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Thats an immediate win.

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Luckily, trainerAmanda Klootshas my back.

And then, I summon my middle school self.

The class kicks off with one minute of jumping at your own pace.

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It turns out that, for me, that means one successful jump followed by three failed ones.

Then, mercifully, Klootscues plank positionwhich somehow feels effortless after such a difficult display of hopping in place.

As far as benefits go,theres a lot to love about jumping rope.

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I take a stab at remind myself of all these worthwhile reasons as Kloots calls out move after move.

We use the jump rope for all manner of exercisessome strength-based and some cardio-based.

And now, I have a new fitness goal to work towards.

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