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Jump Jump

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I've been pretty lazy about exercising lately (and about writing posts).  Beyond my walking commute I haven't really done much extra.  Clearly I needed a kick-start. 

Enter the jump rope.  Jumping rope is a great working.  It really gets your heart going.  In fact, I read that 10 min of jumping rope is the same as 30 min of jogging.  Given that time is at such a premium...sold!

So for less than $10 I bought a plastic speed rope and got to work.  My first goal, jumping for 10 min, doing 1 min on, 30 seconds off (but it's important to keep moving during that 30 seconds). 

Now I've had about 3 sessions of this at this point, and while my jumping is still not perfect, it's already getting better.  The first time I tried I was not even able to jump for the full minute without tripping up.  This was actually pretty shocking to me.  I used to be a great jump roper in my youth...could do tricks and everything.  And now, I couldn't even jump for a minute without hitting myself in the head or tripping over the rope.  Humbling.

Thankfully by the third session, this was remedied.  Yesterday I was able to do most of the "on" minutes without tripping up.  The last 2-3 minutes are still a little shaky as that's when I start to get tired.  But I have pushed through and look forward to when I will be able to jump the full 10.

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avatar Holly
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"Humbling" is the perfect word for it. I was astonished how long it took me to be able to jump for a full 5 minutes, and now I've been off the rope for so long I'll have to start again.
I should quit with the excuses and break out my Humiliator.
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Keep it up! It will get better. I felt the same way when I started doing my jumping jacks. I was exhausted when I was nearing the end, but its gotten easier.
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