Hi guys,
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Time for Saturday Workouts. Yayyyyyyy.
So let's begin by learning about skipping.
So in today's episode of #Saturday Workouts which also happens to be the first one of it's kind. I'm going to be teaching you lovely, motivated, committed peeps what type of equipment to be using, how to do skipping properly, duration, muscles used, benefits, variations.
So without further adieu. Let's begin.
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What type of equipment do you need?
Obviously you need training gear i.e. a nice pair of shoes, sweat pants/tracks and a T-SHIRT you don't love. Lol. šš.
Then after that comes the main equipment and that's tatatadah "The all magnificent and glorious skipping rope". ššš.
These are the types of skipping ropes that I recommend:-
Types of jump rope for skipping .
In this article you'll find the different types of ropes that you can use, price, etc, etc,etc.
Now time to move on to how to perform every rep of skipping properly .....
So, in order to help you guys understand this I'm going to first explain what you need to do then I'm going to show a gif and a video for furthur clarification.
The Technique:- You need to move your wrists and not your hands and then you need to keep on landing on the balls of your feet and not toes ( in order to prevent knee injuries ) as much as possible.
It should look something like this:
Lol. ššš.
This is what you should really be aiming for:
Here's a video for furthur clarification:-
Always remember that with every exercise that you perform you need to manage these things: proper technique that's the way the exercise is performed and the intensity with which it's performed then you need to breathe properly wherever required as in sprinting, jogging, swimming, weight training, etc and rest properly both during your workout ( i.e. between sets/reps) and after your workout ( a minimum of 10 mins and maximum how much ever possible ) and rest for one day completely on a Sunday because some great person has said "Rest is important for your body not only to be able to recover but also to be able to endure and ENJOY another successful week of training". šš.
Now for how long do you need to do this:
Some people can do this for hours on end or rather for a big stretch of time and that's why we call them athletes ššš.
But for the common man/woman you need to perform this for 15-20 minutes at moderate intensity so that your leg muscles ( ankles, calves, hamstring, glutes, etc ) and wrist get used to this intensity of training. Then after that you can increase your reps so that you can grow in terms of the reps that you can perform. After all you don't want to be stuck doing the samething and ultimately get bored do you?
Again, always remember that with every exercise that you perform you need to manage these things: proper technique that's the way the exercise is performed and the intensity with which it's performed then you need to breathe properly wherever required as in sprinting, jogging, swimming, weight training, etc and rest properly both during your workout ( i.e. between sets/reps) and after your workout ( a minimum of 10 mins and maximum how much ever possible ) and rest for one day completely on a Sunday because some great person has said " Rest is important for your body to not only be able to recover but also to be able to endure and ENJOY another successful week of training". š
Alright, time to know what muscles are used for this purpose of jumping rope:
Basically, you use the entire body for the purpose of jumping rope but more importantly the emphasis is on the entire leg ( ankles, calves, hamstring, glutes, etc ) , the butt and wrist. However, here's another article that should help you understand better which muscle groups are used.
So what is in it for you? A.K.A. benefits of jumping rope:
1). It's portable and super duper affordable. Therefore, you can get fit without spending a lot of money. But if you want to spend your hard earned money on expensive gym membership and equipment then no body's stopping you go ahead.
2). It increases your bone density and cardiovascular fitness over a considerable period of time.
3). Obviously, you will get leaner and agile if you stay committed to your practice but if it makes you happy then jumping rope helps you burn
approximately 200 calories or more
4). It is an effective way to squeeze in a quick workout for those who "don't have the time to workout". So, instead of saying I don't want to go to the gym or outside you can just skip your way through a 10 minute workout and be done for the rest of the day.
Don't believe me this is proof.
Ooh Gawd Amar this is such a lengthy post. End it already. I've got things to do you know and I can't just sit here all day and admire and enjoy your awesome post you know.
Alright, alright just let's get the variations done and then you'll are free to abandon me.
Variations:-
Now remember the purpose for variations is to help you get stronger as in you should be able to do more than you were able to do before.
So here's a video to help you understand better the types of variations you can practice in order to grow :-
So with that I'm ending this post of the first ever #Saturday Workouts.
So for the love of Bananas ššš if this post was useful to you in terms of helping you learn more about skipping so that you can incorporate this as a part of your training regimen then please remember to upvote, comment & re-steem this post.
Sources for gifs:- The Giphy app on Playstore.
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