Jun 6, 2008 - Pink Cadillac / Bruce Springsteen (JumpRock)

[rebent1016]

ok i am trying with two left feet,  whats the length of your rope i'm having trouble with the cross over.. this is great

[QFEguy]

Thanks! - I stand on the middle of the rope and the bottom of the handles comes to 2" below my armpit, Totally could not jump when I started - like I was afraid to have both feet off the ground at the same time. Practiced a little each day. Eventually muscle memory takes over and it's all good. This video is 2 years old - better crossovers in later videos. They were hard to learn, but stick with it - I never dreamed I could do any of this when I started or that it would be fun.

[QFEguy]

When I say bottom of the handle, I mean the place where the rope goes into the handle.

[TheWick53]

I tried to do that when I was in my early twenties, drunk and blowed away...I broke my forking ankle...I'm an old man now and I can tell ya when it's gonna rain. Snicker.

[doubleT1636]

do you box or play like squash or tennis?

[QFEguy]

No, I pretty much just jump rope to music. I used to ride an exercise bike every day but at age 55 I tried jumping for a change - turned out to be fun. So you don't have to be athletic to do this and benefit, which convinces me millions could get the same results if they just knew about it. I hope to inspire people to start because of the benefits I've gotten at my age, but it's the fun that will keep them at it.

[maggieRHCPbest]

You Rock...and a little bit crazy !! :D ahahha

Yeah!

[bogdancomm]

good job man :) keep it up! hope I'll be able to do the same when reaching your age...

[QFEguy]

You will!! Judging from your picture and your age you'll do better - just focus on how you feel and get addicted. I got started by committing to start a workout (exercise bike) everyday, no matter what, to try and get past the lethargy after my day behind a desk. After I started I could quit as soon as I wanted which took away the dread of beginning. I was hooked in 3 weeks. Expecting to look forward to exrecise is like expecting your coffee to be sweet because you're about to put sugar in it.

[DashDarrenger]

damn

[QFEguy]

Assuming that's a compliment, thanks Dash!!! This video is over 14 months old now - I updated the description to include a link to the playlist that always contains videos from my most recent taped workout. As I say in the description, the point is almost anyone could do this, feel better and have more energy every day; and as a happy side-effect be in increasingly better shape over the years, I was just lucky enough to stumble across an easy way to get into it.

[4samreno]

'QFEguy'...You Rock!!! Keep on jumpin'!!!!

[QFEguy]

Thanks man. The really amazing part is that it's totally fun and often euphoric. So there's no reason I would every want to stop.

[4samreno]

'QFEguy'...this is so inspiring to watch...what else do you jump to?!?

& not that it matters...but I'm a female!!!

[QFEguy]

If you click on the description there's a link to my most recent 'workout', which I post ever couple of weeks. To see all my videos, you can go to my youtube page at qfeguy.

[tbone3510]

HELL YEA

[crocrock1]

great skipping - you can't really be old - you're young actually.

[QFEguy]

I'm not sure what you mean - but I am 62 years old. I never expected jump rope would put me in this kind of shape, it just happened because jumping to music turned out to be fun - otheriwise I'd never have stuck with it. If that happened to me, and I never believed it would, why not millions of others , who also don't believe it would happen for them. But if you find out that jump rope is fun, it doesn't matter what you believe.

[777golda]

That is so cool! I'm inspired too! I had'nt jumped rope in ages.

[rapanaos]

che finocchio!!

[ELDIVISADER0]

good job

[KkisDaCandian]

good job old man

[KkisDaCandian]

alsome song

[hippylove9399]

haha thats awesome! great song! and ur cute for an older guy.

[Roberthurz]

I need to break out my jump rope! You insired me! Jump to "The Boss"! Sweet!

[jerryaltman]

For what sking is good for the body? What muscles does it best work out?

[QFEguy]

You can work out nearly all muscles - this video is 4 months old, check out the others. For skiing, do skiing moves, you can do flat turns or turns where you elevate your hips and variations in between. Do quick back and forth jumps with feet together. Do crossovers for upper body. Only muscles not really affected are arms and even they get leaned down. Jump to music as best you can and it will all come to you naturally.

[adelis1985]

great song and great skipping