If there are no contraindications, skipping rope is a very interesting sport. Known for being "complete", skipping rope works all the muscles of the body and is therefore a source of many benefits.
If you have any doubts about your ability to practice jumping rope, do not hesitate to consult your doctor or osteopath. For postpartum women, jumping rope is not recommended until perineal rehabilitation is completed. For those who feel that their perineum is a little weak, it is recommended to strengthen it beforehand with specific exercises or sheathing.
For the practice of the rope, I advise you to do it in playgrounds for children in which an anti-shock coating was installed, this allows to limit the traumatisms on the joints.
Benefits of jumping rope:
Jumping rope burns calories
Jumping rope is the ultimate calorie burning sport. 15 minutes of jumping rope is equivalent to 45 minutes of jogging, so if you're running out of time, do some jumping!
Jumping rope fights cellulite
To dislodge cellulite, you have to move it. You have the choice of undergoing palpating-rolling or moving. Since the rope moves the whole body, it allows you to dislodge cellulite in the thighs, buttocks, but also the stomach and arms.
Jumping rope promotes venous return
Walking improves venous return unlike walking. Jumping helps blood flow back into the veins and the more you jump the more you develop new networks that will improve the venous route and thus avoid or limit venous insufficiency.
So don't hesitate, get your sneakers.
Jumping rope builds endurance
Running, cycling and jumping rope are all cardio activities. And the more you do, the more you build up your endurance and the more you can increase the speed, intensity or distance. Jumping rope is not easy at first and going 2 minutes without a break can be tricky but you will progress in a very short time, you just have to persevere.
Jumping rope tones the body
Jumping rope involves all the muscles of the body from head to toe and is therefore a very complete sport. Jumping harmoniously tones the entire body by working all the different muscle groups in synergy.
The skipping rope works on support and balance
The different ways of jumping allow to work on the supports and the balance. It is not for nothing that the boxers regularly practice this exercise.
Feet together, legs apart, legs crossed, on one foot, etc., the different jumps are numerous and will allow you to work on your balance but it will also avoid the monotony of the rope.
It is very important to strengthen balance because it is what allows us to remain independent. If you take away an elderly person's balance, they won't want to leave their house for fear of falling. So whatever your age, balance needs to be worked on and rope is a good exercise for that.
Jumping rope improves coordination
Jumping rope can be complicated, you have to synchronize your feet with your arms. With a little practice, the coordination will become simple and you will not have difficulty varying the jumps by crossing, uncrossing the arms, being more on one foot than the other, etc.
Don't panic if when you start you realize that you are no longer at the level of the third grade playground, persevere it comes back quickly.
Jumping rope improves posture
The more muscular you are, the better you will stand and the less pain you will have! Jumping rope allows you to strengthen all the muscles of a balanced man. Do you have regular pain somewhere and don't have time to jump rope? The sheathing and the jumping rope are made for you. Of course, you start gradually.
Jumping rope fights against RSI and stress
Like any sport activity, jumping rope allows you to take your mind off your stress. So if you want to escape the stresses of work or home, put on your shoes, grab your rope and go jump for 10 minutes.
Your morale will be better because you will have cleared your head and your body will be toned, so you will be less likely to develop Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD), pathologies related to bad posture and stress at work.
Jumping rope beautifies the chest
Jumping rope allows you to work the pectoral muscles. So, gentlemen, it allows you to have a beautiful chest and ladies it allows you to have the breasts more raised!
Be careful, to do jump rope, a good support of the chest is necessary! Sports tend to bruise our beautiful breasts, but with a good bra you won't suffer the trauma of jumping, but you'll enjoy the benefits of pectoral training without having to do push-ups every morning.
Jumping rope is a cheap sport
A skipping rope and a pair of good sneakers are the only costs you have to pay to practice skipping rope. The first prices of the ropes are 6 euros, but you can find very good ones for 20 euros.
Personally I like the ones that are weighted at the wrists, it allows a more important muscular work of the arms (in particular of the fat of the arm which tends to hang when one ages), of the pectoral and of the back.
Examples of rope exercises
Marie Messager
Osteopath for sports
in Versailles
78 - Yvelines
