Skipping: The Basics

You might think skipping is just for kids, but there are many benefits that can be gained from this form of exercise.

While it seems easy enough, there is more to skipping than meets the eye. Skipping requires coordination, timing, footwork and stamina.

When skipping make sure that you stay on the balls of your feet, never skip flat footed. Push off with one foot and land with the other, as you land immediately push off again. As you become more confident build up the speed of the rope and the duration of the exercise. Although a basic exercise skipping can really help to build up your speed, footwork and stamina. A lot of the footwork employed when using the rope requires a good level of co-ordination, quickness and agility. Skipping is also a good way of burning excess calories, as you get quicker and your rope skills advance you will be able to burn more and more body fat.

Skipping is an ideal exercise for cross training. One format that can be used to prepare for a fight is after every 5 minute round instead of resting skip for 1 minute, this will help to build cardiovascular fitness.

A top tip is to buy a good quality leather rope with ergonomic handles as this will aid you. A leather rope will be heavier than a pvc speed rope and will therefore require additional effort to keep it moving.

Pro Speed Leather Rope

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