Skipping for Cardio

[ReVoLuTiOnArYbUtGaNgStEr]

I have ordered Henry cooper Taurus jump rope, I had been using a lonsdale leather jump rope to learn on but the handles broke so im usin the leather and its cutting into my hands so the purchase became a priority.

I am curious as to how effective you think skipping is for people involved in contact sports and sports with emphasis on cardio vascular endurance. My cousin is an Amatuer Boxer and he does 12 rounds of skipping a day and swears by its effectiveness for increasing stamina and burning fat.

I am bored of road work, running 3 times a week gets boring fast so I am thinking of adding skipping to the workout list once I am good enough to really test my cardio levels without stopping all the time due to miss jumps.

[RedSonRising]

I box myself and it really does help.

[ReVoLuTiOnArYbUtGaNgStEr]

It has been giving me mad shin splints, I am fine running 3 miles on the road yet skipping seems to really fuck my shins. Maybe i should not jump in boxing shoes, try something more cusioned?

[Principia Ethica]

Road running has given me really bad shin splints and eventually runner's knee. You sure it isn't the pavement? My doctor told me to try trail running. . .anything other than concrete or asphalt/pavement.

[ReVoLuTiOnArYbUtGaNgStEr]

Well my shins are fine on my road runs, at worst my shins are slightly sensative afterwards, however jumping rope on a mat kills them. I would recomend getting some vibram five fingers if your having shin problems while running, they are as close to barefoot running as I would dare.

[RedSonRising]

The problem is that running heel-toe on concrete isn't that good for you. We're mechanically designed to run toe-heel. It makes more sense once you try it a few times. If you get cushioned running shoes then it will help running heel-toe, but all the same our knees and our legs and feet weren't designed to absorb the force of slamming or heels down into the floor. Running on your toe first helps fluidly absorb and compress the force from the ground that comes back up into your body. With the calf muscle more engaged as well, it gets stronger and you're able to jog and run lighter on your feet.

The same goes with skipping. At least for boxing, we never let our heels touch the ground. Skipping in boxing shoes (a real cheap wrestling shoe would help) or even just in socks or barefoot on a mat should help prevent shinsplints.

[ReVoLuTiOnArYbUtGaNgStEr]

Every great Marathon runner has ran heel to toe as far as I am aware, toe to heel is the worst for shin splints according to most articles in thins like mens health/fitness and the online studies on pronation effects.

[RedSonRising]

Every great Marathon runner has ran heel to toe as far as I am aware, toe to heel is the worst for shin splints according to most articles in thins like mens health/fitness and the online studies on pronation effects.


I believe with a combination of specially designed shoes and heel-toe running, speed is maximized. But from personal experience, I feel much less agitated after a day of running when I just run on my toes. The impact is noticeably less. Boxing emphasizes being on your toes and your calves more, so the practice might be more for that, but a supremely knowledgeable friend I knew who was carefully studying different forms of running recommended the toe-heel method to prevent shin-splints and I stuck with it.

I suppose it wouldn't hurt for you to give it a try, everyone comes to their own conclusions about fitness methods and their effectiveness, and I'm no expert. I hope you can find something that works a bit better for you.

[melvin]

Skipping is a good cardio workout if you do it long enough.

My tip would be to purchase a skipping rope that has a timer, calorie counter, and how many laps you have achieved, you can buy these from Argos or even next (next is a cute pink color, I have it. Also does this before you begin your yoga, this is because if the body has not warmed up or burnt any calories, the toning exercises won’t work as well, meaning it will only touch the top layer of fat and not work on the muscle.

I was always confused regarding how to tone up, I was doing 40 sit ups a day and nothing was happening until I began to do them after aerobics, now I on the verge of having a four pack Wahoo. Good luck and nice to hear so many keeping up with fitness, I love it