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You can learn skipping with or without the rope.
To start with, do the exercises without the rope to get the fell of the movements:
Simply standing, flex your knees, keeping your arms along your body. Start jumping up 2 or 3 cm (one inch) above the ground, flexing ankles, knees and hips slightly.
You should jump 25 times in a row to fall into the rhythm; then start revolving yours bands around your wrist in front of your each time you jump off.
Once you have coordinated those two movements, you can start using the rope.
Pulling it lightly forward with your arms, bring the rope behind your heels. The jump need be only a few centimetres high, just enough to let the rope slip by lightly under your feet. Try a succession of 25 jumps as you did previously together with the hand movements. You can also start learning straight with the rope. Holding both handles in one hand, try and coordinate your jumps with the rope’s circular movement. The trick is to have the rope coming back down while you’re in the air. Once you can do it this, using both arms pull the rope into position behind your heels start and start skipping as explained above, until you have managed a succession of 25 jumps. There are several different jumps and figures that can considerably enliven a skipping program. We explain the four basic figures. Once you have tried them out and found your pace, you can experiment your own variations while dancing with the rope. The aim is to work out and have fun at the same time.
To start with, do the exercises without the rope to get the fell of the movements:
Simply standing, flex your knees, keeping your arms along your body. Start jumping up 2 or 3 cm (one inch) above the ground, flexing ankles, knees and hips slightly.
You should jump 25 times in a row to fall into the rhythm; then start revolving yours bands around your wrist in front of your each time you jump off.
Once you have coordinated those two movements, you can start using the rope.
Pulling it lightly forward with your arms, bring the rope behind your heels. The jump need be only a few centimetres high, just enough to let the rope slip by lightly under your feet. Try a succession of 25 jumps as you did previously together with the hand movements. You can also start learning straight with the rope. Holding both handles in one hand, try and coordinate your jumps with the rope’s circular movement. The trick is to have the rope coming back down while you’re in the air. Once you can do it this, using both arms pull the rope into position behind your heels start and start skipping as explained above, until you have managed a succession of 25 jumps. There are several different jumps and figures that can considerably enliven a skipping program. We explain the four basic figures. Once you have tried them out and found your pace, you can experiment your own variations while dancing with the rope. The aim is to work out and have fun at the same time.
