Actress-vlogger Rica Peralejo has always been fond of jumping rope, and she believes it is one of the best exercises one can do without hassle.
Peralejo shared with fans and followers a video of her jumping rope routine in her Instagram page today, April 6.
“Was making this for friends and decided to share this with you. Jumping rope really has no official form, but it makes sense to mind hand and wrist placements in such a way that will help you move more efficiently,” she said.
While doing the exercises, Peralejo shared some tips, like how elbows must be bent a little backwards, to experiment with whatever feels best, and to “never make your arms too wide” because it will make your rope too short.
“Form should be like this: tight, hands near the body, elbows slightly bent, knees only slightly bending also, rope rotation by use of wrists and not arms,” she advised.
Her other tips include to jump as if on tiptoes “like a ballerina,” and to not overbend nor jump too high.
“Ideally, they are near your body so you don’t have to use all arms that will tire you quickly. Isolating the work to the wrists will make you last longer and also quicker because you have to cover less space as you rotate your rope,” she explained.
Peralejo said that the same is true with jumping, that “if we jump lower, we last longer, and there are lesser movements to shoot within the revolution.”
“I am not sure if you understand my reasons for minding the form before anything else but [please] do believe me when I say that I stayed in this training for a long, long time before progressing to tricks and it has helped me a lot because efficiency is key to success when shooting yourself inside a revolution while your hands and feet are doing many other things,” she said.
Peralejo also reminded jumpers to be mindful of engaging their core, and the quality and thickness of their ropes.
“Form first and everything follows. Also, I am not an expert. I’m just an amateur! Everything I am sharing is purely things I’ve learned from seasoned athletes (my friends [or] influencers online) and also my own experience,” she stressed. JB
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