Ghetto Jump Rope
Posted by primaballerina on November 21st, 2009 |Filed Under General |
When purchasing my jump rope, I was torn between the fabric rope and the plastic rope. I opted for the fabric (not really sure why)…HUGE mistake! It is terrible! i’m a pretty good jump-roper, and it keeps getting caught on my running shoes. Sigh. I’ll make use of it until I go home for xmas- luckily I have a proper plastic jump rope there. I thought the fabric one would be good quality because it’s made by Bally..guess not! Oh well. It’s just annoying to have to stop every minute or so to readjust.
So, I tried to make it 30 minutes yesterday, but only made it about 10. I had clearly forgotten how challenging jump rope is! Will try again tonight. I guess all I can do is try to do a bit more each time.
Eatmyselfdead91 left a comment on my last post and suggested trying a weighted hula-hoop. What a great idea! Thanks for the tip- I’m going to look into that. One of my goals is to reduce my waist measurements (see my previous post about waist-to-hip ratio), and I bet that would be a great way to do it.
I really love to hear people’s tips and comments, so please feel free to comment if you have something to share!
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10 minutes jumping rope is GREAT!
How is your weight loss going? Mine a bit of a yo-yo lately… Why? I don’t feel like it… I hate when I get like that… I am trying though so it will be all good! I am planning on tracking everyday this week and will reward daily as I do it. I am interested in the weighted hula hoop… I never good do it when I was young. If you get one let me know how it goes! 
I tried jumping rope but came up with the following excuses to stop: I have to do it in the driveway and I live on a busy street - no need to scare people 2) lots of kids walking by on their way to school probably giggling 3) might be bad for my knees/ankles/hips/self-esteem 3) it is darn hard!
Good for you!