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Jump rope
Quick, light skipping. Builds fitness, footwork and springy calves.
- Starting point
- Muscles worked
- Calves, Shoulders, Heart and lungs
- Equipment
- Jump rope
How to do it
- 1
Hold the handles at hip height with your elbows close to your sides.
- 2
Turn the rope with your wrists, not your arms.
- 3
Jump just high enough to clear the rope, landing softly on the balls of your feet.
- 4
Skip for two minutes, rest for one, and repeat.
What to think about
- “Small jumps”
- “Wrists turn the rope”
- “Quiet landings”
Common mistakes
- Jumping too high
- Swinging the whole arm
- Landing flat-footed