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Alternating High Knees Jump Rope

Calisthenics / Cardiovascular / Total Body / Expert

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alternating high knees jump rope is a calisthenics, cardiovascular, and total body exercise that primarily targets the calves and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, biceps, chest, forearms, glutes, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, quads, shoulders and triceps ...more

alternating high knees jump rope is a calisthenics, cardiovascular, and total body exercise that primarily targets the calves and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, biceps, chest, forearms, glutes, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, quads, shoulders and triceps.

The only alternating high knees jump rope equipment that you really need is the following: jump rope. There are however many different alternating high knees jump rope variations that you can try out that may require different types of alternating high knees jump rope equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

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Tips

  1. Raise your knee up as high as possible (of the leg that is jumping up).
  2. Start out slow and get into a rhythm.
  3. Flick your wrists and forearms when swinging jump rope around, not your whole arm.
  4. To find the appropriate rope length hold onto each handle and step on the rope with both feet together. Bring handles up to your armpits. If the handles are about armpit length then it is the correct rope length.

Variations

  1. Perform with both knees at the same time. Simply jump up with both feet and raise knees as high as possible.
  2. Perform alternating leg jump rope. The only difference is that you do not raise your knees up as high as you can.
  3. Perform a traditional two-foot jump rope exercise.

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  • Mechanics Type: Compound

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Equipment Needed

  • Jump Rope

Tips

  1. Raise your knee up as high as possible (of the leg that is jumping up).
  2. Start out slow and get into a rhythm.
  3. Flick your wrists and forearms when swinging jump rope around, not your whole arm.
  4. To find the appropriate rope length hold onto each handle and step on the rope with both feet together. Bring handles up to your armpits. If the handles are about armpit length then it is the correct rope length.

Variations

  1. Perform with both knees at the same time. Simply jump up with both feet and raise knees as high as possible.
  2. Perform alternating leg jump rope. The only difference is that you do not raise your knees up as high as you can.
  3. Perform a traditional two-foot jump rope exercise.

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound