Another thing, if you're doing it anywhere other than a super-smooth floor, I'd suggest get a skipping mat. Skipping on bricks or concrete will wear through the rope! And quickly...
I've had to gaffatape my favourite rope because I didn't know.
That’s something I wouldn’t have thought of. Thanks
I learned to jump rope with a leather boxer’s training rope from the 80s. Damn thing had a steel coil in the middle to protect the rope from abrasion.
Learnt quick tho.
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Another thing, if you're doing it anywhere other than a super-smooth floor, I'd suggest get a skipping mat. Skipping on bricks or concrete will wear through the rope! And quickly...
I've had to gaffatape my favourite rope because I didn't know.