Great Fitness Through a Simple Accessory – the Jump Rope

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You’ve known about the gadget since you were a kid, but it is possible you didn’t really know how effective simply skipping a rope would be for achieving serious overall fitness. It seems that simple little rope is a tool that can provide a long list of benefits in a short amount of time.

For example, one 10 minute non stop jump session at 120 revolutions per minute can yield the same cardio workout as 30 minutes of jogging and can also be equivalent to a 720 yard swim workout. But there are other benefits aside from cardio that are present in the activity. The Jump Rope Institute website describes other awesome health benefits from a jump rope workout. Did you know that it can help your brain? Read more below.

The Various Health Benefits of Rope Jumping

[su_quote style=”default”]According to research, jumping rope for a minimum of five minutes a day can improve physical fitness and when you build to ten minutes of nonstop jumping at 120 RPMs it can provide the same benefits as the following:

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So it is easy to learn, inexpensive and the workout works on several mental and physical factors at the same time. That little rope is hard to beat.
Below is a great little jump rope workout from Fit Happy. Enjoy!

All-Over Toning & Jump For Joy Workout ★ Powerful & Fun 10 min. with a Skipping Rope

[su_quote]Got 10 minutes? Or you’re going to use same old, lousy excuses… again!!  I know, summer is over but you still want to look good, right? Get off this chair and do yourself a favor. It’s only 10 minutes! You … Continue reading →”
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And if you were looking for a killer 10 minute jump rope workout, the video below by Fitsugar.Com can get you started right away:

 

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