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Technique

  1. Begin jumping rope with a basic skip.
  2. With each revolution of the rope, hop both feet together slightly forward and then slightly backward.
  3. Keep your torso upright and your jumps consistent.

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Form tips

  • Maintain consistent timing between your hops and the rope swing.

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

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Jump rope basic skip

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Jump rope backwards

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Jump rope high knees

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Jump rope butt kicks

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