The Best Weighted Jump Ropes to Add Intensity to Your Workouts

Jumping rope is one of the best cardio workouts you can do on days when you’re not running. As Runner’s World previously reported, jumping rope uses muscles all over your body, from your quads and calves to your upper body. In addition, your core and ankles—stabilizing muscles—get a great workout as you jump.

“A jump rope workout is a full-body workout from your calves to your mind,” Amanda Kloots, celebrity trainer and creator of AK! Rope, told Runner’s World. “It builds your endurance, stamina, and coordination.”

All you need is a little bit of space and a rope to get in an incredible sweat session. One easy way to make your jump rope workout even harder is to use a weighted jump rope for some extra resistance. Typically weighing a pound or more, a weighted jump rope will take your workout to another level. (Looking for a non-weighted jump rope? Here are 15 of the best.) Weighted jump ropes typically hold the weight in the handles, but some also have weight in the rope itself. Plus, most are adjustable in length, so you can get a customized fit.

Ready to start working out with a weighted jump rope? Here are eight of our favorite weighted jump ropes you should consider.

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