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Maybe you guys' problem is that you are "thinking" of it as high impact instead of "doing" it. Its LOW impact!! LOW IMPACT!! You are on just the tips and balls of you feet only skipping just high enough to clear the rope. This is my "GO TO" exercise if my knees are sore.
My ortho says jumping rope is it's high impact. Skipping is sort of like running because it is a more rapid pace than walking, and there is a slightly jump or jop or "catching air", therefore 3x the body force on the joints = high impact.
I will follow the advice of my MD & physical therapist over a personal trainer who doesn't have anywhere close to the same years of training.
I have 2 artificial hips and am looking for an exercise that will help me lose weight. i know running is not good per dr i was going to try stair climbing (real staircases) not sure about that and jumping rope appeals to me any advice?
Talk to your doctor and see what he recommends. I know, I know...it's boring (I just had a similar talk with my ortho today), but I don't want to have a 3rd back surgery or a 1st knee surgery.
I've always thought of jump roping as a high impact activity.
I agree it is great exercise. As a woman it as always been a little unpleasant for me unless I have on a bra practically made of steel.
You're approaching it wrong then. Jumping rope isn't like you remember when you were a kid doing double-dutch, and the object was to jump as high as you could with your knees bent up to your chest.
Exercise-based jumprope is a gentle lift off the ground, knees loose, not bent nor locked, hips loose, spine loose - everything loose. You're jumping from the balls of your feet, and landing back on the balls of your feet, and your body doesn't lift more than a couple inches off the ground total. The "bouncing" itself is minimal. I can't do jumping jacks because of the "steel bra syndrome" - but I can jump rope. Your feet are -never- flat on the ground during a jumprope session, so there's zero impact on the backs of your feet, and minimal impact on your knees and spine. Most of the impact is taken by the front of the foot, the instep, and your shins.
The key is also to relax while jumping and just move those wrists..this will come naturally over time. My home gym has a concrete floor, but I have a padded mat to lessen the impact. When I travel, the rope goes with me.
I agree.
I jar my joints more jumping rope and feel it in my knees faster than even when I run.
Elliptical and swimming do better for my joints.
Jumping on the high impact side here; my ortho does not even want me walking for exercise. Elliptical, bike, or swimming only. Absolutely NO running or jump rope. No matter how softly you jump, you're still putting all weight intermittently on joints, AKA impact, even though you lessen the impact by bending, it's still there.
Jumping rope is considered a high-impact exercise.
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According to Georgia State University, low-impact exercises keep one foot in contact with the ground at all times. Low-impact rope jumping is beneficial for those advanced in age, pregnant or overweight. If you have joint sensitivity, a low-impact jump rope will protect your knees, hips or ankles from further damage.[LEFT]
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- but I can jump rope. Your feet are -never- flat on the ground during a jumprope session, so there's zero impact on the backs of your feet, and minimal impact on your knees and spine. Most of the impact is taken by the front of the foot, the instep, and your shins.
