I heard in the news recently that the new body part to focus on in the weight loss body image world is the “cankle”. You have cankles when there is no clear distinction between your calf and your ankle. The calf never seems to form into a narrower ankle, it’s just one continuous width right down to the foot. We’ve all seen it. No, it’s not pretty. The reason for cankles isn’t definitive. Is it genetic? Is it due to a persons weight? I think it’s a combination of both factors. Regardless the reason why you have cankles, the way to make them smaller and get in a good cardiovascular workout that will benefit your entire body is to jump rope.
Even if you don’t have cankle issues, jumping rope is super beneficial to any guy with any body type. If you don’t have cankles, consider this your cankle prevention plan.
Jumping rope is an excellent way to work out your leg muscles, while gaining the benefits of cardio exercise. Particularly, if you have a little ankle fat, or are at fear of gaining some, jumping rope should be worked into your exercise routine several times a week.
The reason jumping rope is so beneficial. You’re going to work out your ankles and calves with every jump, plus you’ll be burning fat at the same time. The perfect trifecta of cankle burning benefits. Plus jumping rope improves your balance, engages your core muscles, and is an excellent shoulder and arm workout.
Get your jump on with this routine and you’ll be sporting amazing ankles in no time.
3 days a week jump for 3 minutes 3 times over, with 3 minute rests between each set. Do that for 3 days and then add another set, making it a total of 4 sets, and increase your time to 4 minutes a set. Do the 4 set/4 minute routine for 4 days, take a day off, and then bump it up to a 5 set/5 minute session. Repeat the sequence until you hit 7 minute sets. Remember to take a one day rest every 7 days.
