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good mat to use while jumping rope?

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QueBert

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I picked up a speed and a weighted jump rope, my knees were absolutely killing me the next day, probably mostly because I haven't jumped rope since high school lol. I didn't do it for long, I think maybe 100 total. And I'm sure the concrete floor in my garage didn't help. I have some pretty comfortable running shoes I wear, I'm thinking a padded mat would help. I went on Amazon and searched for jump rope mat, 1 with a crappy review came up. So I searched exercise mat, but the only review that even mentioned it said it wasn't good for jumping rope.

Should I just keep jumping rope on concrete until my legs grow use to it?
 
Rubber horse mats might work. Should absorb some of the impact without messing with your stability at all.
 
QueBert said:
Should I just keep jumping rope on concrete until my legs grow use to it?
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Yes, absolutely.


Forget the mat. I started jumping rope for boxing about 2 months ago. I am in horrible shape. Not that I am overweight or old, just have been weak and sick most of my life.

Anyway, when I started jumping I couldn't last even a full 2 minutes. First I was out of breath all the time, and when that started improving just a bit, the pain in the feet and knees came. So bad it was that I could barely walk to work and school. This drilling, annoying, sometimes sharp pain. Not to mention I have to get through several flights or stairs every day when I leave and when I come back. It was an absolute torture. I was going to see a doctor... I complained to my trainer, but he just told me to quit whining and suck it up. Very upsetting words in my condition...

Anyway, I clenched my teeth, and just continued to jump and exercise right through the pain. At 1st I thought I am doing serious damage to my knees and I should see a doctor after all... Amazingly, the pain started to disappear after about two weeks and eventually it was completely gone. My knees don't hurt at all anymore. I even learned the step-jump. (alternating left and right legs when jumping). Don't get me wrong, I still run out of breath all the time, and my feet still hurt if I continuously jump more than 5-7 min or so, but I am definitely improving)

I am a 29 year old male who never seriously exercised in my whole life.
 
I'm wondering how you're jumping - is it a big jump every time or a light one that's mostly in the calves? There shouldn't be much impact or stress on your knees in a properly done jump where you only get as far off the ground as you need for the rope to pass under.
 
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I'm wondering how you're jumping - is it a big jump every time or a light one that's mostly in the calves? There shouldn't be much impact or stress on your knees in a properly done jump where you only get as far off the ground as you need for the rope to pass under.
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It's probably a combination of poor form and me being out of shape. I wasn't trying to do uber jumps, I'm sure it just takes practice. I'll try again maybe Thursday and take smaller jumps. I did my jogging tonight and afterwards my knees were sore as shit again, pre jump roping when I'd jog the only thing that got sore was my calves & a bit of sharpness in my shins. It's about 2 hours since I finished jogging and my knees feel pretty much back to normal again.
 
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The guy at Sports Authority just asked me what kind of shoes I was using when I did it, he said I would benefit greatly from a good cross trainer. I have Nike Lunarfly & Reebok Hexrides right now. I haven't tried the Reeboks for jump rope yet, and Googling them I can't really tell if they're a running shoe or a cross trainer. Would I really notice a difference if I got some cross training shoes? When I get home I might try my Reeboks on and see if my legs feel any different after I jump rope.
 
Depending on where you're at, simply jumping rope on some short grass might make enough of a difference. You don't want it (the grass) so long that it impedes the rope though.
 
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