The Best Full-Body Workout You Haven't Tried

What's the big secret?

The secret is, it is no big secret. This cheap and easy solution may be the break through your looking for, no more monthly payments to your local gym, no more trying out multiple different workout plans and no more long excessive jogs. Your solution is jumping rope.

Why?

A study has proven that giving only 10 minutes of your day to jumping rope exercises you receive the same level of improvement to your cardiovascular health as in comparison to people who have jogged 30 mins per day. Do you know what that means? Jumping rope workouts achieve the same results as running in a fraction of the time!

More importantly for us, the health benefits from jumping rope are endless, for example you get increased flexibility, rhythm, muscle tone, shoulders, arms and legs. A lot of calories are burned extremely quickly as well - the perfect full body workout for anyone to try.

How?

Jumping rope engages your whole body as you need to use your legs to actually jump, you use your arms to move the skipping rope and you use your core to stay stable. With this, correct form is heavily relied on however the risk of injury is significantly reduced in comparison to runners.

Firstly, you will have to select your jump rope/skipping rope (they may be weighted to increase difficulty); plastic 'speed' ropes are favored over cotton ropes due to the ease of handling them. To ensure the rope is adjusted to your height, stand on the middle of the rope and the handles should reach just below your shoulders. Always keep your elbows slightly bent while jumping ensuring your hands are at hip height. You should land on the balls of your feet always to avoid injury and keep your face close to the ground when jumping, your arms should also be close to your body.

Next Steps?

The next steps you take are obvious, ditch those endless cardio runs your are taking and buy yourself a good quality and cheap jumping rope! Now watch your fitness and health propel themselves with all of the valuable information that we have given you.