Skipping on hard surface

sumitatfitness · Post by **sumitatfitness** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:52 am

Hi all fitness freak people,

I have one query regarding the Skipping. I am doing skipping on regular basis as warm up activity. I do around 100 repetition per set and i do 3-4 such sets.

I do this on the hard n concrete surface. Does it going to harm joints. Some of friends are saying that it will harm in the long run. I also felt pain some time.

So please suggest me the to avoid this, as in what precaution i should take, use of Mattress, shoes etc etc.

Thanks
-Sumit

sumitatfitness · Post by **sumitatfitness** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:51 pm

Ok, I agree with you. So what you suggest me?

sumitatfitness · Post by **sumitatfitness** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:57 pm

Yup jumping rope.

aim is a general fitness only. I use to do the skipping which warm up by body followed by weight training.

sumitatfitness · Post by **sumitatfitness** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:06 pm

OK thanks

Let me take the opinion of what other people says.

thekid24 · Post by **thekid24** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:42 pm

do it on hardwood (basketball court) or living room.

Packard · Post by **Packard** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:10 am

I used to do jump rope and I kept getting shin splints from them. A soft surface would be better, but who can jump rope on the beach?

You need a good bit of ceiling height to jump rope indoors. Most homes have just 8' of height so I think this is mostly an outdoors exercise.

Other than the shin splints (which affect very few people) I doubt that there is much risk to jumping rope on concrete. Inner city kids have been doing it for 100 years or so.

You could construct a floor with stringers to jump on outdoors but you'd have to move it out of the weather every time it rained.

To build a floor with stringers you need a 4' x 8' x 3/4" plywood sheet and 4l pieces of 2" x 2" x 8' lumber. Nail the 2" x 2" pieces to the bottom of the sheet of plywood on 16" centers.

Turn the sheet over so that the smooth side is up and go ahead and skip rope.