When I started jumping rope a year ago, I couldn't do it for more than 5 seconds before wetting myself. You Mamas know EXACTLY what I'm talking about, amen? :) Pushing out babies=very weak pelvic floor muscles. I mean, for like a few years I couldn't even sneeze without needing to cross my legs first. TMI? Yeah. YOU TRY BEARING FIVE CHILDREN. Ahem.

Point is, jump rope is waaaaay better than Kegels.

It took me awhile to get my form right. At first I was jumping too high, too hard and screwing up my rhythm. The key is small, soft movements. Here's an excellent, easy-to-follow video on how to jump rope with proper form.

The best part about jump rope is that you can do it anywhere! It's the perfect exercise for winter because you can do it indoors. I'm always surprised at how exhausted I am after just 15 minutes.

I've started adding a few little tricks to keep it fun. I am VERY uncoordinated and flail-y. But it's so much fun I keep trying. Here I am trying to do a succession of tricks and pretty much FLAILING miserably. It's still a good workout---even if you FLAIL!