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Debinmi said:
I've not heard of these ...I need educating :) ...please
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LOL! Goodness, just go to Amazon & put Ropeless jump rope in the search box,
They have TONS of them….. I love them cause I done have to worry about tripping,
and I can keep it as low impact as I want with the jumping….if you have weighted
handles, I think your arms get a little more of a workout….even if I used a regular
jump rope, I couldn’t because of ceiling, lights, ceiling fans, etc.
 
aqua girl said:
Yep, I could do that too…

Lannette, what type of Ropeless do you have? The couple I have came from Amazon,
but I would love to have the new Ropeless set that CrossRope introduced recently.
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I’m not actually sure. DS bought it for DH and I borrow it from time to time. It’s very plain. It doesn’t count jumps or anything. If you find a good one let me know.
 
Wow, these workouts look great! I stopped buying DVDs due to shipping issues to New Zealand during Covid and started using OnDemand instead. Now, even though I have a lot of Cathe DVDs, I prefer OnDemand and the Workout Blender and hardly ever use DVDs. I'm looking forward to the barbell workout, and the bonus barre workout for legs. I love kickboxing too but haven't been able to do much cardio lately due to my hip.

I have a cordless jump rope that has small 3oz weights in the handles that I bought locally in New Zealand. The end of the handle unscrews and the weight inserts into the handle, so you can use it with or without the weight. The rope and ball assembly screws into the other end of the handle. Unfortunately, there is a bit of a design flaw in that both handles turn clockwise to undo. I need to make sure these are tightly screwed in otherwise the rotation motion of my left hand turning the rope and ball clockwise can unscrew the rope and ball part from the handle, and it can fly off mid workout. The right hand turns the rope and ball anticlockwise, so it doesn't unscrew. They really should have made it so that there is a dedicated left and right handle with the left-hand handle thread screwing in the opposite direction. Just something to be aware of if you are purchasing a cordless jump rope. You may be able to get ones where the rope and ball assembly is fixed to the handle and not screwed on like mine.
 
Debinmi said:
now know to pay attention to how the "rope" attaches to the handles ... I wouldn't have known...
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I have never heard of that!! Of course I had to run and check the few I have…..none of
mine screw on where the rope with the ball comes thru the handle…..the ones with the
weights in the handles comes apart at the bottom to take the weights out if you want, but I have never had a problem with that.
 
Oh, I thought of something else…. I think mine all have what you would call a 360 degree
ball bearing mechanism inside that turns the ropes & balls, the handle doesn’t turn as you turn your wrist and they all mention using the “handshake” grip.
 
aqua girl said:
I have never heard of that!! Of course I had to run and check the few I have…..none of
mine screw on where the rope with the ball comes thru the handle…..the ones with the
weights in the handles comes apart at the bottom to take the weights out if you want, but I have never had a problem with that.
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It gave me a fright the first time I used it when the ball and rope went flying across the room. After that I always make sure and check before I use it. It hasn't come completely undone since, but it sometimes does partially unscrew. I've never had a problem with the other end where the weight is inserted.
 
Debinmi said:
I've not heard of these ...I need educating :) ...please ...
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I'm glad you asked the question Debinmi. I needed educating in how to compare and get the best product for my money, too! Helped me learn about the warnings regarding handles and the 360 feature. Just checking Amazon is never very illuminating since so many trash products deceptively pop up. Cell phone cases are a glaring example! (That's why I love it when Cathe sells products!)

If anyone has a recommendation to a brand or link to a product they're happy with then I'd appreciate the point in the right direction. My workout area doesn't support a true jump rope (I have tried and endangered my ceiling and my furball! ) but the ropeless rope has always intrigued me.
 
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Lady Vol Fan said:
If anyone has a recommendation to a brand or link to a product they're happy with then I'd appreciate the point in the right direction.
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I suggested to Debinmi that if you are close to a Target, they carry the “Ignite by Spri”
Ropeless Speed Rope “ $12.99….That was my first venture and the one I use the most.
It doesn’t have weights in the handles, but the little balls have a little weight to them, not
too much, but they twirl very good. It’s on their website and some stores carry them.
I was at my Target today and they had 1 left. Since I got mine and I actually got 2, :)
probably a year or more ago, they have sold out of them twice….and I didn’t buy them
all :)…..yes, you can get duds from Amazon, but luckily, what I got from them has been
fine. I do have a set with the bigger balls, but they don’t twirl as easy, they’re ok, just
not my fav.
 
Yep, I read those reviews too, about the ball coming off the end of the rope…..to be
honest, I think that could happen with any of them!!! Another idea without any weight
involved is just get a cheap jump rope and cut it in half and then cut each handle with
rope about 14-16 inches and then on the loose end, make a little knot. Might work:)
 
Debinmi said:
here we are MacGyver-ing again
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Well, you gotta know by now, if I suggested such a thing….that I did it…..and honestly,
it’s ok LOL! The very first thing I did was get $4.00 rope from Walmart and cut it so the
rope on each handle is about 12 in long. I didn’t do any knots, and it works ok. I still use that from time to time, but just not quite the same. Then the next step was the one from Target and after that anytime I was ordering from Amazon and needed a “filler” to get free shipping, I’d get a ropeless rope. I don’t think any I got from Amazon was much over &10.00 and one of them came with a set of latex loops ! I checked, I didn’t see the ones I got there.
 
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