"The Secret of Jump Rope Fitness"

by Jon Hinds

If you want to get in shape fast, jump rope fitness is the answer for you. The benefits of Jump Rope Fitness have been known for some time, but it didn't become really popular as a training method until the 1970's. Back then the fitness craze was in full gear and running was the big thing - everyone was jogging.

Then my Dad, Bobby Hinds, came along in 1973 with his Jump Rope and Jump Rope Fitness Instructional Booklet and changed things. You see my Dad, knew that jump rope fitness was the key to getting in great shape. It was his main training companion as an amateur and professional boxer and he knew that when he needed to drop a few pounds quickly, he should get the Jump Rope out.

After he retired from professional boxing (due to a broken wrist) he gained a lot of weight and ballooned up to a hefty 260 lbs - this on a frame that normally carried a lean, mean 190 lb. boxer.

His old boxing coach, Vern Woodward, told him to get back in shape with Jump Rope Fitness. He did and the rest is history. He dropped back to his fighting weight in no time and realized people everywhere could benefit from his Jump Rope Fitness program and his uniquely-beaded jump rope.

He was right and the Jump Rope Fitness craze began.

Lifeline's famous Beaded Power Rope

Bobby Hinds found a study that showed tremendous benefits of Jump Rope Fitness over jogging. In fact the study was so powerful that it really made people take notice of one of the simplest and effective training tools ever made…the Jump Rope. In the study, it clearly shows that jumping rope is 3 times as beneficial as running; to put that another way, "10 minutes of Jumping Rope is equal to 30 minutes of jogging."

Why is this true? When most people jog they are not nearly as engaged as when they are jumping rope. Using Jump Rope Fitness, your entire body must be engaged in order to jump the rope and keep it moving. The entire body - upper, midsection, lower - all benefit tremendously from Jump Rope Fitness.

When comparing the two at medium intensities it is clear: jogging versus jumping, upper body totally relaxed while jogging, totally engaged when jumping, midsection relaxed again when jogging, totally engaged every jump, even legs. Moving horizontally does not require the same intensity as vertically jumping off the ground, so here too jump rope fitness wins again.

Lifeline creator Bobby Hinds and actor Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney "learns the ropes" straight from Bobby Hinds

Bobby Hinds's Lifeline Jump Rope and jump rope fitness program taught people of all ages and levels how to lose fat and improve muscle tone by following the path to true jump rope fitness.

Jump Rope fitness dramatically benefits running performance: leg actions, foot actions, ground reactions, improved kinesthetic awareness (stability), and a fully-engaged upper torso dramatically improve full body stability, strength, and power. All of these qualities cross over to running and sprinting as well.

So if you want to get in amazing shape, the old school Jump Rope Fitness program my Dad pioneered in the 1970s can help you do just that. It's simple and reaps incredible fat loss benefits in addition to improved aerobic and anaerobic fitness levels. And now he has the super fast and light Speed Rope, the "Original" Beaded Power Jump Rope, and a pair of Weighted Heavy Ropes.

All are adjustable to any height and still come with a workout program. We have even added in some insanely challenging interval workouts that will be certain to boost your Jump Rope Fitness level.

Click here to check out the new Lifeline Heavy Jump Ropes, and see how you can develop Jump Rope Fitness of your own.