Skipping rope is a very effective aerobic exercise. It is a sports game in which one or more people do various jumping movements on a looped rope. This game was called "Head Rope" in Tang Dynasty, "Jumping Rope" in Song Dynasty, "Jumping Hundred Ropes", "Jumping White Rope" and "Jumping Horse Rope" in Ming Dynasty, and "Rope Flying" in Qing Dynasty. Skipping rope, as an ancient folk entertainment of Han nationality, has been used every festival since the Southern Song Dynasty, and every household has to compete.

Besides the general benefits of sports, it has many unique advantages. Skipping rope consumes 400 calories every half hour. It is a kind of bodybuilding exercise, which is of great help to the heart and lung system and other organs, coordination, posture and weight loss. This is a sport for all ages. And keep people's heart rhythm at roughly the same level as jogging, but it can avoid the trouble of knee and ankle pain caused by running. It can be seen that skipping rope is also a simple, convenient and easy exercise. ?