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NEED TO GET A hMADE TO MEASUREv 2OPES CAN EASILY
BE REDUCED IN LENGTH FOR SHORTER PEOPLE ! MEDIUM

THICKNESS LEATHER ROPE WITH BALL BEARING HANDLES IS )
HAVE FOUND THE EASIEST ROPE FOR MOST PEOPLE TO LEARN
WITH

,EATHER ROPES

4RADITIONALLY THE BOXING TRAINING CHOICE GOOD
ENOUGH FOR !LI AND BOTH h3UGAR 2AYSv 2OBINSON AND
,EONARD SO GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYBODY !FFORDABLE

ALTHOUGH SOME HAVE SWIVELLING OR BALL BEARING HANDLES
3IZING THE ROPE
AND WORK OUT A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE

06# SPEED ROPES

!S THE NAME IMPLIES THESE FAST TURNING ROPES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE

FOOT SPEED AND ARE LIKE LEATHER ROPES MODESTLY PRICED
)F YOU ARE TRYING ONE FOR THE lRST TIME MY TIP WOULD BE TO WEAR JOGGING

BOTTOMS TO MINIMISE hWHIPLASHv UNTIL YOU BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE
ROPE

(EAVY ROPES

(ELP TO STRENGTHEN ARMS AND UPPER BODY 3HOULD ONLY BE USED IN SHORT

BURSTS OF MINUTES TO AVOID EXCESSIVE STRAIN

3URFACE

$O NOT SKIP ON CONCRETE TARMAC OR OTHER EQUALLY HARD SURFACES 4HE
VERY LEAST YOU WILL SUFFER IS SORE CALF MUSCLES )DEALLY YOU NEED A SPRUNG

WOODEN mOOR OR A RUBBERISED GYM mOOR 3KIPPING INDOORS ON A CARPETED
mOOR IS UNLIKELY TO PROVE HARMFUL