Used as part of a sports training or for leisure, the jump rope has multiple benefits: in addition to strengthening muscles, it improves coordination, agility and endurance. It is easily practiced in small series as a fitness activity, and you can take it everywhere with you! Discover our best models.
The jump rope a very effective aerobic exercise. In addition to the overall advantages of this practice, the jump rope has a number of qualities: fitnesswork of various organs such as the heart and pulmonary system, coordination, weight loss or posture. Its ease of use and its comfortable practice make it a sport for all ages: children, adults and seniors. Its uses are versatile: at the playground as a simple game of reflex and endurance, for physiotherapy, thee fitness, or for training professional sports. Its use is indeed very popular for boxing or MMA training. Because the jump rope makes the strength of the handles and legs work enormously, in addition to the whole body.
Its often compact lightness and design allow the rope to be transported and used everywhere, at home and outdoors. It allows you to build your body, lose weight or even improve your endurance performance.
On the market, there is an astronomical quantity of models for games, for children, for fitness, for endurance, for training … Depending on your expectations and your needs, some models are more effective than others. The ball bearing integrated into the handles of certain jumping strings is ideal for intensive training, for example. This system indeed promotes better rotation of the rope and better speed to intensify training. But this integration is not necessary for a simple leisure practice.
Likewise, you have to see the comfort that the handles offer: they must be resistant, non-slip and pleasant to hold so as not to have blisters on the hands or feel other unpleasant pain. You must also see if the size of the rope is suitable for your sizeand to a lesser extent check if it is removable. The quality of the rope is also important: the material (often in steel covered with PVC plastic) must be stable to allow a regular movement of the rope. So many criteria that require special attention from you.