How to Jump Rope to Weight Loss

You want to lose weight really really fast? Try jumping rope while running. You will burn so many calories this way, how can you not lose weight.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Jump rope
• running shoes

1. See a doctor for a physical. You want to make sure you won't have a heart attack and also that your knees will be able to take the pounding you're about to do.

2. Make sure you have a good pair of running shoes or workout shoes. This will help with foot pain and shin splints.

3. OK, once you have the shoes and a nice jump rope. You can start. First warm up, start with some jumping jacks for a few minutes. Then do about 100 or 200 jumps with the rope.

4. Once you are fully warmed up with a nice little sweat, try walking while jumping rope. As you get in better shape, start jogging with the jump rope. I tell you it is a new experience. Fun

5. This exercise is different so it makes it more fun. They say you can burn about 750 calories an hour just jumping rope. Imagine how many calories you will burn while running at the same time.

Tips & Warnings

• Start slowly to build up your indurance
• Make sure you get a good jump rope, one that you can use outside
• Try skipping while jumping rope it burns a ton of calories also
• The more intesity you use or the faster you jump, the more calories you will burn
• Tripping - please becareful you can trip over the rope
• Dehydration, make sure you drink plenty of water
• Shin splints - get good shoes
• Foot pain - get good shoes
• Knee pain - get good shoes

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