James's Tip to get the best out of skipping and burning major calories

You don't need expensive cardio equipment to burn major calories, Skipping rope burns over 800 calories an hour, plus strengthens and works the legs from your hips to your toes. to make it easier for your body, and still burn major calories then stick to these principles and you will see results
1. Pick the right size.
stand on the middle of the rope and raise the handle to your chest, if they reach just below your shoulder, then thats perfect for you, if not the adjust it until your in the right position
2. No Need to jump higher than one or two inches off the floor.
Not only does jumping higher place excess stress on your knees, but it actually burns less calories. the higher you jump, the slowe you have to swing the rope around to compensate, and the fewer total jump,means your burning less calories
3. Change your grip every few minutes.
Holding the handles so your palms face behind you, instead of in front of you, is also a variation that gets some of your shoulders and back muscles into the act
4. Move Around.
Instead of jumping straight up as the rope nears your toes, hop to your left keeping your feet together as you go, land on the balls of your feet, then hop back to where you were after the rope passes again. Skip normally for a few hops, then jump to the right, then back to the centre again. this side-side variation ads inner and outer thighs to your workout.
5. Don't skip the workout just because you can't skip.
if you are not coordinated enough to skip, fake it!!! just stand in place and hop up and down like you have a rop . but just by acting in the same manner you can indeed still burn a good amount of calories depending on the intensity you work at.