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How beneficial is skipping? I'm always interested in get-fit things that are easily and quickly done at home and was thinking of throwing in a bit of skipping here and there... How long would you want to be continuously skipping to gain any benefit? Meaning, if you were to say skip for 10mins or 15mins three times a week, would it be minutely/noticeably/hugely/none of the above beneficial? (14st, 6ft, relatively fit GAA player)

Not looking for too scientific and answer, just curious... any 'skippers' here with any programmes to keep it interesting?

Thanks...

DAVE_K

Skipping ain't bad. Not as good as jogging. I do a bit or include in circuit style training.

It is possible to spruce it up though and turn it into a good workout.
I do skipping sessions sometimes as follows

5 minutes skip
50 burpees
5 minutes skip
50 burpees

to do a total of 6 * 5 minutes skipping - that gets you going, especially the burpees thrown in.

Or get a chair and do 5 mins skip and 20 - 30 reps stand up on the chair, stand down again and around and round.

The you can throw in double unders, skipping on one leg, crossing your arms over.

You can also invest in a set of wrist weights and skip with them. This gives you a good burn on the shoulders too.

10 - 15 minutes 3 times a week is mildly beneficial i'd say.

Get a speed rope - i like these the best

Check out the video half way down the page on the link below to see how it should be done.

http://www.rossboxing.com/thegym/thegym26.htm

Now if you were to skip like that for 15 minutes 3 times a week. That'd be pretty f*cking beneficial!!!!

HammerHeadGym

What he said ^^

Skipping is fantastic for ditness, especially when you get a bit of proficiency in it and can start doing crossovers, double unders etc. A 20 minute workout eith the rope will have any athlete wrecked. Great for your timing and footwork as well, if your that way inclined.

WHIP IT!

HammerHeadGym wrote:

What he said ^^

Skipping is fantastic for ditness, especially when you get a bit of proficiency in it and can start doing crossovers, double unders etc. A 20 minute workout eith the rope will have any athlete wrecked. Great for your timing and footwork as well, if your that way inclined.

Yeah, that's great - thanks lads... What I had in mind (and feel free to advise any other way) was... I run just over three miles 2/3 times a week... I was thinking of simply throwing in 2*10 chin-ups and 10mins skipping before and after the run... I thought that might compliment it nicely... Maybe at first I would just do it before or after and then after a fortnight maybe do it both...

Having said that, after the running, maybe I wouldn't have 'the legs' for another 10 mins on the rope...

iascanmore

I skip HIIT style, 3 times a week normally 15-25 mins a pop. I do most of my workouts at home so it really suits me. I've a small timer application I wrote to control the intervals - PC beeps and screen changes colour to indicate the intervals. This week I'll be doing 60 secs moderate, 30 secs fast for 20 minutes.