Basic exercise with a jump rope

Try the basic jump rope exercise:

• Stand upright, breathe steady.
• Pull in your stomach.
• Keep your elbows close to your body, and your arms slightly away from your body.
• Start swinging your wrists to swing the rope.
• Hold the handles lightly, use your thumb and forefinger to control the handles.
• Jump gently on your toes.
• Jump high enough for the rope to swing under your feet (you don’t have to jump very high).

60–70 jumps a minute is a good pace for beginners. Do about one jump a second.