Anybody have success jumping rope?

I have used jump rope as part of my fitness routine in the past. Your heart rate jumps up pretty quickly. Excellent when you want to burn calories in a short amount of time. Not that excellent when you aren't fit because you can't last for long. Although I guess intervals would be an option.

Breaking through a plateau is a whole other discussion. Be patient. And if six weeks go by, increase your deficit.

yes jumping rope is awesome! Took me 1- 2 months before I could go for a few minutes without stopping, takes a while to get the coordination. Start slow, your calves will be punished in the beginning, but stick at it. Now I tack on a continuous 10 mins after weights.

I love skipping, sometimes use it as a warm up, other times as part of a circuit & other times do it after I'm finished weight lifting as a finisher.

As said start slow & build up your aerobic endurance & look for good technique: stay on balls of your feet, good posture, shoulders down and back, turn rope using a small wrist movement, you shouldn't jump more than 1/4-1/2 inch off the floor unless it's a power jump or double under& watch arms don't travel too far from your side.

Rope length ideally if you step on it with 1 foot in the middle should be between chest and shoulder height, shoulder height will be easier to use to start with.

bckystoltz wrote: »

I have hit a plateau recently and need to step it up by adding some cardio which I have yet to do because I have yet to find a fitness routine that works for me. I do know that I prefer to work out at home and unseen so I just ordered a jump rope on Amazon and am hoping to find some success with that and don't worry I do plan on incorporating strength training as well. Who doesn't love jumping rope!? Has anyone had success with jumping rope? Are than any other jump roper's out there or jump rope beginners who might be interested in doing some kind of a 30 day challenge?

Which one did you order? Any success with it?

I ordered this one from Amazon (and at a higher price grr)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R6SSHL8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

I'm really happy with it. It takes a while to build up stamina but it's so worth the calorie burn. I use it as part of my warm up and cool down if I'm doing strength training right now... I hope to do it as a singular exercise soon but I'm not there yet.

Jumping rope is a great exercise, but if you hit a plateau—a true plateau of several weeks, not just a week or two when the scale doesn't change due to water retention—it's because you're eating at maintenance, because you're eating more than you think, moving less than you think, or a combination. Exercise is good for health, fitness, and a general sense of well-being, but by itself it won't lead to weight loss. (I bicycled 2500 miles in 2012 and gained 10 pounds.)

That brings back a memory...

I've been taking a circuit class at my gym for about a year. Lunges, burpees, pushups, high knees, etc. This one instructor decided to throw in some jump rope. I hadn't even touched a jump rope since I was a kid, and it showed. You know when you start jumping rope as a kid you have that little extra jump in there? That's how I had to do it. It was hilarious. Well, for the other people in the class it was hilarious. LOL.

It's a great workout, but it is more of a HIIT activity until you learn to do it well and get in sufficient shape to keep it going for longer than a couple of minutes.