The Benefits Of Jumping Rope

I recently started to jump rope. I started jumping rope after my workouts as a form of cardio. To my surprise, I actually really enjoy it and I’m good at it. I started by doing 100 jumps, then slowly worked my way up to 200, and now 500. I count each jump, if I mess up I just continue, and pick right back up where I left off.

Since I’ve started to jump rope. I noticed that my overall health has improved. I know that sounds very vague. But I have noticed subtle improvements to my coordination, increased strength, and endurance. With that said, I decided to do some research. Keep reading to learn the benefits of jumping rope.

Jump Rope Anywhere

You can jump rope just about anywhere both indoors and outdoors. It doesn’t take a lot of space. All you need is a reasonable ceiling height and or enough room for the jump rope to go over your head. A jump rope is lightweight, unless you have a weighted jump rope. Making it easy to pack with you and convenient to use when traveling.

Burn More Calories

You can burn more calories jumping rope than you can doing any other cardio exercise. Since jumping rope engages most of your major muscle groups. It creates a lot of heat in your body. Your body needs to burn more fuel to produce this energy, so it burns lots of calories. You can burn anywhere from 200 to 300 calories in less than 15 minutes.

Improve Coordination

Jumping rope improves coordination because it requires multiple body parts to communicate at the same time. You have to coordinate you lower body with your upper body. In order to jump rope, your feet have to jump at the same time you are rotating your wrists. That’s how you keep the continuous jumping motion going.

Reduce Risk Of Injury

Improved coordination from jumping rope will help you reduce the risk of injury. You will be more aware of your body movements to where you are less injury prone. Meaning you will be less likely to get injured doing day to day activities. Being able to move quickly, easily, and remain agile as you age.

Increase Bone Density

Jumping rope can make your bones stronger. Bone density is the amount of bone mineral in bone tissue, basically how strong your bones are. The stronger your bones are the less fragile they are and that means they are less likely to break. Jumping rope makes your bones stronger through impact training. As you jump rope you are putting stress on your bones. Your body responds to this, by making your bones stronger to withstand the stress.

Better Heart Health

Jumping rope challenges your cardiovascular system. Which in turn improves your heart heath. It increases your heart rate two to three times faster than any other exercise. By forcing you to maintain the same amount of energy needed to continue to jump rope. Your heart, arteries, and veins have to work that much harder to help circulate blood and oxygen. Between the heart and the other organs in your body.

There are a lot more benefits of jumping rope than what I have listed here. However, I wanted to highlight these because I have personally seen these improvements in my health. Ever since I started jumping rope. Jumping rope has been a great way incorporate cardio after my workout routine. Eventually, I would like to learn how to skip rope and do other more challenging jump rope exercises. But in the mean time, I am going to stick to the basics.

How To Incorporate Jumping Rope

If you are wondering how to incorporate jumping rope into your workout routine. You can jump rope as a warm up before you start working out, you can build workouts around jumping rope, and or jump rope as a cool down after you are done working out. Start by jumping rope anywhere from 1-2 minutes. Then as you build up your endurance and cardiovascular health. Increase the amount of time that you jump from 2 minutes up to 5-10 minutes.

The Three Different Types Of Jump Ropes

There are three different types of jump ropes that you can choose from. The first being a basic jump rope, which is ideal for beginners. The second, a weighted jump rope, which is best suited for an advanced jump roper. The additional weight can be found in the handles, the cable and or both. Weighted jump ropes are great for those looking to improve their strength-training. The third, is a speed jump rope, which is great for those who like to jump at a fast pace. A speed rope is light and thin. Using a speed rope is a great way to improve footwork and conditioning.

The Best Jump Ropes

If you don’t have a jump rope and plan on getting one after reading this blog post. I’d like to recommend this Weighted Jump Rope by Everlast. The weights are in the handles and are removable. You can also adjust the length of the rope. I’ll link another weighted jump rope that I like Here. The weight is in the cable, it weighs 1.5 lbs, and is made of solid PVC.

Different Ways To Jump Rope

Whether you are new to jumping rope or have been at it for years, there are many different ways to jump rope. That’s what makes jumping rope such a versatile exercise. Below I have listed five different ways that you can jump rope. I recommend that you learn the basic jump first. Then experiment with a weighted jump rope to become a more advanced jump roper. Next, explore the exercises listed below to make your workouts more challenging.

Basic Jump
Alternate Foot Jump
Boxer Step Jump
High Knee Step Jump
Jump Rope Jacks

I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post, the benefits of jumping rope. If you have any questions feel free to comment down below. For more fitness tips, then see these other blog posts; How To Use A Foam Roller, A Beginners Guide To Supplements, What’s In My Gym Bag?.

The Benefits Of Jumping Rope