How Lise Lost 20 Kilos and Found a Jump Rope Family (Ep. 29)

04/30/25 • 50 min

Lise Andresen went from cold, lonely Norwegian winters to joyful skips on the streets of Oslo—and somehow dragged her coworkers into it along the way. 😄🪢

She started jumping in August 2023, lost 20 kilos, gained energy, and built a passion for footwork and freestyle thanks to Coach Ghadi and the Timeless Jump community.

This episode is packed with laughs, learning, and jump rope realness:

✅ How she stayed consistent while raising kids and working full-time

✅ Why coaching and community changed everything

✅ Her remix efforts, PVC rope loyalty, and teaching coworkers (who never practice)

✅ Physical and mental health benefits of jumping daily

✅ The power of music, footwork, and flow

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💬 Quote of the Episode:

“If I don’t feel any pain, I’m dead, I think.” – Lise 😂💡

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What You’ll Learn

How jump rope helped Lise lose 20 kilos and feel strong again
Why community and coaching are key to progress
That consistency builds confidence—and killer footwork
How to jump for joy, not just for fitness That disco + PVC = peak performance 💃🏽

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00:00 – Intro & connecting through jump rope
03:34 – Starting out & finding motivation
06:27 – Discovering community & joy
09:20 – Footwork, freestyle, and technique
12:26 – Music’s role in her practice
15:22 – Balancing training, work, and life
18:26 – Rope talk: PVC vs. beaded
21:24 – Milestones & growth
28:41 – Learning new skills & building consistency
32:59 – Goals, remix fails & the shuffle grind
36:02 – Physical & mental health benefits
38:10 – Community support & connection
40:28 – Coaching, advice for beginners
48:13 – Wrapping up & community shoutouts

Lise Andresen went from cold, lonely Norwegian winters to joyful skips on the streets of Oslo—and somehow dragged her coworkers into it along the way. 😄🪢

She started jumping in August 2023, lost 20 kilos, gained energy, and built a passion for footwork and freestyle thanks to Coach Ghadi and the Timeless Jump community.

This episode is packed with laughs, learning, and jump rope realness:

✅ How she stayed consistent while raising kids and working full-time

✅ Why coaching and community changed everything

✅ Her remix efforts, PVC rope loyalty, and teaching coworkers (who never practice)

✅ Physical and mental health benefits of jumping daily

✅ The power of music, footwork, and flow

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💬 Quote of the Episode:

“If I don’t feel any pain, I’m dead, I think.” – Lise 😂💡

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What You’ll Learn

How jump rope helped Lise lose 20 kilos and feel strong again
Why community and coaching are key to progress
That consistency builds confidence—and killer footwork
How to jump for joy, not just for fitness That disco + PVC = peak performance 💃🏽

--- Chapters

00:00 – Intro & connecting through jump rope
03:34 – Starting out & finding motivation
06:27 – Discovering community & joy
09:20 – Footwork, freestyle, and technique
12:26 – Music’s role in her practice
15:22 – Balancing training, work, and life
18:26 – Rope talk: PVC vs. beaded
21:24 – Milestones & growth
28:41 – Learning new skills & building consistency
32:59 – Goals, remix fails & the shuffle grind
36:02 – Physical & mental health benefits
38:10 – Community support & connection
40:28 – Coaching, advice for beginners
48:13 – Wrapping up & community shoutouts

Previous Episode

Richard Head Returns! Beaded Jump Ropes & Mic Release Glory (Ep. 28)

Mic release redemption. Beaded rope enlightenment. Lumberjack wisdom.

Richard Head (@richardheadjumps) is back for his second one-on-one with Dizzy Skips, and this episode is a masterclass in jump rope consistency, community, and comedy.

We talk about:

🎤 How Richard went from mic release mishaps to mic drop glory
🪓 The Lumberjack story that’ll change how you train
🧠 Mental transformation through movement
🪢 Beaded rope vs. Crossrope — and why both are magic in the right hands
💪 Jump rope as therapy, motivation, and a weapon against couch gravity

This episode is for anyone trying to move better, feel better, or stay consistent long enough to start feeling like a superhero again.

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People

Guest: Richard Head (@richardheadjumps)

Host: Dizzy Skips (@dizzyskips)

Show: The Jump Rope Podcast (@jumpropepodcast)

🎧 Catch the full episode on Spotify, YouTube, Apple, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Next Episode

Behind the Jump Rope Reels with Dizzy: Tech Recording Tips for Real Skippers

In this solo episode of The Jump Rope Podcast, Dizzy Skips (@dizzyskips) nerds out on all the tech, gear, and glorious fails behind his jump rope reels.

If you’ve ever:

Jumped out of frame
Rocketed your headphones with a rope
Or spent 37 minutes syncing 37 seconds of music...

This one’s for you.

🎥 Camera choices? Covered.

🎧 Audio tips? Yup.

📸 Lighting and framing? Let’s rule those thirds.

🧠 AI help for captions? Present!

⚡ Battery anxiety? Obviously.

Dizzy shares the tech and techniques that help make his skipping rope content fun, functional, and only slightly chaotic.

Whether you’re using Instagram, CapCut, or just stuffing your phone into a shoe, you’ll find tips here you can actually use.

Sound bites include:

👉 “I always use the back facing camera.”

👉 “I use my phone instead of a GoPro.”

👉 “I use AI for help writing my captions.”

Bonus: Dizzy shares his strategy for staying chill with meditation (and Brain.fm), how he lost AirPods to the Mississippi, and why he’s still laughing when things go wrong.

🎧 DM @dizzyskips if you try any of these tips, have recommendations, or want to talk tripod hacks.