A growing number of people quit jump rope within days of buying one. The real reason has almost nothing to do with fitness level. It has everything to do with the rope itself.

The cross is the first jump rope trick that makes people look at you differently. You're skipping along, holding a steady rhythm, and then your arms cross in front of your body and the rope...

Here's the truth most jump rope content leaves out. The difference between someone who skips for two weeks and quits, and someone who skips for two years and loves it, usually isn't talent or willpower....