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Small hops, quiet wrists and a relaxed rhythm make every workout easier. These guides fix the common mistakes, then build up to criss-crosses and double unders.
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Technique & skills
How to jump rope properly: technique basics
The rope does the work, the wrists turn it, and your feet leave the floor only just enough to let it pass.
Technique & skills
Footwork and tricks in learning order
Alternate step, boxer skip, high knees, criss-cross and double unders, in a sensible learning order.
Technique & skills
How to do double unders
One higher jump, two fast wrist flicks. Three drills that teach the timing, and fixes for the mistakes that whip your shins.
Technique & skills
5-minute jump rope warm-up
Raise your temperature, wake up the ankles and calves, find the rhythm. Five minutes, no equipment beyond the rope.