You want to get in shape fast, jump rope fitness is the answer for you! The benefits of jump rope fitness have been known for awhile, but it really got started in the 1970’s.  Back then the fitness craze was in full gear and running was the big thing, everyone was jogging…
then my Dad came along in 1973 with a Jump Rope and Jump Rope Fitness Instructional Booklet and changed things. You see my Dad,Bobby Hinds, knew that jump rope fitness was the key to getting in great shape. It was his main training companion as a amateur and professional boxer and he knew when he needed to drop a few pounds quickly to get the jump rope out.
 
After he retired from professional boxing (due to a broken wrist) he gained a lot of weight, ballooned up to a hefty 260 lbs, this on a frame that normally carried a lean and mean 190 lb boxer. His old boxing coach, Vern Woodward, told him to get back in shape with jump rope fitness. He did and the rest is history. He dropped back to his fighting weight in no time and realized people everywhere can benefit from his jump rope fitness program and uniquely beaded jump rope.

 He was right and the jump rope fitness craze began, Bobby Hinds found a study that showed tremendous benefits of jump rope fitness over jogging. In fact the study was so powerful that it really made people take notice of one of the simplest and effective training tools ever made…the Jump Rope. In the Study, it clearly shows jumping rope is 3 times as beneficial as running, so, “10 minutes of Jumping Rope is equal to 30 minutes of jogging”.
 
Why is this true? When most people jog they are not nearly as engaged as when using jump rope fitness, your entire body must be engaged in order to jump the rope and keep it moving. The entire body: upper, midsection, lower body all benefit tremendously from jump rope fitness. When comparing the two at medium intensities it is clear: jogging versus jumping, upper body totally relaxed while jogging, totally engaged when jumping, midsection relaxed again when jogging, totally engaged every jump, even legs. Moving horizontally does not require the same intensity as vertically jumping off the ground, so here too jump rope fitness wins again. Bobby Hinds’ Lifeline Jump Rope and jump rope fitness program taught people of all ages and levels how to lose fat and improve muscle tone by following the path to true jump rope fitness.
  
Jump rope fitness benefits running dramatically: leg actions, foot actions, ground reactions, improving kinesthetic awareness (stability), and the upper torso is fully engaged as well which dramatically improves full body stability and strength and power, all of which greatly cross over to running and sprinting as well.
  
So if you want to get in amazing shape the old school jump rope fitness program my Dad pioneered in the 1970s can do just that. It’s simple and reaps incredible fat loss benefits and off the charts aerobic and anaerobic fitness levels. Today the Lifeline Jump Rope is celebrating its 34th Birthday and is going strong as ever!! He has the super fast and Light Speed Rope, the ‘Original” Beaded Jump Rope and  a 2 pound Weighted Rope, all are adjustable to any height and still come with a workout program. We have now even added in some insanely challenging interval workouts that will for sure boost your jump rope fitness.
  
Or pick up my New Monkey Bar Gymnasium Training DVD Running and Jumping Rope, which is split between teaching you how to run and jump rope. The DVD includes jump rope fitness workouts to follow for all levels from beginner to advanced. For the meantime, try this jump rope fitness workout for fun

 “The Jump Rope” FIT workout
 (2 minute warm up, followed by 4 -12 minutes of 20/10 work/rest training, followed by a 2 minute cool down).  Each section of work is 20 seconds of high intensity Jumping Rope with a 10 second recovery period.  If you are new to jumping rope, do your best for the each 20 second work time (I suggest using the invisible jump rope for the first two to four weeks).  Follow the stability workout until you can reach the 20 reps for each set with ease. Then add 5 reps to each forward and backwards section until you can go to the Strength level which is 35 reps in 20 seconds. Do the same procedure for progressing to Power level.  The goal here is to constantly strive for improving just like with the strength training program.

For even more great jump rope fitness workouts join us online for daily workouts for EVERYONE with 4 different daily workouts: The MBG, The Athlete, Bodyweight and Weight Loss.

Give jump rope fitness a try, it has done the job for millions!

For Lifeline USA jump ropes with a jump rope fitness program and/or the MBG Training DVD: Running and Jumping Rope, you can purchase them at www.monkeybargym.com

Sincerely,
Jon Hinds, Owner and Founder of the Monkey Bar Gymnasium
Former NBA Strength Coach and MLB and NFL Strength & Conditioning Advisor