There are some really great jump ropes that are now available on the market today that will help assist individuals in exercising to help tone up and build their muscles. These jump ropes are great simply because they can be taken any where so that the individual can exercise whenever they have the chance.

Jump ropes allows exercisers to pack more luggage friendly fitness per ounce than any other exercise. Jumping rope can help obliterate calories, rocks the heart rate, and does wonders for the individual's agility, posture, balance, reflexes, and upper to lower body coordination. Jumping rope has always been a boxing mainstay, but it is increasingly being used as a warm up and tune up for weightlifters, wrestlers, volleyball players, skaters, swimmers, and exercise enthusiastic all over. Jump ropes are remarkably efficient and economical and they will allow the individual to target your home workout to speed, strength, and general fitness wherever you happen to be.

The Aero-Speed Hyperperformance Rope Master is an ultralight speed rope that has been designed by Olympic wrestler turned jump rope guru, Buddy Lee. It is designed for the serious athlete in their training workouts. The one-eighth inch hollow urethane rope that is coupled with smooth and low friction swivel bearings that slices through the air with a wicked, wind whistling whine that will scare away any dogs and will tempt beginners to go for those double jumps and fast twitch muscle interval training. It comes with padded handles and a wrench to help the individual custom fit the rope to their own height.

The Valeo Jump Rope Original is a basic nylon rope with wooden handles that is the best bang for the buck and individuals all over have used. Although it is not as fast as the Aero-Speed or solid feeling as the segmented rope that helps gets the job done. It makes less noise flying through the air and hitting the ground as other jump ropes on the market.

The Olympic Jump Rope is a segmented jump rope that is made out of one and three-eighths inch long plastic beads that are strung over a nylon cord. It is very easy to use and is the best for maintaining a rhythm and error free jumping. The plastic beads give this jump rope enough heft to hold a natural momentum and tunnel shape even outside on windy days.

The JumpUSA Heavy Jump Rope is a thick, dense, heavy rubber rope that weighs from one to four pounds and stimulants aerobic and strengthening workouts. Even the one pounder, which is several times heavier than a normal jump ropes, puts pronounced stress on the wrists and shoulders compared with other jump ropes. The two pound jump rope hums through the air like a swarm of angry bees and will leave the novice out of breath after a minute, but it would be a good choice for an ambitious hard-core athlete. The three pound jump rope and the four pound jump rope are great for the hard core athlete.