Introduction to Skipping

I finally write a post about skipping.

So why skipping? I thought it would a fun cardio exercise to do at home and a guy at my old gym did it between his weight reps.... so one day while browsing through the shops at the Palms, I walked into Game and they had them on discount. The ones I got have a counter too...

Fast forward a few months and skipping ropes hadn't even left the box. By now I'd joined a new gym and on my first day the cardio machines were acting up Naija style. Frustrated I left the cardio room to the main floor which had the weights. Confused as to how to get my cardio work out in, I asked for skipping ropes and the rest as they say is history.


Now, I don't bother at all with the cardio machines. I do my skips and then weights and because my skipping rope has a counter, I aim to do a 1000 per workout and preferably within 20minutes ( I rest also within this time but not for longer than 1 minute)

So quickly, the benefits of skipping are

1. Its cheap, all you need is a skipping rope (costs less than $10) and space.
2. Its a great cardio workout. My HR goes up to 170bpm sometimes.
3. It works almost every single muscle group which is good for conditioning.
4. It helps with focus and concentration as you need to time your skips.

5. Its more low-impact  than running (with a good load and landing technique -i'll share more in my next post) so basically better on your ankle and knee joints.
6. From another blog I got - Fights osteoporosis: Since skipping is weight bearing, it boosts a person's bone density, helping to keep off osteoporosis. A site mentions how The Osteoporosis Society recommends two to five minutes of a physical activity like skipping every day to help prevent osteoporosis.
6. You look cool (or atleast i think i look cool)


Being a certified Googler, its unlikely i'll take up a new interest without over researching it. I need to know the whys, the whats, the hows and the when to great detail. Perhaps this is why I'm a business analyst by profession but in any case, requirement gathering is my forte so next post I'll write about the kinetics/physics of skipping.

Ciao