MissySki
Angel Diva
I purchased a jump rope recently. It kept coming up in things I was reading, and as I looked at it more and more it seemed like a fun way to get some cardio in (I DESPISE running.. though I do like to speed walk on my treadmill on incline etc.). I'm still in the process of seeing how long I like my rope as it came as a 10 foot section, so I obviously needed to cut it down some since I'm 5'4". I'm not sure I cut enough off yet as I was a bit worried about going too short, and I can always cut more as I go. So yesterday I took it outside after work to see how the initial cut length felt. I used to jump rope a ton as a kid, and I wasn't expecting how quickly it tired me out now that I'm 35 instead of 10! lol It also took me a little while to stop tripping over myself, but I got back in the swing of things pretty quickly. I think the fact that it's a speed rope and therefore very very light is what took some getting used to with the timing of the swing versus the school yard days with fat relatively heavy plastic or actual rope ropes!
I had all of these workouts saved for doing jumping jack legs and all sorts of tricky things with the rope that seemed fun, but after actually trying it I think I'm going to need to practice the basics a bit before I get to that. I can't even fathom the timing to move my legs around and not catch the rope! haha
Has anyone incorporated regular jump roping into their cardio routine? If so, can you recommend any good beginner routines for practice besides just regular one or two footed jumps? Also, any tips on how you know if your rope is too long? I think technically mine is based on how people measure against their bodies on YouTube, but I also likely don't have good form at all so I'm thinking extra is good to start so if my arms are too wide etc. it won't matter so much and force my posture to hunch or anything, but I'm not sure if being too long will hinder anything else?
I had all of these workouts saved for doing jumping jack legs and all sorts of tricky things with the rope that seemed fun, but after actually trying it I think I'm going to need to practice the basics a bit before I get to that. I can't even fathom the timing to move my legs around and not catch the rope! haha
Has anyone incorporated regular jump roping into their cardio routine? If so, can you recommend any good beginner routines for practice besides just regular one or two footed jumps? Also, any tips on how you know if your rope is too long? I think technically mine is based on how people measure against their bodies on YouTube, but I also likely don't have good form at all so I'm thinking extra is good to start so if my arms are too wide etc. it won't matter so much and force my posture to hunch or anything, but I'm not sure if being too long will hinder anything else?