Jump rope helps ! Women more so please !

4lustxx

So I bought a jump rope I really want this to be a excercise thing I did by a fitness one but the only one they had was a speed one so it’s not weighted like I wanted but I did like 20 jumps 😭 than my leggings fell off boob all popping out HELP ! I am overweight I where a sports bra all the time but maybe it’s not right ? Suggestions on clothes and how to go about building stamina with a jump rope ? I want it to be my main cardio source when I don’t wanna walk/run . I really need to shed weight and get some type of fit i still need to lose 86 pounds out of the 115 that’s my goals

rainbow198

Jump roping is such a great workout!

Have you considered doubling up on your sports bras? It's not the most comfortable thing, but I found it got the job done when I was losing weight and sizes.

For my high impact workouts like plyometrics or long jump rope sessions I wear my Lululemon Enlite sports bra. It's the most priciest sports bra I've ever owned, but it's worth it. There's no bounce, there's no compression or uniboob and I don't feel "trapped".

Regarding building stamina, I took baby steps and increased my minutes as I went along. Before I knew it, it got easier and easier.

Good luck!

Chieflrg

Double up on the sports bra if you haven't already.

Stamina is simply using progressive overload.

Many ways to accomplish this but a couple of the more simplistic ways would be to set a timer and either increase time or sets.

Have patience and allow the body to adapt.
Before you know it you will develop more skill and stanima.

I would also highly suggest performing resistance training. Evidence shows it is just as important as cardiovascular exercise and helps retain muscle. Losing weight that includes muscle isn't exactly the best for your long term health. Now is the time if you have the means.

AliNouveau

I love the Victoria secret sports bras. The one with a bra and then a zippered outside part. I feel like I'm in armour so the girls don't move. As for the leggings falling down maybe you need to go down a size? Or get new ones...the elastic doesn't last forever

Jumping rope is a tough workout. I tried the other day and realized it was much easier as a kid.

AnnPT77

This might not work, depending on your leggings, but I'll throw it out there: Some leggings have fabric that folds over at the top, so that there's a sort of tube at the top (the top part of that folded over fabric). I'm assuming they're a knit fabric.

If so, you can take a pair of scissors, and make a small (like 1/2") vertical slit in the center front of the tube part. Then, find something (ribbon, string, shoelace, some other small-ish type of cord or flat string) that's long enough to go around your waist area where the leggings sit, plus enough (a generous amount) to tie. If you can use something that's long enough in one piece, that's ideal, but if you have to, you can knot two things together, and it probably won't be tooooo irritating.

Take a safety pin, and attach to the cord as a "puller". Feed the safety pin through the slit, and gradually move it around the tube, pulling the cord along with it, for the circumference of the top edge, and out the slit at the front again. If you hit a spot where there's a seam you can't go through, make another tiny slit before the seam, then another after the seam, and feed the cord out one slit, over the seam, and into the next slit.

Once the ribbon or cord is out the front, remove the safety pin (that was just to make it easier to feed through), and use the cord as a drawstring. If the ends of the cord tend to fray out, either heat-melt them (if it's a nylon or polyester-type stuff that melts) with a lighter or match, or make a little knot toward the ends so they don't fray out.

When you wash them, make sure to tie the cord firmly, or it will escape from the leggings.

SnifterPug

I can't jump rope to save my life! Constantly trip over it. Anyway, good for you.

Not being funny, but do you actually need to wear your leggings when jumping the rope? I mean, are you at home where nobody will see you? In those circumstances the most practical thing might just be to do it in your underwear, or maybe a swimsuit might be comfy, as it will give some element of snugness around the trunk that gym leggings do.

lorrpb

Jumping is really hard! Good luck!

JoeyTheWanderer

Jumprope has been my go to workout for 5ish months now. Don't do it on concrete and push through the first painful two weeks. It will get better.

Concrete offers no shock absorbing potential. Makes it hard on your joints and tendons in the feet. It also shortens the lifespan of the rope itself. If you can buy yourself a gym mat to do it on.

The first two weeks will be hell. You will have foot, glute, hamstring and calf pain in the beginning. Also the constant tripping up will be infuriating at first. One you manage to build up to sustaining that first minute though; it's can easily become a wonderful calorie burner.