The best weight loss exercise

George Guerin | Fitness Blogger By George Guerin | Fitness Blogger
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on November 04, 2011 at 10:25 AM, updated November 14, 2011 at 8:39 PM
trainingrope.jpgTraining ropes are the most efficient weight loss exercise.
I'm not going out on a limb when I say the best exercise for weight loss is the high intensity low impact method of using training ropes. Some people claim running, some claim swimming and all claim eating a perfect diet consisting of whole foods, while limiting processed junk. I agree that proper nutrition, running and swimming can all aid in weight loss but the most efficient weight loss method may simply be swinging a rope. Although you may have never seen a training rope (they have been a trend for a few years), it can certainly be the best weight loss exercise.

Training ropes increase aerobic capacity while also increasing power and strength. The total body movements of making waves, pulling, swinging and jumping with the rope can improve weight loss efficiency, performance and endurance. This in turn is incredibly efficient when trying to burn calories, yielding maximal weight loss.

Training ropes are not light, thin and fast like a jump rope (although a great exercise). It’s a heavy rope, as think as 2 inches that you move in different directions. You can push it, pull it, rotate it and lower and raise your center of gravity as you swing it. These are all movements your body is capable of doing. Picture making waves with garden hose when you were a kid, picture your arms and body burning making those waves and you get the picture of what working with the rope can be like.

I’m not trying to sell you a silly infomercial device like a vibrating dumbbell; I know a 50-foot rope may look funny. However, I can assure you it’s much more efficient than any infomercial device, machine in the gym or jogging all over town.