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LittleHelper
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Posted: 16 Jun 2005 12:19 am |
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| I know this may seem silly but I love to jump rope and have found it very challenging which I really like. I like to see how long I can go without stopping and have made it to 700 all together and up to 145 without missing a step. I set the timer for 10 mins which I ended up going over. My new goal is 1000 and up to at least 20mins or more. My question is what do some of you think about this being a good exercise? Will it help my cardio and my whole body or some parts? I feel great afterwards but will this help me lose fat and inches?:)
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flyawayana
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Posted: 20 Jun 2005 01:06 pm |
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hey i used to be able to do 1000.... used to. anyway, i'll say this from my experiance with it. i lost weight with it.... um... i dont remeber how much, but there was a lack of fat on my body. haha. you get amazing calfs from it and just for the #%@&! of it, test how high you can jump... its fun to see yourself be able to jump higher and higher from it.
so if ya ask me.... keep it up sista!
fly
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LittleHelper
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Posted: 22 Jun 2005 01:51 am |
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| Thanks for letting me know that! I haven't made it too 1000 yet but that is my next goal. I know it gets my cardio going so I was hoping to lose weight also. Do you remember how often you use to do this or how long it took to see results. My legs and calves get sore so I feel like I'm already seeing some results!:DI feel it anyway!
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CuzzinMerl
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Posted: 25 Sep 2005 02:20 am |
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I'm not going to claim to be an expert. These are just my opinions. First of all, if it's been awhile since you've excercised regurlarly, see a doctor first. I've heard that jumping rope is a great cardio exercise, though I've never tried it myself. My opinion is, if it gets your heart rate up, it can't be bad. Don't push it though. Over-exerting leads to injuries and burn out. If you get sore, take a break. The key to improving is: stress your body, let it recover completely, and then stress it again.
My favorite exercise quote: Start now! Drop what you're doing or lift it repeatedly.
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xPosterGirl
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Posted: 4 Jan 2006 10:45 pm |
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| Jumping rope is MUCH harder now than it was in third grade. During badmition practice my sophomore year, we always need 45 second reps, and then took a lap around the court. We increased the number of reps every week. I think we started with five. I felt worse after that then running for half an hour!
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sillyma
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Posted: 5 Jan 2006 03:24 am |
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It is a great workout, but as you have already been cautioned be careful and don't overdo it. Your body will let you know your limit. I am going to try jump roping as well but I have to first be able to walk at a decent pace! lol Keep up the good work.
DM
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NevD
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Posted: 5 Jan 2006 11:55 am |
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It's great if you're very young or are training to box professionally.
But it does cause all sorts of stress in your body. As well as sore muscles, you can expect some joint problems, not to mention the damage to the attachments that secure your internal organs.
There are so many low-impact ways to exercise that don't do all those things to your body.
For a whole-body workout, there's little to beat the original Nordic Track ski machine. I bought one when I had to stop running (high impact) and have used it for years. The best part is you can adjust the upper body workout and the lower body workout independently. Most machines don't allow that.
Many exercises become boring. Indoor skiing is no different. But you can do it while watching TV, listening to music, or learning a language (I'm doing Portuguese).
Just a suggestion...
NevD 
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drumforengland
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Posted: 9 Mar 2006 06:48 pm |
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| where do you guys jump rope. i have an exercise bike and weights just in my front room but i dnt think i could jump rope without knocking everything down and whacking the rope on the ceiling. the only place i could think of was outside, and it is soooo cold out!!
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chris302
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Posted: 11 Mar 2006 03:23 am |
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I've read, and believe, that jumping rope is NOT high impact or stressful to the joints. You are jumping on two feet together--compare that to running where one foot takes the whole impact. Also, you are only jumping about an inch off the ground, just enough to clear the rope.
I jump rope about 20 minutes almost every day as part of my program, and never have a knee problem as I did when I was a runner. I think it is an excellent whole body exercise.
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Frustrated
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Posted: 6 May 2006 12:15 pm |
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I jumprope about 2-3 times a week, and do walking/running the other days to total 6 days of cardio a week. When I jumprope, I will do 100 slower jumps, and then 400-600 faster jumps and alternate up to a total of 20-25 minutes. Ocassionally I go a half hour, but not too often. I noticed that I cannot do it everyday because when I was doing it every day, my ankle tendens got really really sore and I had to take a couple weeks off from it.
SHOES ARE SOOOOO IMPORTANT! Make sure if your going to take up jumproping, that you have really good shoes with good support!
I wore not so good shoes one time, and I think that's what contributed to the ankles soreness. Jumproping makes me sweat more than running or anything else, and you can control it too. I usually put on some fast country music or something and that helps motivate me, and I set a timer.
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