Good news: jumping rope is an all-inclusive workout, and including a rope in your workout routine is a great way to improve your physical and mental health. This is especially true in areas like muscular strength and endurance, balance and coordination, and cardiovascular health. And what’s more, jumping rope during your workout improves your vertical jump over time in a number of different ways. How Does Jump Rope Help You Jump Higher? Adding jump rope to your workout routine helps your body condition itself with the simple jumping movement and has numerous other health benefits. While it may ..read more

There are a number of benefits to incorporating jumping rope into your usual workout routine, whether you're brand new to the exercise or already a consistent jumper. These benefits extend far beyond just building and maintaining muscle.  Jumping rope is a great inclusion for improving your cardiovascular health - and it gives your cardio workouts a fun and challenging boost. Even better, jumping rope also helps to improve your balance, stabilize your joints, improve both your mental and physical health, and help you burn calories. Can I Build Muscle With Jump Rope? Yes! Jumping rope is a ..read more

Jumping rope barefoot may seem like a good recipe for getting your toes whipped. But for many avid jumpers (myself included), the benefits of barefoot jumping far outweigh the occasional stung foot. Why Jump Rope Barefoot? You have over 100 different muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your feet. That's a lot of amount of muscle fiber in and around your foot. When you wear shoes, all this muscle fiber around your arches and foot structure is bound and rearranged according to the fit of the shoe. This "binding" is exacerbated when you exercise, which leads to numerous health related injuries and ..read more

Thought jump rope was hard enough? You’d be surprised. For those looking to supercharge their activities, crisscrossing is a full-on, hard-pounding twist to traditional jump roping.  The move involves crossing your arms in front of you while the rope is in the air and then uncrossing them before the rope comes back down - allowing you to jump through the loop. It's not an easy move to pull off without plenty of practice, but it does add a fun, dynamic element to your workout while also ramping the intensity up to 11.  What is Criss Cross Jump Rope? If you want to take your jump rope ..read more

Are you looking for creative ways to increase your cardio? Do you want to make your workout sessions more efficient yet still effective? You’ve come to the right place. Jump roping is an excellent form of cardio and can help you achieve your fitness goals in a fraction of the time it would take with other exercises. If you’re ready to get your start in the sport but have no clue where to begin, we’re here to set you on the path. No matter your skill level, Elite Jumps has the right rope to help you get started on the right foot. Read on to learn about the best jump ropes for beginners and ..read more

Jumping rope is a stimulating and impactful workout that's been a staple among beginner fitness enthusiasts and athletes for decades. To get the most out of this workout, you should consider how long you spend jumping rope. Should you be aiming for intense speed or increasing endurance? Does frequency matter? Learn how to optimize your rope-jumping routine, including how long and fast you should jump, as well as other factors to consider to time it just right. How Many Times Per Week Should I Jump Rope? Consistency is key in any workout routine, and even though jumping rope is a low-impact exe ..read more

Disclaimer: These solutions only works with PVC cord jump ropes. These will not fix kinks in steel cable ropes. Why Does My PVC Jump Rope Keep Twisting? It's a common problem: kinks or memory coils in your PVC jump rope cord. This most frequently happens when you get your jump rope brand new and pull it out of the package. Because the rope has never been used and has spent most of its life coiled inside a package it maintains quite a bit of coiled memory. We also see this problem frequently if a jump rope has lived in a gym bag without being used for a couple of months. How Do You Straighten a ..read more

Boxing is a sport rooted in precision, endurance, agility, and strength. Boxers often utilize a varied workout routine to condition their bodies for matches, with one of the most iconic being the art of jumping rope. It's a scene familiar to anyone who has watched a boxing movie – the rhythmic skipping and a focused look in the boxer's eyes as they prepare for a big fight. But what precisely about jumping rope makes it so valuable to the sport of boxing? Learn about the specific benefits boxers can gain by jumping rope and discover the best jump rope to improve boxing skills and endurance. Wha ..read more

Jumping rope is fun. Anyone who has picked up a rope, pulled off a new trick, or done double-dutch with a friend knows it’s a great excuse to feel like a kid again. But there’s another, more serious side to jumping rope: pure cardio. It’s one of the best heart-rate-raising workouts out there. Jumping rope beats out running, swimming, boxing, and biking in terms of caloric burning. Depending on your body type and speed, you can burn around 250–300 calories in just 15 minutes of jump roping. Practicing this aerobic cardiovascular activity benefits your heart, physical fitness, and lifts your emo ..read more

If you’ve just started using a jump rope and mastered the fundamentals, check out your next progression with crossover variations. Whether you’re hoping to be the next Instagram sensation with new tricks and techniques or want to add variety to your workout, learning new variations could be the answer.  Follow these step-by-step instructions to get started, then get practicing and perfecting! Run Cross First, ensure you’re getting the fundamentals correct, whether a beginner or an advanced jumper.  Unlike the basic jump rope technique, the run cross-over will require you ..read more