Increased Cardiovascular Fitness.
Another great benefit of using a weighted skipping rope during exercise is increased cardiovascular fitness. Your cardiovascular system involves your heart and the arteries and veins that bring blood and oxygen to and from the heart and the rest of the body–and therefore, by improving the ability of this system to work, you will not only have a greater ability to perform your daily tasks, but you will become less breathless during exercise as well. While strength training can increase muscle tone, it has been found that low to moderate, sustainable exercises such as walking, biking, or skipping rope are the best way to improve the quality of your cardiovascular system. Be sure to consult with your doctor, nurse, or health care provider to make sure that you heart is healthy enough to begin this type of exercise routine. For best results, try using weighted skipping rope 3 to 5 times a week for at least 5 minutes. If you are advanced trainee, your training with weighted skipping rope can last abou 15 to 20 minutes plus warm-up and cool-down.
Do not foget to remove weights from the handles, if the skipping it to hard, and put them back after some time.
Muscle Tone.
Finally, exercising with a weighted skipping rope is a great way to improve the muscle tone in your legs and lower body. After the first day of skipping rope, you may experience some soreness in your legs–this is because the muscles have been working hard enough to cause microtears. These microtears will eventually heal themselves in a few days–and because of this damage and repair, your muscles will be stronger, larger, and more toned than when you started the exercise. You will be doing better workout after workout.