ISO Jumping rope info

[SweetTooth]

I would like to start jumping rope on a regular basis.

Where do I start? How long do I jump, do I count the number of jumps, etc?

Anything anyone would like to share would be GREAT!!!

TIA

[wallycat]

I'll try to locate the website that is the exercise association site...

for me, I wore good cushioned shoes and started jumping as long as I could stand it.
My first time out (this is even though I'd easily run 6 minute miles and did the nordic-track for 45 minutes) was 5 minutes.
I thought I was going to DIE!!!!!!!!!!
Now that I've been doing it for a while, I can go 40 minutes easily...but, remember, your feet get tangled in the rope and you have to stop occasionally, so it is NOT straight jumping (for me anyway).