Get Skipping
Grab that skipping rope! That childhood pastime can be great fun, and it鈥檚 a form of jumping exercise, which can help strengthen your bones and keep you moving well as you age.
It鈥檚 time to dig out that skipping rope, as Michael learns that the popular childhood pastime could have big benefits for health and wellbeing, especially as we get older. Professor Urs Granacher from the University of Freiburg, shares how skipping is a form of jumping exercise, which could help increase not just our speed, but could also help us age healthily. These exercises help increase muscle power and can also strengthen our bones. Our volunteer Shona, a new mum based in Shetland, uses skipping as an excuse to get outside.
Series Producer: Nija Dalal-Small
Science Producer: Catherine Wyler
Researcher: Sophie Richardson
Researcher: Will Hornbrook
Production Manager: Maria Simons
Editor: Zoe Heron
A 大象传媒 Studios production for 大象传媒 Sounds / 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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