Celebrities jump rope to get a good figure, burn fat and slim their calves

Do you want to find an inexpensive and effective weight loss exercise? The skipping rope that we played in physical education class when we were young may be your best choice! Studies in Japan and Taiwan have proven that skipping rope is an excellent way to burn fat. Taiwanese artist Guo Xuefu and Korean actor Ryeowook from Super Junior have both used skipping rope to lose weight. Plus, skipping rope has few restrictions on venues and equipment, so it is very suitable for people who are too lazy to go to the gym or go out for exercise to lose weight.

Jumping rope can help improve cardiopulmonary capacity, burn fat and slim legs. It is recommended for people who want to exercise but are too lazy to go to the gym. (Photo/taken from the American website "Web MD")

Jump a little! 3 major benefits you should know

Taiwanese female artist Guo Xuefu recently started skipping rope for 30 minutes a day in order to actively prepare for weight loss before her concert. She lost 1.5 kilograms in one month. Ryeowook of South Korea's SJ used to be an 86-kilogram fat man, but he relied on skipping rope 1,000 times a day for two consecutive years and a controlled diet to successfully transform himself into his current slim appearance. According to a report on the American website "Web MD", skipping rope has three major benefits to physical health: burning fat and reducing appetite, promoting cardiovascular health, and sculpting muscles.

1. Burn 300 calories in half an hour and help reduce appetite

The body needs to consume about 7700 calories to lose 1 kg. If you want to lose 1 kg in 7 days a week, it means you need to consume about 1100 calories more every day. It is difficult to achieve this by diet or exercise alone. The best way is to take a two-pronged approach, in addition to diet control, you must also combine it with exercise. Jumping rope for half an hour can burn about 300 calories. Jumping rope for 1 hour a day and reducing 500 calories in diet can achieve the weight loss goal in 1 week.

There are three great benefits of skipping rope. It can burn fat and reduce appetite, promote cardiopulmonary function and train leg muscles.

In addition, a study by Waseda University in Japan found that skipping rope is more helpful in suppressing appetite than riding a bicycle. Researchers said that compared with riding a bicycle, skipping rope will make the joints and body muscles constantly receive impact, which is a weight-bearing exercise and is more effective in losing weight and controlling appetite.

2. Promotes Cardiovascular Health

Like brisk walking and cycling, skipping rope can promote cardiovascular circulation. It is an exercise that increases the oxygen content in the blood. Skipping rope for 10 minutes continuously is equivalent to jogging for 30 minutes or aerobics for 20 minutes. As your cardiopulmonary capacity improves, you will feel better and your physical strength will increase.

3. Train your leg muscles

Rope skipping is an exercise that allows the muscles and joints to directly impact the ground. Therefore, when you first try rope skipping, you may feel particularly sore calves the next day, and even feel that your legs have become stronger and thicker. But as long as you persist, the soreness will disappear. And as long as you stretch after each exercise, you will not have the problem of thicker calves. Instead, the leg muscle lines will become tighter and more beautiful.

Remember to do warm-up exercises before skipping rope to avoid straining or injuring the knee joint.

Notes on skipping rope

Although skipping rope has many benefits, you still need to be careful to avoid sports injuries. Do warm-up exercises for your feet and ankles before skipping rope, and wear jogging shoes made of light and soft material. Choose a wooden floor, lawn or dirt floor with moderate hardness. Concrete floors are too hard, and jumping on them for a long time may cause joint injuries.

In addition, since skipping rope is an exercise that relies on the knee joints, people with old knee injuries or who are overweight should avoid it. It is recommended that you engage in other exercises that are less harmful to the knees, such as brisk walking and swimming.