Buy - and use - this equipment to lose weight!

A jumping rope is an excellent item to include in your exercise equipment. This exercise is an easy yet effective way to drop some weight is you are obese or overweight.

According to Health.com, to get the most from each jump:

• use a rope with handles that reach to just under your armpits when you stand on the middle of it

• jump with your feet slightly apart and body upright

• try to keep your jumps close to the ground

It is estimated that you could burn up to 340 calories for a 30-minute routine. So try and include this exercise during your regular workouts or on a particular day of the week. Not only will it add variety and a change to your usual workout program, but it can be performed anywhere, as a jumping rope is easy to carry around with you wherever you may go!

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