What are the advantages and disadvantages of skipping rope?

Rope skipping is an aerobic exercise that consumes less time and energy. Foreign studies have shown that the amount of exercise for 10 minutes of continuous rope skipping is almost the same as the amount of exercise for 30 minutes of jogging or 20 minutes of aerobics. And skipping rope also has its own unique benefits for children:

A. Skipping rope can exercise various parts of the body such as waist, legs, ankles, hands, wrists, arms, and can make the muscles of the whole body stronger.

B. Skipping rope can speed up blood circulation throughout the body and strengthen cardiopulmonary function. At the same time, holding the rope when skipping rope will stimulate the acupuncture points of the thumb, which can greatly enhance the vitality of brain cells, which is beneficial to the healthy development of children.

C. Children count themselves when skipping rope, which helps to connect abstract numbers with reality, and at the same time makes the cerebral cortex in a state of excitement, which helps to enhance children's memory.

D. When skipping rope, you can open the bow from left to right, move up and down. There are multiple methods such as cross-arm jump, split-leg jump, one-legged knee jump, sideways leap jump, side foot jump, etc., which helps children to balance and coordinate the left and right brain hemispheres. Development can also cultivate children's sense of rhythm.

E. There are many ways for children to skip rope, such as single jumping, double jumping, and multiplayer jumping. This helps children form an accurate sense of orientation and a collective concept of cooperation with others.

It is also important to teach children the correct jumping rope posture. For example, tell the child that the forefoot should touch the ground first when jumping and landing, because if the heel touches the ground, there will be some hidden dangers that will accumulate for a long time, such as the brain, ankles and spine may be damaged to varying degrees. At the same time, it is also necessary to tell the child that the knee should be slightly bent when landing to cushion the impact of the ground on the ankle, knee, spine, and head.

Parents need to pay attention to that because children’s bones are in the growth and development period, the children’s own cushioning ability is relatively poor, and excessively strong and long-term impacts will adversely affect the bones. Therefore, attention should be paid to the choice of ground. Jump rope on soft and elastic ground such as land and grass. If there is no condition, you can only skip rope on the concrete floor, then the skipping time must be short and pay attention to rest.

Only by doing the above, the benefits of rope skipping for children will be fully realized, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

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