Using Speed Ropes For Your Exercise Routine

By Traci Witt


Jump roping is a sport that is still pretty young. At least on a national competition level anyway. While it has been around for a very long time it was not until recently that more and more people took it up and made it a valid sport. It was then that speed ropes started to hit the scene and everybody wanted in. Whenever there is a way to do something faster or bigger, it will usually grab someone's attention.

That is what happened with speed ropes. Now that they are popular there are entire companies dedicated to manufacturing and selling these in a variety of sizes, materials, and specifications. Just like anything else in America we always seem to find ways to make everything bigger and faster and this is no exception.

There are even groups of people who have taken the sport freestyle. Teams of athletes who have developed a variety of tricks to be done with speed ropes are also wowing thousands every day. Making appearances on morning news shows and prime time television it seems the sport is gaining the recognition it has long sought out.

The materials used for the speed ropes made today are more high tech than anything every before. In a way you almost can't even call them ropes because they are rarely made from such materials anymore. Today they are using high intensity cables and handles that reduce friction on the cable and your hands as well as allowing the cable to rotate smoothly.

Removing any form of resistance makes for a smoother transition with the exercise and therefore a better workout. When used in combination with various other styles of work out many people say that it is probably the most complete exercise you can do. This is maybe one of the reasons why it has taken off so quickly.

So many companies today have gotten into the speed ropes business that you can search the Internet and come up with over a hundred results. Looking in world record books also can give some insight into the popularity of the sport. People are vying for new records every year. Rotations per second or super long endurance records.

People are trying to use these in more ways than ever. Even those who do a double jump are getting into the act. At first an urban game played by girls in groups and switching off every few jumps, there are now competition teams that travel all over the world using high quality products that are used by professionals everywhere.

Gone are the days of the simple rope with plastic handles. Today's speed ropes are made from space age materials and used faster and harder than ever before. World class athletes are picking up the craze and adding it to their routines and performers on television and traveling the world are making this the next great thing. If you have not seen it yet, it will not be long before they come to your city.




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