If you have been feeling guilty about not being able to run due to the monsoon or have been avoiding going to the gym ‘cause simply put, you’re feeling just too lazy, we have just the solution! Skip! Let’s rewind to when you were in school and were asked to skip during your P.Ed class. From weight loss to several other health benefits, skipping should be part of your workout, monsoon or not. Here’s why...

If you start to skip as an adult, skipping will aid not just to lose weight but will make you more flexible too, thus resulting in all those aches and pains to disappear when you stand or sit or attempt to bend. It increases the body's muscle flexibility and hence helps you to avoid possible bone fractures too!

Skipping is fairly undemanding in nature and if you do it right and for a good amount of time every day, you will see a huge result in your weight loss journey. Also, it doesn’t take much time to do and requires just a rope so it can be coupled with the rest of your routine pretty easily too.

It’s an all-rounder exercise for the body, much like swimming is. It can help in balance, agility, stamina and coordination. It helps tone the quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteal and tibialis anterior. It even works wonders for the arms, shoulders and even abs! Skipping also helps reduce the chances of osteoporosis.

If you cannot afford a pilates class or cannot get to the gym on time after work, skipping makes for an easy and is an affordable alternative and is super effective too! It involves movements that are based on real-world situational biomechanics. It effectively works build and strengthen the body’s core.

Skip at a pace that suits you best. Begin by doing singles and then gradually turn up the dial by increasing the reps. If you do it on a regular basis, you can increase intensity by adding variations and doing more reps in lesser time, or both. Single-leg skipping and high-step skipping is for all of you who want to toughen it up a little.

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