Jumping rope can help increase your coordination, which will not only help you excel in any new sport you try, but will keep you healthier and less accident prone later on in life.
And while balance may help you rock a yoga class now, it’s important to maintain throughout your life as well. According to Dr. Daniel W. Barry, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, jumping may be as important as bone strength at avoiding fractures. Says Dr. Barry, in an article in The New York Times: “Fragile bones don’t matter, from a clinical standpoint, if you don’t fall down.”