Does anyone jump rope?

[cvanbrunt]

I'm sooooo bored with the elliptical. Jumping rope sounds crazy hard but pretty darn great for cardio and calorie burn. Does anyone have any tips or good sites/dvds for a beginners workout? What kind of rope do you use? Any tips or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

[wellyes]

Interesting idea! I know a lot of cardio classes incorporate rope jumping-type moves (without the rope). Have you ever tried anything like that?

I'm pretty good at the elliptical but when I tried to show DD how to jump rope using an actual rope, I was utterly exhausted in about 1 minute. Terrific workout if you're in shape but oh my. Difficult.