Jumping Rope

[Grog]

I can't remember but your post sure makes me feel like getting back to it!

I've always wanted one of those nice jumping ropes with good handles. Maybe now is the time...

I'll maybe get back to you by the end of the weekend!

[Red Rock]

I wish I could remember. I could do this without thinking in elementary school. Now I'm an older, uncoordinated person that can only hike and bike

I think, try to breath "normally" if that makes anysense. Perhaps on the upstroke or the downstroke of the jump. I think the speed affects the breathing too. Perhaps slow down so your not going superfast but somewhere in the middle.

Those are my recollections. I hope they help.

Red Rock

[short cut sally]

They do make weighted jumpropes, which I am a$$uming would make it so your feet don't get tangled up in the rope. I've never used one. I have a rope that has the swivel things where the clothes line type rope is attached to the handles. Which reminds me, I have to dig it out again and give it a try. Thanks for the reminder! It takes a while to build up endurance, as it does with any sport. But it is a great cardio workout. I wish I would've stayed with it a couple of years ago.

[sfa]

I occasionally use my daughter's cotton rope with wooden frog handles from the dollar bin at Target and have never gotten tangled up! My record these days is only ten minutes--nothing like my fifth grade champion record, when my sister and I were the queens of the playground and could pretty much keep going all of recess.

Breathing, hmm, not sure. I never thought about it. The jumping really gets your heart rate up fast, but I think I breathe in time with the jumping. I don't want to practice here in the office to tell you for sure. People would really think I've lost it, but if I pull out the rope this weekend I'll pay attention and see how I breathe.

Sarah

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I do biking, walking, and occasional winter snowshoeing for exercise, but I keep wanting to find something I'd enjoy that might keep my bones strong. No gym or weightlifting for me, and jogging hurts my ankles too much.
I figured that by jumping rope it would be kind of like jogging but I could jump on both feet at once and thus distribute the impact to my ankles much better. I could also alternate two-feet and one-foot jumping if it went well.
Maybe I'll hate it, but heck I'm willing to give it a try since it's easy to test and jump ropes are cheap. If I can find a decent ceiling height inside, I can do it in the house this winter, another advantage.
We'll see when they arrive. I got a beaded one and another women's one to try out.