Skipping rope
@allknowing (153544)
India
August 5, 2023 7:11am CST
While at school a lot of importance was given to sports where I studied. We had regular outdoor sports and competitions with other schools.
While I love sports I was not so good as my height came in the way. Those days I was the shortest in class and that changed once I finished school and joined college.
Among other sports we also had skipping more to keep our stamina going but here I was good as I did not weigh much and that helped. I could do 72 skips a minutes which was considered good.
Today leave alone competing I cannot even manage a single skip what with my age and also the accident I had a few years ago.
What's your story?
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Aug 23
I remember loving to skip rope at school. I could do it on my own, but it was so much fun when others held the ends of long ropes - sometimes even two ropes. I was always the shortest too, but I felt that was to my advantage. I did jump rope to cross train for skating in my 20/30s, but I don't know if my knee could handle high impact activities now.
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No, your knee wouldn't like that at all.
Oh gosh, I have not heard that in a long time! I kinda forgot all the jump rope songs 
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I might be able to do a one legged jump with the good leg 
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
6 Aug 23
Did you have that issue from birth or did anything caused it
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
7 Aug 23
@rebelann You must have done everything to set it right surely. I have ARMD on one eye and I am taking Lutein to arrest further deterioration.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
5 Aug 23
I always liked skipping rope and was good at it too.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
6 Aug 23
@allknowing No, I did buy a rope several years ago as an exercise tool but I don't even know where it is right now.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
6 Aug 23
I do not suppose you play with it these days
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@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
5 Aug 23
I also enjoyed skipping rope a lot. I was pretty good at it.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
6 Aug 23
I wish I could do it now and I know I will not be able to
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