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chunkywizard May 2020 7:18pm, 30 May 2020 8,051 posts	0 chunkywizard Well done!
Trin May 2020 7:28pm, 30 May 2020 2,402 posts	0 Trin Here's a question I've been pondering... Can you have a 'pretend' skipping rope and move your hands and jump at the same time, does that have the same effect?
chunkywizard May 2020 7:29pm, 30 May 2020 8,053 posts	0 chunkywizard I don’t see why not if you can keep up motivation
jennyh May 2020 7:32pm, 30 May 2020 4,446 posts	0 jennyh I’m sure I saw Sharkie post somewhere earlier on the thread that ‘pretend’ skipping was just as good if you didn’t have a rope.
jennyh May 2020 7:33pm, 30 May 2020 4,447 posts	0 jennyh On the question of ropes - I’ve seen some people refer to adjustable ropes, does anyone have any recommendations?
Nellers May 2020 7:39pm, 30 May 2020 36,407 posts	0 Nellers amazon.co.uk That's the one I got Jennyh. It was the cheapest of that type I could find that had a reasonable delivery time. It's been fine so far but it's hardly a longterm test yet.
chunkywizard May 2020 7:45pm, 30 May 2020 8,055 posts	0 chunkywizard Steel cable? Wow, does that hurt if it hits you? I have the same type of handles but with a plastic 'rope' that I got from Runners Retreat in Marlow. It’s like the type that Dan The Skipping Man uses and he sells them from his site.
jennyh May 2020 7:52pm, 30 May 2020 4,448 posts	0 jennyh Cheers Nellers, I’ll give that a go (the one I have at the moment is non-adjustable and has wooden handles). Hadn’t heard of Dan The Skipping Man CW, will have a look at some of his You Tube videos
Trin May 2020 7:58pm, 30 May 2020 2,403 posts	0 Trin Thanks, I might give pretend skipping a try 😉
Nellers May 2020 8:02pm, 30 May 2020 36,408 posts	0 Nellers It's more a wire than a cable and it's so light it doesn't hurt at all. The light weight means that it's easier to get it moving quicker but it's probably a bit more affected by wind.

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