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Technique

  1. Swing the rope forward from behind your back over your head and jump over it as it reaches your feet.
  2. Maintain a steady, repetitive pace with both feet jumping together.

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Form tips

  • Jump on the balls of your feet with a slight bend in the knees.

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Muscles

Strength

Secondary

  • Legs
  • Gastrocnemius
  • Soleus
  • Flexor digitorum brevis
  • Flexor digitorum longus
  • Flexor hallucis longus
  • Flexor hallucis brevis

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Equipment

Jumping rope
Jumping rope

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Appears in

Strength
Joint movements
Ankleplantarflexion
FootToes flexion
trains stretches
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Jump rope front-to-back

Novice
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Jump rope side-to-side

Novice
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Jump rope backwards

Novice
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Jump rope high knees

Novice
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Jump rope butt kicks

Novice
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