Rope Jumping / Jump rope / Skipping
How to Do Rope Jumping / Jump rope / Skipping
- Hold one rope end in each hand out to your sides with the middle of the rope behind you.
- Keep the rope ends even with your hips.
- Rotate your wrists to swing the rope up over your head.
- As the rope swings down in front of and towards you, jump over the rope with both feet.
- Continue rotating your wrists to swing the rope behind you, back up over your head to repeat.
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Related Calves And Glutes & Hip Flexors Exercises
Rope Jumping / Jump rope / Skipping Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Rope Jumping / Jump rope / Skipping targets calves and glutes & hip flexors and also works abs and hamstrings and quadriceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Mountain climbers / alternating knee-ins, side lateral leg / hip swings and bodyweight calf raises. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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Follow ready-made home and gym plans with visual demos and timers – or create custom workouts from exercises like this.
Our illustrated Yoga Cards deck is the perfect way to start practicing at home – no class, no studio, no experience needed. 100,000+ sold.
