Any women over 50 that jump rope for exercise?

I'm not 50 nor am I a woman but I will tell you jump rope is one of the finest peices of training equipment there is. My best advice is to stick with it and get the technique right first though. You won't get a big cardiovascular benefit in the beginning due to you fumbling a bit but it's easy to pick up. Also train on soft surfaces if possible. Don't get one of those weighted jump ropes, rather get a speed rope and get a rope that is perfect for your height or adjust it to your height. To see if it is right for you, put one foot on the center of the rope, grab both handles and if the handles are up to your arm pits great, if it's beyond that, it might be too long for you.

To adjust just tie a knot. You can cut it if you want but I don't want you to make a mistake and waste the $5 you spend (which by the way is all you should pay for a jump rope and not more. If you do, it's a rip off).

Start with trying to only use your wrists to turn the jump rope, and "hopping" with the balls of your foot (which is jumping but none of those big massive leaps with your knees back. If you do this, you'll have wear and tear with your knees).

Here's some milestones for you to achieve so you can move on to getting it fancy with intervals and mixing it up with exercises:
1. Do 100 skips non stop without a break (this will tell you that you at least got the technique down)
2. Do 500 skips non stop (this will tell you that you got the technique and the required endurance to mix it up a little bit)

When you can do those two mile stones you can start trying to jump rope with one foot at a time and doing basic moves like running on the spot and if you want, criss cross. When that becomes easy you simply jump rope faster, and if that becomes easy too, you can do different moves and mix it up with bodyweight calisthenics

If anyone's interested in a killer jump rope workout try this one:
100 skips as fast as possible
10 burpees (with push up and jump)
Repeat for 10 minutes

You get the drift. If you want any more tips just PM me and add me as a friend

Pita, I am not a gym person either, and it takes a rare individual to love going on the treadmil. Personally I hate it, and I don't like jogging for extended periods of time either. Other good ways to cure boredom is "road work" as in, if you jog, you can add in exercises such as push ups every few hundred meters such as 10 pushups, 10 second sprints then jog when rested etc.

Another good one is sprinting! Have a good workout that'll burn the fat right off you with half the time you'd spend jogging. Plus sprinting to me is more enjoyable, especially if you be creative with it

Have fun with the jump rope though! There's always fun ways to train with it!

PS: $3 is a good price! You'd probably want to tape where the rope turns so you can make it more durable

i jump rope on occasion. i use to LOVE jump rope when i was a kid. Did double dutch and all that sort of fancy stuff! Now, my boobs bounce, and after 2 kids i have to wear a pad because pee myself once in awhile if i had a lot of water earlier lol