{"id":24918,"date":"2025-03-28T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24918"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:22:55","slug":"is-skipping-really-a-good-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=24918","title":{"rendered":"Is Skipping Really a Good Workout?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It feels like play. Here\u2019s what fitness experts say about using the activity as a training tool.<\/p>\n

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When kids skip, it rarely looks like work. There\u2019s something playful, almost primitive, about the urge to bound yourself forward through space, your body briefly levitating with each stride. And yet, as adults, many of us quit.<\/p>\n

But skipping has entered<\/a> the social media<\/a> conversation, thanks in part to a recent episode of Andrew Huberman\u2019s podcast, during which the track coach Stuart McMillan touted the activity as an overlooked form of exercise for athletes of all levels.<\/p>\n

The enthusiasm is deserved, fitness experts told The Times. The movement, which is a form of plyometric training<\/a> and basically involves a step and a hop on repeat, can help build power<\/a>, agility<\/a> and speed<\/a>, and improve coordination<\/a>, balance and mobility.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to make skipping work for you.<\/p>\n