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I don't have the money to skate everyday in the rink and since I fell more times than I'd like to count trying to skate in a park I've decided to take up a very simple yet fun and cheap form of exercise I can do safely within the walls of my parents house, Michi's apartment, or pretty much anywhere each and every day. What is this easily transportable and affordable exercise that I can manage to not only stand but even enjoy?
Jump rope!
Yes, yes, that's right. Nic only likes forms of exercise that little kids enjoy. Skating and jumping rope. I also like riding bicycles but I don't really feel like doing that. Anyway, I've been jumping rope for around a week and a half for a minimum of one hour a day and a maximum of two and a half and I've lost two pounds thus far. So yeah... it's fucking working! And it's fun.
After work I wandered over to West County Mall and bought a pair of New Balance cross trainers, which are recommended since they have a significant amount of fore foot padding and a new jump rope. I was using one from my mom's school which is plastic and tends to fucking hurt when it hits the skin at high speeds. I've already logged my one hour for the day and I'll probably be jumping some more later tonight.
That's about it. I just wanted to share and pimp my new fun form of exercise that if you're like me and really despise the idea of a gym and people watching you work out because you're sort of ashamed of your body then... fucking jump rope, dude! It's way fun and it works. And to be nerdier here's a great website about the benefits of it:
http://www.jumpropeinstitute.com/
I really like the page on Hyperperformance Jumping and in particular the section on Sports Specific Training Jumps. Before I looked at that I wasn't aware there were different forms of jumping you could use in order to get a better work out. Or at least some more variety. Right now I'm only using basic techniques but hey, it's fun to know other stuff is out there.
Okay. Thus ends my jump rope pimping post!
Jump rope!
Yes, yes, that's right. Nic only likes forms of exercise that little kids enjoy. Skating and jumping rope. I also like riding bicycles but I don't really feel like doing that. Anyway, I've been jumping rope for around a week and a half for a minimum of one hour a day and a maximum of two and a half and I've lost two pounds thus far. So yeah... it's fucking working! And it's fun.
After work I wandered over to West County Mall and bought a pair of New Balance cross trainers, which are recommended since they have a significant amount of fore foot padding and a new jump rope. I was using one from my mom's school which is plastic and tends to fucking hurt when it hits the skin at high speeds. I've already logged my one hour for the day and I'll probably be jumping some more later tonight.
That's about it. I just wanted to share and pimp my new fun form of exercise that if you're like me and really despise the idea of a gym and people watching you work out because you're sort of ashamed of your body then... fucking jump rope, dude! It's way fun and it works. And to be nerdier here's a great website about the benefits of it:
http://www.jumpropeinstitute.com/
I really like the page on Hyperperformance Jumping and in particular the section on Sports Specific Training Jumps. Before I looked at that I wasn't aware there were different forms of jumping you could use in order to get a better work out. Or at least some more variety. Right now I'm only using basic techniques but hey, it's fun to know other stuff is out there.
Okay. Thus ends my jump rope pimping post!
