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Intro
Jumping rope is an easily overlooked exercise that should not be underestimated. It is a highly effective exercise for almost anyone. Jumping rope can be done to train for sports, stay in shape, and or for recreational purposes. The low start up cost and convenience factors makes it a great exercise that anyone can get into. I’ve come up with some great information to share with you about jump roping and why it’s so great.

Cardio Exercise
Jump roping is a great cardio work out that can really get your heart pumping. It’s a full body workout that hits all your major muscle groups, working your lower and upper body. Being that it is a full body workout it is a great way to burn calories and build your endurance with the right routine.

Easy to Get Started
Jumping rope is very easy to get started in. All you need is one piece of equipment, the jump rope, and some open space. That’s it and now you can get a complete workout. Comparably to other fitness equipment it is very inexpensive. Tastefully Driven offers a speed jump rope for $5.99 and a weighted jump rope for $7.99.

Jump roping is also relatively simple to learn and can accommodate different fitness levels and athleticism. For some it may be frustrating in the beginning, but do little practice and get the basics down and you will notice it is a very enjoyable exercise. Once you got the basics you’ll be expand your skills and use it as a training tool if you’d like.

Recreational
Jumping rope doesn’t have to be related to fitness either you can do it for fun. This is a fun exercise that anyone can do by themselves or with others.

Convenient and Portable
Another great thing about jumping rope is the convenience that it offers. Its portable so you can bring it anywhere and get a complete workout. There are not many exercises that can even compare to the convenience and effectiveness of jump roping. It arguably could be one of the best exercises out there with all the benefits it has to offer.

Training Tool
A jump rope is a great training tool that can help you increase your overall athletic ability. The variety of techniques and difficulty levels that a jump rope has to offer makes it an amazing training tool. Jump roping can help you build your speed, agility, quickness, stamina, reaction time, footwork, and agility.

Jump ropes also come in a variety of styles that work on different skills depending on your goals. There are woven ropes, leather ropes, speed ropes, weighted ropes, and segmented ropes. Woven ropes work well for beginners with its gentle lash backs when you mess up and slow pace. Leather and speed ropes are better for the intermediate to advanced users for the speed with which you jump at. Weighted ropes add to the intensity of ones jump rope workout increasing the necessary strength to jump rope. Lastly there’s the beaded ropes that offers a happy medium between the woven and leather/speed ropes offering a wide range of speed that you can jump at.

Jump Rope Techniques
Jumping rope has no one way to do it. It offers many variations that you can do or whatever you can come up with. Below I’ve listed some of the common ways to jump rope.

• Basic jump – a simple single jump
• Switch foot jump – is alternating from one foot to another
• Criss-cross – is where you cross the rope in your jump
• Double under – is where you the rope goes under your feet twice with one jump.

Below is a video of Floyd Mayweather using various jump roping techniques.

Jumping rope is great exercise that I love to do. Its such a versatile exercise that anyone can get into. Get creative with the jump rope and you can create some great workouts.

Update 6/20/2008
Heres a video of me demonstrating some basic jump roping techniques using the Altus 9ft Weight Jump Rope.