Happy Monday, one and all.  I hope everyone had a fun and active weekend!  Upon the recommendation of a good friend of mine, I went out and bought myself a jump rope yesterday.  I remember as a youngster my sisters and I would spend hours outside jumping rope with the other neighborhood kids. In fifth grade I even organized a Jump Rope For Heart team and competed in the school competition.

It seems like jumping rope has gotten a lot harder since then.

I used a light weight speed rope and did a fifteen minute circuit.  I’d jump as long as could then do 30 push-ups, 30 sit ups, 50 bicep curls with my 10lb free weights, and then repeat.  I finished my full fifteen minutes but man was I tired out afterward.  I pushed myself to do my usual 3 mile jog afterward and really felt my muscles screaming at me.  The sign of a good workout.

I’ll let you know how my jumping goes over the course of the week!  It can only get better!

Check you next week!