Give them enought rope and they will hang themselves

Oct. 19th

" don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present."

Somerset Maugham

The most underused fitness tool today is the jump rope. Why I don't know as it will burn off about 1000 kcal per hour when done at good intensity. Now I know no one jumps for one hour, but if you use one min. or 2, 5 or 10 minute interval you can knock off a bunch of calories in less time then it takes during a aerobic class.

Now lets look at what kind of jump roping we are doing here. I use be Buddy Lee system as it is the best in the world of jumping rope. If you ever have the opportunity to go to one of his demonstrations, you will see what I mean. Buddy Lee can jump rope so you it appear as though there is no rope or string involved.

If you want to get involved or want to use jumping rope as a adjunct to you fitness tool box the following is suggested:

1. purchase one of Buddy Lee's jump ropes( they are plastic not rope)

2. have it sized for your body. ( length is very critical)

3. learn the correct way to jump for speed and ability to change direction.

4. start slowly and don't get discouraged when you trip all the time on the rope.

5. us jumping rope as a warm up and interval training so you do it often.

6. keep a jump rope with you when you train. It takes up little room and can be put into action anywere.

7. don't go cheap, buy a good rope as it will perform better and last for years.

Easy day training:

Kettlebell warmup

jump rope 5 one min intervals.

heavy bag training for 15 min.