Jump it!

I have discovered a love for jump roping. Ok, I should maybe say that I have rediscovered a love for jump roping, because I am quite certain that my 8 year old self was a jump roping fool. I have most certainly been passing my rediscovered love on to my clients, and I have been throwing jump roping intervals in to everyone’s workouts. Jump roping is an AWESOME way to quickly spike that heart rate up, and it definitely works your full body while doing so.

 Jump roping is also awesome because you can do it anywhere! If you are vacationing, take a jump rope with you and you will instantly have a workout plan wherever you may be. You can burn anywhere form 11-20 calories per minute when you jump rope. Meaning…if you throw in one minute jumping intervals here and there, you will be amping up that calorie burn a ton!

You can use a cheap-o jump rope that only costs a few dollars, or you can get a leather one that is a little more costly. There are jump ropes that will count your number of jumps, and you can even find ones with weighted handled that will increase your workout! So easy, so portable, so awesome!

If you are wanting to add some jump roping into your workout regimen, here are a few things you can do…
– Time yourself to see how long you can go without mis-stepping. Try to beat your record.
– Add in one or two minute intervals into a weight lifting workout
– Do one hundred jumps in between weight lifting sets
– Try to jump for two minutes, and then recover for one. Repeat this several times.
– Take your kids outside and have a jump roping party!
– Put on your favorite tunes and try to jump for a full song!
– Try some double unders! (Passing the rope under your feet twice with every jump)

Of course, with the theme of today’s post, the challenge has to do with jump roping. Twenty seve double unders in a row. See THIS video if you need an explanation of what they are!