Foam Handle Jump Rope - Steel Wire in PVC, Adjustable

About this product

Foam Handle Jump Rope – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.

This is a steel-wire jump rope in a PVC sleeve, with bearing-mounted foam handles and adjustable length.

Skipping is probably the best value cardiovascular training there is. It needs no space, no power, no membership and about two square metres of floor; ten minutes of it is genuinely hard work; and it trains coordination, calf and foot strength and rhythm alongside the cardiovascular side. Boxers have used it as their primary conditioning tool for a century for good reasons.

What makes a rope usable is the core and the bearings. A plain plastic rope is too light to hold its arc, so it slows at the bottom and catches your feet; it also twists, because it is fixed to the handles. A steel wire in a PVC sleeve has the mass to keep a clean arc at speed and the stiffness not to kink. Bearings let the rope spin in the handle instead of winding up.

Length is the first thing to set and the thing most people get wrong. Stand on the middle of the rope with one foot: the handles should reach roughly to your armpits. Too long and it drags; too short and it clips your head. It is adjustable, so set it properly before deciding you cannot skip.

Skip on a surface with some give if you can – a mat, wood, a rubber floor. Concrete and tile transmit every landing straight into the shins and the calves, and shin pain is the usual reason people stop.

Buying a Foam Handle Jump Rope in Tanzania

361 Degrees Adventure keeps the foam handle jump rope at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.

Every foam handle jump rope is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.

Not sure which foam handle jump rope suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.

Spare parts and replacements for the foam handle jump rope are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.

Browse more Cardio & Accessories in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on strength training, see this overview on Wikipedia.