Given the FUK situation, how do you feel about jump rope? I'm thinking about trying this for my cardio, because I'm getting kinda bored with swimming.

 

jumping rope is a crazy good workout.. you can get really fast at it to.. i used to do it in my garage, but i stopped because the car is in there now h:

the beaded ones hurt when you tag your calves though :happysad:

 

Elliptical? Bike riding...a real bike?

 

i hate my FUK

 

elliptical causes chafing problems h:

 

Jumping rope is a great exercise for cardio, so is heavy bag, jogging, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, riding a bike, sex, playing a sport, sex....

you get the idea, pick your favorite one and have some fun

 

^ i agree with all of those but skiing and snowboarding.. just doesnt give you the same workout as running some miles or jumping rop for a while

 

They do give you a workout...you'll find muscles you never knew you had.

 

Exactly, and I know that by the time I am at the bottom of the hill I am completely out of breath, and I work out pretty much every day... Some of the black diamonds here a really challenging, depending on the ski resort....

I figure in a full day of skiing that I burn between 1800-2000 calories, on average of 36-40 runs down the hill.

 

My weight training teacher last year always had us do jump rope for cardio. That shit got me real warmed up real fast.

On a side note, I suck with a jump rope. I'm not coordinated enough. Our final included a jump rope test which I failed miserably.