Jump rope workout routines have stood the test of time.
Despite the arrival of different fad exercises and routines, anyone could still see a lot of people, especially athletes do jump rope in their conditioning workouts.
People who jump rope claim that they feel energized and free of stray thoughts after doing it.
They become more agile, balanced and with sharpened reflexes.
A main consideration about exercising with a jump rope is that the rope may not be appropriate to the person's height, being too long or too short.
The jump rope should be the right length of the body of the person to use it.
Otherwise, he or she may trip or will find the rope too long to drag, making exercising with it a hassle.
The person to use the rope should stand on the rope, hold it up and have the jump rope handles reach his or her armpits.
If the handles come over or under the armpits, then the rope is either too long or too short.
A good jump rope workout will enable the person doing it to use all his or her body's major muscles with just a jump.
The arms, buttocks, legs, abs, shoulders, and chest contract and expand jump after jump, giving all of them a good workout.
But before getting too excited, the jump roper should start slowly first, gathering speed and momentum after a few jumps.
Premature fatigue will set if one starts too fast.
Start with jumping for 30 seconds than rest for 15 seconds, and continue.
Once the jump roper feels that he or she has gotten very comfortable with the 30-15 second routine, he or she can increase the length of jumps to 45 seconds, and still rest for 15 seconds.
A jump rope workout has been proven to not just make people lose weight (as it is also a very good cardio workout), but also builds and tones muscles.
What more could one ask for a workout with just a rope as equipment?