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By Elizabeth Quinn, About.com Guide to Sports Medicine

Use a Jump Rope for an Inexpensive and Portable Workout

Friday May 2, 2008
If you want an inexpensive and efficient workout, the jump rope might be the ultimate "must have" piece of fitness equipment. When done properly, jumping rope can improve cardiovascular fitness, improve balance and agility, increase muscular strength and endurance, and burn calories.

Jumping Rope

Workouts Tips - Ways to Use a Jump Rope

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