Category: Exercising Tips

Learning To Jump Rope

Watch me try to learn to jump rope for my fitness/weight loss journey.

Well I gave it a go today! I want to learn to jump rope! Like all the cool tricks and stuff. Today was the start of my jump rope training. I’ll do more videos to track my progress. Jump rope is an excellent cardio exercise for losing weight!

 

I started with just jumping without the rope. Then swinging the rope to the site to try to get the rhythm. Next I did one single jump over and over. Then I graduated to doing 3 consecutive jumps. Once I felt like I got the hang of it I decided to go for 50 in a row. To my surprise I nailed it the first try. I couldn’t recreate it thought! haha! I found myself jumping too high to make up for my lack of timing. I imagine that’ll get better with practice! On to the next time!

My Favorite Exercise

Staying active and exercising doesn’t have to be boring. You don’t have to be a robot on a machine! Find something you love to do and do it! Almost everybody at some point played a sport when they were younger. Most enjoyed it as a kid. Well guess what? You can still be playing! There are adult rec leagues for almost every sport out there. Most even have beginner leagues working up to highly competitive leagues. Find where you fit in and sign up! Whether it’s soccer, softball, flag football, kickball, dodge ball, tennis there’s bound to be something you enjoy doing a burn a ton of calories at the same time. 

For me it’s always been soccer. I’ve played the sport since I was 6 years with only a few years off here and there. I look forward to playing every week. Not only for the good competitive fun but also as one of my main forms of exercise. I think I am also going to look into playing in a basketball league during the soccer off season. 

Stay active!

My Favorite Exercise

Staying active and exercising doesn’t have to be boring. You don’t have to be a robot on a machine! Find something you love to do and do it! Almost everybody at some point played a sport when they were younger. Most enjoyed it as a kid. Well guess what? You can still be playing! There are adult rec leagues for almost every sport out there. Most even have beginner leagues working up to highly competitive leagues. Find where you fit in and sign up! Whether it’s soccer, softball, flag football, kickball, dodge ball, tennis there’s bound to be something you enjoy doing a burn a ton of calories at the same time. 

For me it’s always been soccer. I’ve played the sport since I was 6 years with only a few years off here and there. I look forward to playing every week. Not only for the good competitive fun but also as one of my main forms of exercise. I think I am also going to look into playing in a basketball league during the soccer off season. 

Stay active!

Weight Loss Tip: Find a Way To Be Active

When you make the decision to start living a healthier lifestyle you have got to change your mindset! Every activity throughout the day presents an opportunity to be more active and to get some exercise in. 

For example: 

  • Take the stairs instead of the elevator!
  • Park in the back of the parking lot instead of spending 5 minutes weaving up and down the aisles looking for the closest spot. 
  • Use your lunch break wisely. It only takes 15-20 minutes to eat your lunch. Use the other 40 and go for a walk. 

Life can get busy sometimes and you don’t always have an extra 1-1.5hours to goto the gym. Using these simple tips and transitioning your mindset to not be lazy can keep you on track to achieving your weight loss goals. 

Me Today On My Lunch Break:

I could have easily jumped in my truck and drove a mile down the road to grab lunch! My job today was in downtown Atlanta. There are many options for lunch within decent walking distance. 


As you can see I was able to get a nice 1.2 mile walk in with my lunch! So my advice to anyone looking to begin your own weight loss/fitness journey is to start simple! Simply making a few decisions to be more active throughout your day can go a long way. 

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