Skipping rope

[slacker]

Hey does anyone know if skipping rope is good for cardio? I dont mean just to skip rope alone but if i were to add it to my cardio days how long should i do it for?

[1morerep]

ive been taking muay thai for 3 years now and every class begins with 10 min of skipping rope -believe me that alone is a workout and its excellent for cardio ***ending how long you want to skip for. make sure to wear sneakers it will help to absorb your feet rather than doing it bearfoot.

[Mogamedogz]

Hell yes it is... It is great cardio training. Not sure how long you should do it for. I would guess the same amount of time as you would do any "intense" cardio.

[slacker]

k cool thanks guys. Ya i've skipped rope for like 5 minutes and i took a sh!t kicking. I got a speed bad in the garage so i will jump rope before it hit the bag

[Testsubject]

I belive this will build you calves as well, for the sort time I boxed we did lot of skipping rope and for me it definetly made my claves grow.

[kfrost06]

Skipping rope is no joke. I had to break it up into sets of 1minute on and 1 minute off. Did that for a half hour and couldn't walk for 2 days, pathetic I know but it was a wake up call for me and my lake of cardio and yes it definitely works the calves. Gave me charley horses for those 2 days. I hope I never let myself get that out of shape again(and I thought I was in good shape at the time!).

[slacker]

Thanks, Good to know guys.