Ah, I find it happens to me sometimes, too, when I trip on the 1/4 lb rope. Though because I jump outside and it’s been cold, I’ve been wearing a sweater, and its sleeves are long enough to cover my knuckles, so I haven’t felt that pain whenever I trip and the rope hits my hand. I’d say it’s alright if he’s getting gloves to protect his hands.

*20 seconds on. (Minor typo there.)

Continuation: But now it’s not so bad. Definitely no excuses now.

In summary, I just kept finding reasons (excuses) to put off working out. They’ve generally been some form of “I don’t have the ideal conditions to start out.” Recently, it’s been: It’s winter, it’s cold, it would be easier and more ideal to start in the spring. But now I’ve decided that it would be better if I could build some momentum going into spring instead of just waiting until then to start exercising routinely. As for the cold weather, it’s been worse, but now