Tearin' up My Heart skip
A leisurely skip to a short song today, made a bit stressful when the rabbit decided she wanted to come closer to the rope than ever before and watch intently like she might just head on in. Thankfully she did not.This song was from the cast of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, which I remember now was a show based around a woman who could hear people's heart songs. Not exactly the heart songs I have been skipping to. But maybe a theme for next year if I try this again.
Heart & Soul skip
I skipped as slow as I could today because (weirdly) I was in a hurry and didn't want to stop for a break. It was easier on my calves, but a bit tricky for my brain and skill. It was either 120 or 150, I immediately forgot. Maybe a need to pick some slow tunes...Cherry Hearts skip
My calves hurt so much. I skipped the first hundred in the first minute, had a break and then skipped a very slow 117 in the next two minutes. I am not very springy.Bring Back My Heart skip
I managed to get a spot of sun on this day I thought would be entirely dreary, and a little dryish patch on the deck. I think my calves hurt more when I wear my shoes, I needed a couple of short rests. But I guess it was more skipping than the last few days.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band skip
Thanks Sarah for this suggestion. It was a fun short one for a rainy day. If the numbers seem suspiciously round at 200, I sometimes do a bit extra for an ease of remembering. I'm doing well- my calves were quite cooperative today.Iko Iko skip
Thanks Clare for your donation and suggestion, this one was lovely and short, but it was hard not to sing along which made counting tricky. I have had this problem a lot. I will perhaps not skip along to your other suggestion. Maybe right at the end of the month my stamina will be improved?(Just looked this up, there are shorter versions on Spotify. Perhaps this will be sooner than I thought).
Maniac skip
Yesterday was my Maniac skip. Dedicated to Katrina. Thanks for your donation and suggestion. It was a long one, so I paused and had a little break. Hopefully I won't need breaks much longer. I'm looking after my calves better...Heart of Glass and Heartbeats skips
So it feels like cheating, but I am pausing my songs to rest my sad sad calves. Still getting the skips in though.Heartbreaker skip
Pat Benatar! Still not skipping to the beat, and my calves hurt.Heart That's Pounding skip
It was hot and I realised that maybe the problem wasn't the old rope yesterday, but that I am not very good at trying to skip to a beat. I'll keep trying.Jungle Drum skip
First day of skipping! By chance I picked a short song to start with today. Jungle drum is only 2m13s. I did 125 skips on the old rope and felt jealous so followed up with an extra 79 skips on the new rope. It was much easier! It was less hard than I expected after a morning with both park run and a session at the gym. 29 days to go...Skipping to Heart Songs
We have decided to do our skipping to the length of heart themed songs. A different one each day. Please send through suggestions of songs you think we should skip to. I hope to update you as we go.Support my Skip for Heart challenge to help save Aussie hearts.
This November, I’m challenging myself to 79 skips a day (or more!). I’m doing it to support heart health, and in honour of the 79 Australians whose lives are cut short by heart disease every day.
Every skip honours the people I love, and every dollar I raise is helping to support healthier hearts for every generation.
