HEALTH AND FITNESS

In order to ensure health and fitness, rope skipping turns out to be an excellent cardiovascular exercise. It proves to be less hard on muscles and bones as compared to jogging. As per the American College of Sports Medicine, a skipping rope is highly recommended for aerobic conditioning. If one wants to improve heart and lung, one must perform it three to five times a week for twelve to thirty minutes an hour at an intensity that would get the heart rate into training range.

From the point of energy, jumping rope is at about one thirty revolutions per minute which is similar to running at six miles per hour or cycling twelve miles per hour. A ten minute of rope skipping is equal to a one mile run.

While choosing a rope, one should hold the rope and stand with the feet on the middle. If the length is right, the handles should just reach the armpit. Its handle should be thick and comfortable. One should look for a cushioned surface to jump on. On should avoid hard surfaces. A carpet is an ideal item on which one can do skipping.

One should start slowly but gradually by increasing session time over two to three weeks in order to let the leg muscles get accustomed to the extra exercise. A number of adults give up rope jumping as they are uncoordinated and miss too many steps but these things improve with time and practice.