• ROPE JUMPING is one of the fastest ways to scorch calories while building stamina, power, and speed. Plus, it improves both agility and coordination—skills that will assist you in many other areas of sports, fitness, and daily life. So why don’t more of us pick up a rope and start skipping?
“People are still often intimidated by the idea of jumping rope, especially if they don’t think they are ‘good’ at it to start,” says Tim Haft, creator of Punk Rope workouts and a trainer based in New York City. are designed to take out some of that intimidation factor by placing an emphasis on fun drills. And by keeping the rope jumping down to 2-minute intervals, you won’t get gassed out as easily, he adds.
