Skipping - The Heavy Weight Champion of Fat Loss
Skipping!?
That’s for children isn’t it? The only adults who skip are professional boxers aren’t they?
Well, I used to feel that way – and then I discovered that actually, skipping rocks!
Skipping is the simple, quick method that anyone (including YOU) can use to start burning fat, fast. And the best thing is you can do it anywhere – at home, at the gym, in a hotel room!
Why skipping is the heavyweight champion of fat loss exercises
-
It’s easy
-
It burns loads of calories
Skipping is one of the most efficient types of exercise for burning calories. Of course, it depends on your body weight, and how hard you work out – but skipping at a moderate to high pace will burn between 600 and over 1,000 calories per hour depending on if you are smaller or larger (American College of Sports Medicine).
Skipping involves the whole body, and more muscles, so burns more calories. Not only that, it can add definition to the calves and shoulders, which work hard.
-
It’s varied and fun.
Unlike running, which some people find tedious, there are loads of ways to make skipping varied – either with tricks and skills, or with types of workout
We’ve written about workouts and skills here and our Beast Rope (the fastest, smoothest skipping rope around) comes with a free cheat sheet.
-
It’s less injury-prone than running and can help prevent osteoporosis
Skipping benefits from being both a low-impact exercise, and still having an impact
Skipping has less impact on the joints than activities like running, which research from the Scandinavian Physiological Society shows has impact forces 2.5x that of walking, causing stress on the back, hips, knees and ankles ankles.
Because you only jump a few inches, you get the cardiovascular benefits, without the risk of injury.
On the other hand – skipping still has an impact – which means you get the bonus of the impact benefits, such has helping to prevent osteoporosis.
Improve a wide range of skills, including explosive strength, stamina and speed- Coordination,
- Cardio-vascular conditioning,
- Speed,
- Agility
These benefits transfer to almost all sports. Who doesn’t want to be more agile, faster, better conditioned?
How to get started
Skipping is an awesome way to get fit, lose fat and go from obese to beast!
It’s easy, fun and great value. There really is no reason not to skip.
Getting started with skipping is easy. All you need is a high quality skipping rope. Really, it needs to be a speed rope, it needs to be lightweight, strong, and fast.
Luckily, we have the best tool for the job: The Beast Rope is the fastest, smoothest, most efficient speed skipping rope around.
As used and recommended by WBO Intercontinental Boxing Champion Ben 'Duracell' Jones - the Beast Rope is the GOLD STANDARD speed skipping rope.
So grab yourself a Beast Rope here – it even comes with a free guide on the basics of skipping and learning skills like double unders.
BEAST YOUR GOALS.
FREE eBook!
The Beast Gear Guide to Skipping / Jump Rope Conditioning.
We’ve put together the ultimate skipping guide so you can get the best from this champion of conditioning! AND there’s a voucher code for 10% off the Beast Rope – the fastest, smoothest speed rope around.
Take the eBook anywhere: on your phone, kindle or tablet and start blasting out more double unders – just pop your email address in the box and we’ll send you the book!
Read more
What is thick bar training? Training with barbell or dumbbell with a diameter over 2 inches is known as “thick” or “fat” bar training. Many top-level coaches now incorporate thick bar training into...
10 years ago the only people skipping were boxers and 9-year-old girls. Now skipping is a staple conditioning tool for Crossfitters, martial artists, bodybuilders and fitness fans everywhere…and YO...