Thanks for the excellent video! I'm 60 years old and I wear Walmart's brand of skate boarding shoes to jump. I love the "feedback" they give me when jumping.
Take it easy if you're over your ideal weight, and never straight down for knees, it's full impact over the joints, if not just ignore me and enjoy a lot!
Would anyone jump on a super-thick spongey mat? No, and yet so many have been misled into thinking they want padding and so-called "support". People want to do too much too soon and overprotecting their feet lets them feel like they're getting away with it for a while. Better to be able to feel and react to the ground and develop the basics from the literal foundation! We have incredibly complex feet instead of peg legs for a reason. Converse are a good choice as they harken back to a classic design before marketing went bananas. Thinnest possible between your foot and the ground and a wide toe box are ideal. We're mimicking running, so the same rules apply, though some things matter less like underfoot protection from rocks.
I’ve found that training shoes, like shoes used for HIIT workouts work very well. Like the Nike Legend Essential 2, or Reebok Nanoflex. They have good support for your feet and ankles
For the financially challenged (me) you can buy orthopedic inserts at the supermarket and I find them helpful. In Australia scholl is a good brand for shoe inserts.
Just more squish. We're supposed to be training our feet, not putting them in a cast, right? Not much point building cardio if you can't connect it to the ground in the long "run".
I really struggled with shoes. Like 7 pairs of shoes that were brought home, tried then returned. The best shoes I came with were nike flex run free, which was a really flexible sole. They are super lite and have a sock feel. THey don't have great ankle support. Right now, after long searching I got under amour tribase reign 3s. The toe flex seems stiff in store but once they break it the toe flex it basically perfect. They also have great ankle support and a really great heel cup also great weight. They are crossfit shoe but i really enjoy them. I know JRD really recommend basketball shoes. I found, especially starting out, the basketball shoes had great ankle support but over time they aggravated my planter fascia because i was constantly pushing through the resistance shoe. I found more flexible soles worked better. Just in my opinion.
What does "ankle support" even mean? Seriously, I'm a trail runner and this mystifies me. My motorcycle boots have ankle support, as do ski boots, right? Wouldn't want to walk too far much less jump in those! No soft leather or fabric high-top is going to prevent a rolled ankle, that's the job of the foot/lower-leg musculature and just learning to land well.
@@csn583 they have a moulded plastic cup right above the sole of the shoe, where it meets you achillies tendon. Its short enough that the shoe can still have side to side flex. But its holds the base of your ankle in place and has a good heel lock. They are nice shoes.
Bare foot! It only hurts a little. I also wear Soft Star Dash Run Amocs with the leather soles if I wear shoes. I prefer barefoot and I've gotten pretty good at jumping with few mistakes. I mostly just like doing things barefoot and think the "negative" feedback of whacking your toes with a rope helps to condition all the senses of the body to a high level of alertness and focus(this definitely sucks sometimes - I've had perfect jump sessions but I've also had sessions where I self-flagellated with a jumprope [conversely, I've had welts on my wrists, forearms, back and legs from the rope whipping into me after mistakes and I don't wear any protection their, so...]). I find socks affect my jumping more than shoes. The elastic in most socks exerts force against my feet far more deleteriously than the "barefoot" shoes I've been wearing the last few years(vivo's, softstars, and lems). My feet hurt after exercising in highly elastic socks as opposed to socks with little to no elastic. JRD : where's the video about socks?
I'm here preaching the good word of minimalist shoes (Merrell Vapor Gloves are my go-to), but there's always some barefoot extremist! 😜 Brave to take it in the toe especially if you use a weighted rope, but I'll have to give it a try as I would like my soles to toughen up a bit. I just wish everyone would realize how dumb it would be to jump (or run) on a squishy 2" foam mat. Why would strapping it to your feet instead be any better? It's just trading short term comfort for long term disability and failed progress. We have marvels of biological engineering down there instead of peg legs for a reason, they should be trained not "supported"!
@@csn583 I think there might be legitimate reasons to wear something that cushions the foot like there seems to be legitimate reasons to wear a cast under certain conditions, but "trained not supported" is a slogan I can get behind. I've never tried the Merrell, I'll give them a look see. Here in SoCal it's getting to be true barefoot season. Once the temperatures cool, and the rain has fallen, everything softens up just enough to not stab you every other step. It's pretty glorious. But I still where shoes in stores and sometimes to look cool.
Merrell Trail Glove or Vapor Glove all the way. Mostly Vapor as I usually use Trail for trail running/hiking and Vapor for lifting, etc. where I don't have to worry about pointy rocks.
I accidentally came across your videos and watched all the inspiring videos for weight loss from India. I started jumping on marble floor bare foot, so unable to do it for 2 days straight due to pain. Looking for right shoe with good front cushioning. Happy you made a video on what I was looking for. Thank you
I was using trail running shoes which didn't work very well for me because the rope would catch on the deep threads sometimes. Smooth bottom shoes or just wearing my socks works best for me.
Would love for a major shoe company (perhaps ASICS) to form a strategic alliance with JRD. JRD really front loads the value with this video and carries it through to the end! Sure hope they do more videos on shoes.
I've been jumping in a pair of Vivobarefoot Primus Lite for nearly a year. They're an extension of my feet. So snug and compact. Took me over a year to get down to them though.
Jumprope Mama uses VFFs. She's got serious balls! I tried it with some old VFFs that I had, and you really know it if you catch your toes with a crossrope.
@@gnessi4029 Presumably meant using more and more minimal shoes. Alternately don't overdo it at the start and increase jump session length/frequency gradually.
@@niallwildwoode7373 VFFs always seem to have all the downsides of just being barefoot without many of the benefits of "normal" minimalist shoes like my Merrell Vapor Gloves (which have been saving my toes from impact). Only benefit seems to be protection from abrasion on the ground! Just get thin shoes with a wide toe box and you can spread your toes at least as well as VFFs, plus the piggies can snuggle together when it's cold (mittens are warmer than gloves!)
Jumping rope has always been my default form cardio. I tried anything from rigid support low tops to very flexible hightops.. I have also jumped rope on a variety of surfaces: wooden, rubber and concrete and done so with everything i mentioned as well as bare foot (not recommended) to vibrams using all types of jump rope.. I could go on indefinitely without any breaks clocking 60 plus minutes in a session. I came to this video hoping to find some direction because I got injured at a festival and tore my plantar fascia and was hoping I would find something a little more specific. Thank you for the info.
You gotta get your foot strength up. Relying on shoes to mitigate foot pain is like walking with crutches and calling it normal. We're not physios, but there are lots of resources out there on foot health. Do some homework!
Tennis shoes are a great option for jumping rope. Oftentimes tennis shoes will come with a free 6 month warranty for the soles of the shoes. So if you’re jumping rope on an abrasive surface you could swap out your shoes for free every 6 months. Also, given the nature of tennis, tennis shoes offer great ankle support and sole cushion
I use Nike Superrep Go, though a bit chunky, they give a nice bounce and they absorb impact very well as they are made for that. Allows me to jump rope longer without any pain after.
I started jumping rope for a few months. But i do it without shoes on a boxing gym floor. Its the second time a got shin splints. Now i know why i have it. Thanks for this vid.
I found tennis shoes to be the best for me - the highest model for true hardcourt tennis, not the club models. Lots of padding, stop side to side motion.
To be frank, although right shoes maybe very important aspect for a comfortable injury free skipping, i found it more helpful to use compression sleeves for my calves as a beginner to avoid shin splints! Good shoes came second.. Now that i upped my game a simple good surface suffice for a healthy session. No need for compression sleeves any longer
I jump rope with my running shoes they have a little bit of an arch tho because I'm practically flat-footed I just have the tiniest arch on my foot and I don't know if other shoes would be comfy for me to jump in yet
Wow, he's right. I noticed my Nike basketball sneakers with forefront zoom air is the best for jump rope. And now I'm seeing this video basically saying the same thing.
What about boxing shoes ? Ive been doing 5-6 K jumps daily in 1:30hr, for the last years i use Jordan Jumpman and love them...but now i would like to try some box shoes
@@JumpRopeDudes yeah, I think I have some idea of how it would be too, But no sure about it, basketball shoes are super confty , no troubles jumping, doing the thing! After 4-6 k jumos, i hit the treadmill 2 Miles at med speed, My body is getting niiiice jajaj greetings My friend
Very useful video. I agree that court shoes (basketball, tennis, cross trainer) are excellent but running shoes work well, too. Money spent on good athletic shoes is well worth it. Invest in yourself.
I always have been a running shoes guy, and the light new balance so far are okay. I tried with reebok nano x2, but it is actually quite uncomfotable for me. Not sure why
@@JumpRopeDudes so true! I had my usual trainers cleaned and I pulled out a pair I rarely used yesterday. Turned out it was the most comfortable one for jump rope. Did a 45 min session with no ankle or toes fatigue
I used to do jump rope in vans. It felt comfortable at first. But as I went above 700, it started to pain at the ankles. So I guess I need to change to Basketball shoes
I just use fliflops, I hate doing laundry cause I workout daily, so I just wear shorts, no underwear and sandals no socks, so just 1 piece of clothing per workout
The biggest thing that keeps me from taking this channel seriously is the fact that the jump ropes are so expensive. Not saying they aren't worth it, but I think the hobby would benefit from you guys selling an entry level affordable mat and jump rope. Who wants to invest 240$ to find out they don't like it?
They do have a cheaper pvc freestyle rope for like 40 bucks still a little high. Buy jump ropes net you can get a great rope to start for less than 5 bucks
@@rajphotawala1017 Cheapest one I know of is $10 and it's a "speed rope" which isn't recommended to start learning with. But all I got is a speed rope my sister gave me. I can't do anything with it so I've just given up.
Amazing video, i'm always wondering 🤔 about the pairs of shoes to wear, thx bro , i'm addicted to this channel, hope a day comes meeting u and the handsomely Brandon, hi 👋 from Algeria the big African country
@@JumpRopeDudes I did not try them on jumping that’s the thing. But as shoes its self is a good one that’s why I’m thinking to buy it for multiple uses.
I was wondering if basketball shoes might be an option for women as well? I am a girl and have a slim foot, if anyone had a recommendation I would be super grateful
