How to skip if you’re a beginner First ... on your joints and extend the life of your rope. Mats designed for jump rope are best.” As for the actual jump? “I like to break it down into ...

Aim To skip rope for a minute working up to 5 minutes ... Remember how good at it you used to be at school? Jump over the rope with both feet at a medium pace, bouncing on the balls of your ...

try alternating your feet as you do single leg skips “so you’re maintaining your balance in between jumps.” Then learn to lift one leg up so the knee comes into your chest as you jump ...

Moriguchi’s passion for jumping rope was piqued as a student at Kyoto ... World Record books for the most revolutions in a single skip. He became the first person to manage seven “unders.” ...