 20 second rest

Routine 3
 

41 Jingle Jangles
 

10 with 30 second rest
10 with 30 second rest
5 with 45 second rest
5 with 45 second rest
5 with 45 second rest
5 with 45 second rest
3 with 30 second rest
3 with 30 second rest

Routine 4
 

45 Jingle Jangles
 

15 with no rest
10 with 10 second rest
10 with 30 second rest
10 with 45 second rest