Skipping

jim8888

I just wanted to post about an exercise I've been doing through lockdown that's very underrated - skipping. I'm a 57 year old bloke, average height and weight, with visions of floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. Some hope! After a year of skipping, I'm much better at it and lighter on my feet (and faster) but seriously, two minutes non-stop is still a major effort and has me gasping for breath, my feet and calves complaining and, after about five intervals, has me sweating like Eamon Holmes eyeing a cream cake. I have a space in the garage where I have enough room to skip and have put some cushioned mats down, and my preferred rope cost all of £6 on Amazon. I've lost about a stone in weight, which I think skipping has helped maintain, but I'd attribute most of that to cutting down on beer, butter and (especially) biscuits. Anyway, I just wanted to wave a flag for an exercise that I think should be given more airplay than a lot of the faddish stuff you read about.

MalMonroe

Thank you! That really cheered me up, you have a great way with words. Not only cheered me up (poor old Eamon!) but encouraged me to have a bash at skipping. I'm a 71 year old woman and think I could do about 20 seconds to start with but as you say you've been doing it a year, things can only get better. 

Jeffaroo

Do you have any preferred skipping music? That sounds like it could be a fun way to exercise. 

TheShape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCMJGVChRY

Raspberry_Queen

I'd love to do skipping, but I've got trapped ulnar nerves. I trapped them just after I started skipping in 2019 (that's not how I injured them). If I could get a good quality skipping rope with a rope that turns really easily from the handles I might try it and see if it doesn't hurt. 

Also, I would be skipping on my patio, so I couldn't use one of these plastic things as the rope would get destroyed. 

Taleeha_Akhtar

Thank you friend for sharing. I really want to reduce my weight