Proper Jump Rope Length

What constitutes an Olympic sport? It's a question that has much occupied the minds of Londoners in recent days, as we've waited to hear whether our ticket applications for next year's London games have been successful.

During the movement's distinguished history there have been many weird and wonderful sports that have made fleeting appearances at the world's biggest sporting showcase. The list has included Tug-of-war, rope climbing, Indian club swinging, long jump for horses, pistol duelling (presumably the silver and bronze medalists received their awards at their hospital bedsides), and perhaps the most piquant of all, live pigeon shooting, an event that thankfully featured only once, in 1900.

. And it can be done just about anywhere , with a rope’s small size making it easy to stash in a gym bag or a suitcase for a workout on the go. Plus it’s cheap : even a hi-tech rope like the Skipp Comp — which counts number of skips, time, and speed—runs less than $20, so any weight lost won’t be coming out of a wallet.

Jumping rope is truly a total-body exercise , with heavy emphasis on the arms, legs, abs , shoulders, and chest. Because it requires so many parts to work in unison, it also , agility, and balance. And since both legs absorb the shock of each jump, jumping rope is usually easier on the knees than running or jogging (though it’s a little more difficult to do in water ). Interestingly, a study found that because of the added concentration factor, people tend to push themselves harder jumping rope than they would jogging or skipping without a rope . Got  milk ? Great, now grab a rope....

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Burn Belly Fat

Why would this kids’ game be such an awesome exercise to burn belly fat?

Simple, really the exercise burns calories . Jumping rope for 10 minutes burns as many calories as jogging for 20 minutes. Now I like that type of multiplication! Same benefit in half the time.

I also like the challenge and variety that you can add to it (see variations below). If you are like me, then there is lots of room to improve, progress, and keep changing the variations of jumping rope. And I do like variety.

Jumping rope is simple and can be done just about anywhere. It is one workout you can easily do when traveling, just toss in your jump rope and you are set. There are really two decisions: what type of jump rope and what is the proper length jump rope for you.

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