Skipping has become known for its calorie and fat burning benefits. An hour of skipping can burn approximately 1300 calories.
Skipping can be incorporated into HIIT sessions, strengthening the upper and lower body as well as toning and conditioning muscles. Skipping also provides a chance to improve footwork, balance, coordination and agility.
Want to increase your endurance; skipping can be used to enhance cardiovascular fitness as well as increasing bone density. This leads to improved strength of joints and bones.
Physiotherapy & Skipping; skipping provides physiotherapists with a low impact rehabilitation tool. This exercise can be used to treat foot, ankle and knee injuries as they progress through rehabilitation. Skipping can be used alongside swimming and static cycling to strengthen calves, quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteal muscles, as well as toning the core!
