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    Feb102010

    Jump rope warm-up for sprinters/runners

    DateWednesday, February 10, 2010 at 12:22PM

    3 Good reasons to use jump rope to improve running

    1. Multi-planar ground contacts strengthen and activate the foot and ankle complex.  

    2. Jump rope assists in learning a faster dorsiflexion (pulling the toes towards the shin)

    3. The arm action of the jump roping activates the core to support the foot and ankle   

    Overall, the runner who spends the least time on the ground will be the fastest. That is the goal with jump rope exercises for runners.

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    Nice blog, thanks for this post. This is really helpful information.

    November 12, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterweighted jump rope

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