BeWOW: Calorie-Torching Jump Rope Workout

For this workout you are going to need a jump rope so you can channel your younger, hoppy-er self as you jump your way through this workout. You will have three different circuits to do, and you will do each circuit three times. Here are your exercises.

BeWOW: Calorie-Torching Jump Rope Workout

Circuit 1 (Do three times)
10 box jumps
10 burpees
100 jump-rope jumps

Circuit 2 (Do three times)
20 ski jumpers
20 push-ups
100 jump-rope jumps

Circuit 3 (Do three times)
30 lunge jumps
30 crunches
100 jump-rope jumps

Explanation of exercises
*Click the links below for video how-tos

Box jumps: Pick a stable surface that you can jump onto and land safely (use a step, bench in the gym, low wall outside, etc).  Start in a squat and jump from both feet to land on both feet in a squat on top of the surface.  Stand up from your squat and step back down.

Burpee: Just like an up-down in football. Put your hands on the ground, jump your feet out behind you so you’re in push-up position, lower to the ground, bring your feet back in, and stand up.

Ski jumpers: Start in a skier’s stance (like a squat, but bent forward at the waist slightly). Using your arms for momentum, jump up and to the left, landing on both feet. Jump to the right. Repeat.

Push-up: Start lying face down with your chest on the floor, with hands facing forward and palms down in line with your shoulders; elbows should be pointing back. Push up until arms are extended (the inside of the elbow should be facing forward) and drop back down.

Lunge jumps: Start standing with feet together and step forward with the left leg into a lunge, bending knee to about 90 degrees. Jump as you stand back up and switch legs before you land, so your right leg is forward. Lunge again, then jump, putting your left leg forward, and so forth. Left and right counts as one.

Crunches: Get in sit-up position, with knees bent and hands behind the head. Without pulling the neck, squeeze your abs and sit halfway up. Hold for a beat, and return to starting position.

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Audrey McKenna Hasse is the owner of A.M.Fit, a personal training and healthy consultation business on the Main Line. You’ll find her workouts every Monday right here on Be Well Philly.

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