It's WORKOUT WEDNESDAY!!

What exactly is

"Workout Wednesday" you ask???

It's the day for receiving work out tips, strategies of ways to
exercise, mix things up a little, new techniques, etc.

Today's "try something different" workout is.....

Jumping Rope!!!


Ok, we do NOT suggest jumping rope as in the picture below.... it was just funny so I had to add it. Can you imagine? Maybe Glain could do it with the way I hear that man speed walks but I would be guaranteed to fall flat on my face if I tried it!

There are many great benefits to jumping rope regarding your cardio-respiratory system. First off, it's hard! When you were a kid and could do that thing non-stop for hours, boy were you in god shape! It's a tough motion to get used to initially.

Jumping Rope in a forward motion is the most comfortable, and once you are able to do (let's say...) 40-50 in a row, change it up and do it on one foot at a time to make it more challenging on your leg muscles (especially calves). The only problem that I have with Jumping Rope is that of rounded shoulders, since most people only jump forward; this puts all the pushing motion on the anterior (front part of your) deltoid, resulting in somewhat more rounded shoulders. My suggestion? Backwards.

Not only is Jumping Rope backwards darn hard, but it puts more of the motion onto your posterior (back part of your) deltoid. When you get too good at backwards, perform it one foot at a time backwards. This is another challenging thing you can do for your cardio routine.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: Have fun while you are doing this!