Skipping Rope Well Help You To Lose Weight

Skipping Rope Isn’t Just for Kids

When was the last time you were outside skipping rope? My guess is that it was when you were little and were outside having fun with friends playing jump rope. The fact is that if you want to get in shape and give yourself a great workout then you should invest in buying a jump rope and get to learning how to skip rope.

Jumping Rope for a Better Body

Have you seen some of the top athletes who jump rope for their workout routines? From boxers, football players to MMA fighters they use a single rope to help get the in the best shape most of us have ever seen. Skipping rope helps them to release their natural fat burning hormones in to their blood stream that help with burning high levels of fat. That’s right if you jump rope correctly it will actually help to increase your on HGH. The best way to do this is to skip rope for high intensity levels for about 30-45 seconds.

Work Every Muscle in Your Body and Then Some

Skipping rope won’t just work your legs but instead it will work your entire body. Seriously jumping rope will work just about every muscle in the body that is known to man. If you have any weak links jumping rope will surely expose them all. Trust me after your very first jump rope workout your body will be sore in so many places you won’t want to move. Your calves will be sore, your abdominals will get worked and your shoulders will be on fire. Jumping rope is also an extremely great exercise for your abs.

How to Get the Right Rope Length for Your Jump Rope

• Set your jump rope on the ground
• Stand on the midpoint of the rope (an equal distance between the handles)
• Grab the handles and pull them up to your chest while standing on the rope
• If the top of the handles reach above your collar bone the rope is too long
• If the top of the handles reach your upper abs or lower, the rope is too short
• I like to adjust the rope so the handles hit about 6 inches below my collar bone
• If in doubt, go a bit too long and shorten the rope a bit as you get more experienced

 
A Jump Rope Workout Routine In 15 Minutes

Okay so you still think that skipping rope for a workout is not going to do anything? Let’s try this workout where you have to last just 15 minutes and see how well you hold up. I am betting that you will be sweating from just the warm up.

Skipping Rope Workout

• Stand in front of a clock or timer of some sort
• Skip Rope for 3-5 minutes to warm-up (if you mess up start over)
• Rest for 30 seconds
• Jump rope as quickly as possible for 30-45 seconds
• Rest for 60 seconds while jumping rope slowly
• Jump Rope as quickly as possible for 30-45 seconds
• Rest for 60 seconds while jumping rope slowly
• Repeat this alternating pattern for 15-20 minutes