Jump Roping

 

I’ve always thought I hated jump roping.  Because I’m a runner I never felt the need to find another source of cardio workout.  But here at the Kuk Sul Do academy jump roping is standard fare.  It is not only a common boxing workout but Jason and his wife Kim love to use it in their morning fitness classes.  In these fitness classes they give the option to air rope instead of using an actually jump rope and I always took that out.  But one day Kim explained to Eve and I that jump roping is one of the best all body exercises as well the fact that it compliments plyo drills and isometric holds to make a more effective workout.  In addition it is always an extremely efficient cardio workout as 20 minutes of jump roping equates to approximately an hour of running.  So the next day at the morning fitness class, I used the jump rope when they told me to and found that I actually enjoyed it! I haven’t jump roped since I was a little kid but I found that I still know how and only miss a beat every once in a while.  It is also more manageable than I thought it would be, I didn’t keel over of exhaustion after two minutes and I felt great after.  I would say I am officially a fan of jump roping.