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Step and hop on the same foot, then swap: a proper playground skip.

Skipping

Go somewhere · ages 4 to 14 · Counted in metres

How to do it

  1. Step, hop. Step, hop.
  2. Opposite arm swings up with the knee.
  3. Land on the front of your foot, soft.
  • Nothing at all
  • Somewhere you can run a few steps and turn round.
  • Land soft: knees bent, knees out, feet flat.

Watch out for this

Properly hop on the same foot you just stepped with. Slow it right down to find it.
Running with a little bounce in it.

Make it fit you

The right version is the hardest one you can still do properly. That is not a kindness, it is how this works.

Easier

  • Gallop
  • Step and hop in one spot, holding a wall.

Harder

  • Skip for height instead of for distance.

Can't jump? gallop

What it trains

🤹 Putting it together🚀 Springiness🦩 Balance

Which muscles do the work

Calf musclesThigh musclesBottom musclesHeart

Tap one to see it in the Body.

Where you'll do it

Quick Feet

All the moves

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