Jumping rope is a great activity for kids – but there are a few conditions to meet. First, kids should not be younger than 5 or 6 years old. Any younger and they may not have the required motor and coordination skills. Second, the rope should be long enough to reach their armpits when they stand in the middle of it. Third, challenge them with increasingly complex tricks. Finally, jumping rope should be fun! Consider using bright colors and fun patterns, as well as a rope that can be adjusted as your child grows.

Jumping rope has many health benefits, especially for cardiovascular health. It’s a great exercise that can help you meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines of at least 75 minutes of high-intensity exercise per week, while also improving your coordination, activating your core muscles, toning your quads, gluteus maximus, and hamstrings, strengthening your shoulders, and giving you healthier, more toned calves. Jumping rope burns 15-20 calories per minute, and it only takes 12 weeks of regular jump rope exercise to improve your body’s balance of lean muscle and fat tissue.

You can lose weight by jumping rope. In fact, it’s quick, easy, convenient, relatively inexpensive – and effective. Jumping rope can burn 15-20 calories per minute, and with just 12 weeks of regular jump rope exercise, you can improve the balance of muscle and fat tissue in your body. If you need exercise to start losing weight, we can help.

Jumping rope works all the muscles in your body. First, it improves the elasticity of the connective tissue around your calves, making them more flexible and strong. It also activates your core muscles, works your quads, gluteus maximus and hamstrings, and increases shoulder strength. In fact, just 12 weeks of regular jump rope workouts can improve your body’s balance of muscle and fat tissue.

As long as your body feels good, we say keep going! Be sure to switch it up, learn new tricks, try new ropes, and keep it fun!

Jumping rope improves your cardiorespiratory system, strengthens your heart, increases bone density, builds muscle, burns calories and fat, and improves agility and coordination.

The better question is which muscles can’t be worked by jumping rope! Jumping rope is a full-body exercise. It primarily works the calf muscles, quads, shoulders, and forearms, but you’ll also work the hamstrings, glutes, abs, obliques, biceps, triceps, back muscles, and pecs.

The exact number depends on your weight and how fast you jump rope, but on average, you can lose between 240 and 300 calories!

Speed ropes are a more advanced version of jump ropes. Speed ropes are usually made of lighter materials with more delicate handles and faster spins, so they require more familiarity and skill than jump ropes. This is especially true because speed ropes lack resistance, making it difficult to keep track of a rope moving around the body. Somewhat counterintuitively, speed ropes produce less intensity because they spin faster. If it’s intensity you’re after, consider using a jump rope, or better yet, a drag rope.

Finding the right jump rope size for you is easy. For beginners, calculate your height (e.g. 5’9“) and add three feet (8’9”). As a quick check, you can fold the rope in half and place it under a foot. The rope (excluding the handle) should touch your bust.
However, the height + 3 feet rule is just a starting point. As your technique progresses and you start pulling your elbows back and placing your hands closer to your hips, you will be able to use a shorter rope.