Is skipping rope harmful? How should we skip rope properly?

Everyone must have heard of skipping rope in life, but do you know about it? Today, let's learn about it together. Is skipping rope harmful? And how to skip rope reasonably? Let's learn together with the editor.

The style of rope skipping should also be based on your body fatness. You can't just jump blindly. People who are overweight are not suitable for single-leg rope skipping. Otherwise, the whole body weight is on one foot, which can easily damage the knee and ankle joints. Try to choose to land on both feet at the same time or run and jump. The harm caused by super obese people practicing rope skipping will be greater. It is recommended that people who are overweight should not choose rope skipping! Avoid strenuous exercise and rope skipping during menstruation, otherwise it may cause uterine contraction, dysmenorrhea symptoms, and severe damage to the uterus.

When skipping rope, you don't need to do too much at the beginning, 300-500 times is enough, but each movement must be in place and adjusted according to your own tolerance. It is worth noting that no matter how many times you jump or how long you jump, you must stretch the ligaments and massage the calves after jumping, otherwise the calves will become carrot legs, which is not worth the loss. Try not to eat or drink water half an hour before and after jumping. You can gradually adapt, starting with 10 minutes-20 minutes a day, and finally two hours a day is the best, which can be divided into 2-3 jumps. Do stretching exercises before jumping, adjust your breathing evenly, close your mouth when jumping, breathe evenly, and touch the ground with your toes.

It is not suitable to skip rope within half an hour before meals and within one hour after meals, because skipping rope before meals will make the body in an excited state, which may make people eat a lot during meals, which is not conducive to weight loss. Within one hour after meals, the amount of blood distributed to the stomach and intestines is relatively large. At this time, skipping rope will make the blood support exercise, causing indigestion in the stomach and intestines. Don't skip rope just after getting up in the morning or before going to bed at night, because the body's functions are at a low ebb in the morning, skipping rope at this time will cause unstable blood pressure. Skipping rope before going to bed can make the nerves excited and more difficult to fall asleep. It is best to skip rope half an hour after getting up in the morning and two hours before going to bed. If it has just rained heavily, the air will be fresher, and you can skip rope in a ventilated place indoors. Fresh air can make the human body more energetic after exercise, but it should be noted that you should not skip rope outdoors, because the ground is slippery after the rain, and you need to avoid slipping.

Rope skipping is not seasonal, the key is that you need a rope that is resistant to freezing and cracking in winter. But be careful not to wear too thick clothes when skipping, which will hinder skipping. Secondly, it is best not to skip when it rains or snows frequently in winter and the road is wet, because it is easy to slip and get injured. At this time, it is best to skip rope indoors.