5 Reasons That Will Make You Fall in Love With Jumping Rope
By: Khyati Jain
Tags: Health, Lifestyle, Exercise, Fitness, Workout

I remember when I was a kid I used to have a jumping rope competition with my mom on our terrace. My mom always beat me at it. Her speed and agility made the little old me wonder if I would ever be that good at jumping rope.

She used to jump rope so fast that I couldn’t even see the rope, seeing my mom jump rope so well made me fall in love with this simple exercise.

My mom used to encourage me to jump rope by telling me that it will increase my height. I was the second shortest girl in my class, so that was enough motivation for me to continue with this wonderful workout.

A decade later I am still 5 feet tall there is just so much jumping can do when you have the classic Asian genes. But I still jump rope regularly. It is my favorite workout when I don’t feel like exercising.

Here are 5 reasons that will make you fall in love with this wonderful exercise.

Fast track Weight Loss

Jumping rope is the most efficient calorie burner workout. 10 minutes of jumping routine can help you burn 200 calories. Half an hour of jogging can easily be replaced by 10 minutes of jump rope.

According to science daily,

This aerobic exercise can achieve a “burn rate” of up to 1300 calories per hour of vigorous activity, with about 0.1 calories consumed per jump. Ten minutes of jumping rope can roughly be considered the equivalent of running an eight-minute mile.

Jumping rope is a fun workout to lose weight and keep it off for good. You can start by jumping 10 minutes a day, five times a week to instill a habit of jumping regularly.

Cheapest Workout

What gym equipment can you buy for under $20 that can keep your entire family healthy and happy. It’s a jump rope. It is a fun activity that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

Jumping rope is easily accessible fitness equipment that can keep your heart and mind healthy. You can whip out your rope to jump anywhere and anytime.

This is a list of the affordable jumping rope that you can buy, to begin your jumping rope training.

Unbeatable cardio

Jumping rope is the best cardio exercise that can give you major results in less time as compared to any other aerobic exercise. Jumping rope helps you build endurance. It will improve your speed and make you more agile.

According to the Compendium of Physical Activities,

Moderate-intensity rope jumping — about 100 to 120 skips per minute — burns about 13 calories a minute

Jumping rope is not a game for small kids, you need to learn to jump rope like my mama to make the most of this amazing cardio workout.

Full Body Workout

Jumping rope is an explosive workout that will work your whole body. This workout engages your core, bicep, and tricep unlike running. It challenges your balance and coordination.

Jeremiah Maestre, boxer and trainer at Rumble Boxing in New York City told men’s health

“There are so many health benefits from jumping rope”. “You get increased cardiovascular levels, flexibility, rhythm, muscle tone, shoulders, arms, and legs.”

Jumping rope is a boxer’s best friend, as it is a whole-body workout. It is an excellent warm-up that will hype you for your run or jog.

Most Fun Workout

As a runner, yogi, and cyclist I can assure you that, jump rope is the coolest workout that you will ever do. There are 100' s of variations that you can learn to do on the rope.

Jumping rope is not just about the double under, you can learn so many more complicated and awesome tricks from the jump rope dudes on youtube.

Vivien Vajda is a 14-time world champion and is considered the best jump roper. She can do backflips and splits while jumping rope(no kidding).

I love to flaunt all the cool amazing tricks that I can do(nowhere as good as Vivien though) but I can do the criss-cross pretty fastly.