Foot-Fire Combo
- Straighten jump rope on floor. Straddle rope with feet slightly more than shoulder-width apart.
- Bend elbows by waist with forearms out to sides, parallel to floor, palms facing forward.
- Move feet up and down as fast as you can (football drill-style) for 20 seconds.
- Repeat 3 times.
Alternating High Knees
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding one handle of jump rope in each hand.
- Jump rope, bringing right knee up in front of you as close to hip height as possible while left leg skips as usual.
- Switch legs on the next jump, bringing left knee up.
- Continue alternating knees for 1 minute.
Rope Runner
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding one handle of jump rope in each hand.
- Jump rope, trying to touch right heel to butt while left leg skips as usual.
- Switch legs on the next jump, bringing left heel toward butt.
- Do 6 jumps total, alternating legs each time, then jump straight up with both feet once. Repeat combo for 1 minute.
Zigzag
- Straighten jump rope on floor. Stand with feet together to right of rope at one end, facing opposite end.
- Jump diagonally to left side of rope, keeping feet together, then quickly jump diagonally to right side of rope.
- Continue hopping forward in zigzag pattern until you reach other end. Reverse jumps back to start.
- Continue jumping forward and backward for 1 minute.














