Replace jumping jacks on 3DS

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fnkygrl
fnkygrl Posts: 46
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What should I replace the jumping jacks with on the 3DS to save my knees?

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  • neuro316
    neuro316 Posts: 42 Member
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    How about just doing the arm movements but stepping side to side, or marching in place?
  • MeaggyTheGreaty
    MeaggyTheGreaty Posts: 18 Member
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    My knees kill too, but in the jump rope portion. I do like 'boxer style jump-roping', where you alternate very little jumps on each foot. And I do arm movements like they do during the jump rope segment at the same time. I hope that makes sense?

    Also, sometimes I just do the punches in the squat position. That one really gets my HR up.
  • lovelee79
    lovelee79 Posts: 362
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    My knees kill too, but in the jump rope portion. I do like 'boxer style jump-roping', where you alternate very little jumps on each foot. And I do arm movements like they do during the jump rope segment at the same time. I hope that makes sense?

    Also, sometimes I just do the punches in the squat position. That one really gets my HR up.

    Yup me too ! I do the above ^
    Also just make up my own low impact moves, so there is less jumping strain on my knees.
    One move I do is: lift a knee to my chest but out to the side as well as far as I can go then, take both my arms to meet up with it, creating a side crunch, then alternate as fast as I can. left knee to left elbow, right knee to right elbow. (hope that makes sense.)

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