Be prepared to be ridiculously impressed to make some noise for Lauren Flyman!
Hey we hope you enjoy this Blue Peter video yes and if you love BP then download the free BBC
iPlayer wrap suit that you can watch Blue Peter episodes in full so that was incredible have you
really only been doing that for two years yeah i just saw someone skipping on social media that i
follow and i just decided to start i had a lot of time in lockdown i tracked my own progress
shared my own journey on social media and then here i am now inspiring others to do the same
thing yeah you've inspired me you're really good wait you said that you've skipped earlier
how do your skills compare well now i've seen that i don't want to talk about it
no i can do basics but i can't do any of that no i can't do it no let's give it a
go okay i think you should show us the basics yeah yeah show us the ropes good one good one
well actually we're gonna put the ropes down to start with oh okay
we're gonna start with penguin jumps penguin taps whichever you prefer where you jump like
this and tap your thighs at the top of the jump and that tap represents one flick of the rope
so it gets you used to that timing if you continuously do it okay we can do that that's good
and actually this is where i think a lot of people when they start i did this you sort of
draw circles with your hands with the rope but actually all it needs is one flick down
per rotation the rope will actually go over your head and then you flip down again so it's just
that motion okay very good okay so what next? Right I'm interrupting this video Richie because
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pick up the ropes okay and i see you guys have got beaded ropes which are great for beginners
okay if you don't have a beaded rope though what can you just use any kind of rope absolutely fine
it's better to have a rope than not doesn't matter what length um length is important you don't want
it to be too long or too short i mean i have mine quite short as i'm more advanced but a beginner
you'd want to start with it up to your rib cage when you put one foot in it like this okay and
then you can actually test that length by starting with toe catches so yeah you simply catch the rope
under your toes like that nice and you'll know if you're missing these toe catches it might be
because your hands are going too wide which is shortening the rope but maybe because your rope
is so long that it's excess rope is bouncing on the ground and then you're missing that toe patch
but the important thing is that if you can catch it under your toes then you can jump it and you
guys were doing that so i reckon you'll be able to jump it the jumping has started yeah
yeah that's it so i think you two have been practicing yes don't tell anyone so if you if
anyone is struggling with it at home you can keep on going back to those toe catches it just gets
your coordination back in check it make sure your hands are in the right position and you can always
do a bit of a ladder where you sort of do a couple of jumps one toe catch three jumps and see how far
you can go with it i love it so cool are there any like tricks how do we spice it up loads of trips
okay and i think i want to get you guys trying the crossover oh dude simple one please yeah wow
so that's when you go out there so you cross your arms makes it look easy whilst you're jumping and
you can actually practice this again with the toe catch so
when you you start crossing as the rope is just coming over your head in front of you there
and then make sure that your handles the rope at the end of the handles is clearing your body
so you need to make sure you cross far enough that that is happening and then when you come out again
you want to return to that position okay okay here we go okay you go first whoa
that was so close give it give it one more go guys i got this all right hang on
consecutive so actually really good okay i'm gonna have a go ready okay go skip like Larry
that was amazing
that was so much fun i love that i'm so sorry i love it can you please give a massive round
of applause for Lauren well you've been amazing and now it's over to you to give skipping a go
this summer and with all these tips and tricks you'll be on your way to becoming a pro just
like Lauren and earning yourself a sport badge. I loved that Mwaksy, but i want more Blue Peter,
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