It’s a new year already and time to start moving on my new years resolutions. After I weighed myself on the morning of the 1st I wanted to kick myself because the scale showed my weight was very near the heaviest I have ever been and this made me realize that putting the goal of getting into shape off is not an option anymore! My weight was 281.5 lbs which is around 7 lbs lighter than the heaviest I have ever been. So, with this weight in mind I am beginning to develop my Jump Rope Workout so that at year end I’ll be in the best shape of my life and not in the worst. I am going to make a goals page for this blog so that you can see where I want to be and what timeline I am giving myself to get there, this page will posted in a few days. This post will discuss my next two weeks goals for this jump rope fitness program and then in the next week I will write what my plans are for the next 12-24-36 week time frame.
The next two weeks will help my body to get used to jumping rope again. Last October I was really getting into a good groove with the jump rope and was starting to build some stamina when sickness brought that to a screeching halt. Not only did sickness derail my efforts but work got real busy in the second half of November and through December so my jump rope workout unfortunately took a back seat, and after looking at the scale on the 1st I really wish I hadn’t let that go… Anyway, I’m starting fresh again so the next two weeks will be all about getting my calves, legs, and the arches of my feet back into rope skipping shape. This period of time should also allow me to get proficient with the jump rope again so that I wont be constantly tripping over the rope during my workout.
With that in mind I am going to be skipping rope three days this week and then another three next week before moving on to my anticipated four days a week for a while after that. I started up again today and did a beginner workout of 10 minutes with the rope and it went like this:
- Minutes 1 – 3 I jumped for 15 second then marched in place for 15 seconds until the 3 minutes were up.
- Minutes 4 – 7 I jumped for 15 seconds then marched in place for 30 seconds until the 4 minutes were up.
- Minutes 8 – 10 I jumped for 15 seconds then marched in place for 15 seconds until the 3 minutes were up.
That completed my 10 minute jump rope workout and after this I did a 5 minute cooldown on the treadmill followed by about 5 minutes of stretching to make sure my legs were well stretched after this workout, especially the calves and arches of my feet, so that I can carry on without the inconvenience of injury. I plan on following this workout again on Wednesday and will adjust the jumping and active rest periods at least two more times over the course of the remaining 4 workout days of this first two week period of time. After this “warm-up” is over I will begin my “real” workouts and will post the details of these workouts in the coming weekend. I know this looks like an easy workout and for the most part it was but it definitely showed me that I have a long way to go in order to get into the physical condition that I would like to be in. With persistence I will be successful with my fitness goals and jump rope training will be a big key to getting me there.
