One of the presents I got this year was a skipping rope. In actual fact, we were out shopping on Christmas eve eve getting our last minute shopping done, and I spotted it and said could I have it, so my Mum bought it for me! Presents for me often seem to work out like that, I’m not very good at cming up with lists of things that I want, I just ask people for things as I see them, or if I know that I need them.
I’ve just been looking at various sites for advice on the best way to use skipping to exercise. I found one site that was talking about combining it with other exercises to create a thirty minute workout. Having at a go at it today I think being able to do that seems a long way off, so I’m planning to go with just skipping to gradually work up the number I can do in one session withot collapsing in a big heap or making myself wheeze!
Does anyone have any advice about skipping, or combining it with other things, or anything useful really?!?!
I don’t know how helpful this is, but back in my basketball playing days, we jumped rope quite a bit. My coach would set up stations (free throws, posting up, jump rope, running bleachers) and we would rotate stations. I’ve also used a jump rope in between rotations when I was lifting weights. And my dad used to make me jump rope x minutes between sprints.
That was when I was 15-18 years old and in great basketball player shape. I’m not sure how much of that I’d do now. I might try a jump rope as well between sprints soonish. I’m gonna have to find out if I can even run anymore first!
Comment by Bethany — December 29, 2006 @ 3:00 pm
Debs, sometimes I jumprope with the littles I care for (the older ones) and Whew! it takes a lot outta a girl. Great cardio!
I would do it in sprints, like Bethany suggested. Like jump (or skip) a minute, then do curls. Jump another minute, then do crunches, etc. Then work up to two minutes, and so on.
I got a new exercise toy for Christmas too. Maybe I’ll post about my new friend…
Comment by lady laura — December 29, 2006 @ 3:20 pm
Ok, I have to say it, you guys actually have a better name for it. Cos that’s what you do - you jump. Makes so much more sense than calling it a skipping rope. Once again I’m noticing all the differences in the way two continents say things, whilst supposedly speaking the same language!
Comment by Debs — December 29, 2006 @ 3:33 pm