Along with building lean muscle mass by activating numerous muscle groups in both the lower and upper body jumping rope is a calorie burner.
Skipping rope muscles worked.
A high intensity workout jumping rope has long been a mainstay activity for boxers professional athletes and those wanting to increase their cardio endurance level.
While jumping rope both the upper and lower body are engaged.
The extra weight in these jump ropes requires you to engage your upper body muscles.
Weighted jump ropes are another option to level up your jump rope workout with more of an upper body challenge.
Skipping rope like you did as a kid can boost your muscular endurance and give the muscles in your entire body quite a workout.
What muscles does jumping rope work.
Jumping rope is an easy relatively inexpensive way to target a wide range of muscle groups.
According to brandon epstein one half of the jump rope dudes who use jump rope training as a means to get and stay lean while it s hard to say that you can build muscle by skipping jump rope.
Compared to jogging for 30 minutes jumping rope actually burns more calories.