Make Your Own Jump Rope

Note if this project is for a child under the age of 10 years an 8 foot rope may fit better.

Make your own jump rope.

Making a nearly indestructible jump rope for yourself or for your child is an easy money saving project. The kids liked making their own color combos and we even combined 2 pieces of rope to make a long jumprope for double dutch jumping. Jumping rope can be done just about anywhere. When i started my jump rope company we used to make all our beaded jump ropes by hand at our house.

Jumping rope builds muscle and stamina and it s a great cardio workout. We attached the first handle to the rope and just started adding beads. When we got the kit we started by looking online to determine how to measure for a correct length jumprope for each child. It s way cheaper than buying a membership to the gym and you can bring a jump rope anywhere.

Your aim here is to jump as high as you can so that you are able to make a double revolution with the rope for each jump. The kids liked making their own color combos and we even combined 2 pieces of rope to make a long jumprope for double dutch jumping. 60 seconds work 60 seconds rest. Plus it can burn over 600 calories an hour.

You can make your own jump rope so you can customize the length weight and materials. Jumping rope is a vigorous and effective cardiovascular exercise. I have four kids and our family spent many an evening hanging out and making jump ropes together. Jump ropes are a lot of fun and a great way to exercise.

2 shiny steel 3 8 washers. Some of the joy of making your own jump. Not galvanized 1 2 pvc pipe at least 1 foot long. You can make your very own jump rope and design it just the way you like it in under an hour with just a few materials.

When we got the kit we started by looking online to determine how to measure for a correct length jumprope for each child.