China News Service, Shenyang, June 29th, telegram: skipping rope for weight loss learning "Uncle" "accidentally" jumped into the World Cup

  Author Li Han

  Wearing red sportswear printed with the "CHINA" logo, holding the skipping rope tightly in both hands, swaying quickly, and quickly changing the feet alternately-this is the normal life of Lu Yanfei preparing for the World Jumping Championship.

  Recently, because of a rope skipping video, Lu Yanfei's story has attracted the attention of netizens. Lu Yanfei, born in 1981, used to be a salesman and a freighter, but was suffering from obesity. "When I was 35 years old, I had more than 190 pounds, and I was breathing terribly every time I went upstairs." In 2016, I accidentally saw a fancy skipping show that made Lu Yanfei interested, and he began to lose weight road.

  In November 2018, Lu Yanfei signed up for the National Rope Skipping League and won the first place in one fell swoop. In March 2019, Lu Yanfei was successfully selected as the national skipping team. In July of that year, at the "Norway WJR Rope Skating World Cup 2019" held in Oslo, Norway, Lu Yanfei won the world runner-up with 407 jumps and single feet in 3 minutes.

  "I never thought I could enter the international arena, and I didn't expect to be ranked. For me, it was like a dream." When talking about the award, Lu Yanfei was still very excited, tears in her eyes. He said that skipping rope is a very common sport. Even if people haven't learned it, they can jump a few times, but to play extraordinary from the ordinary sports, you have to work hard.

  After leaving get off work every day, he insisted on jumping rope in the park or square for an hour and a half, even if he was sick, he kept practicing. In order to learn more movements and more advanced skills. Lv Yanfei went online to check videos, imitate learning, and also worshipped the world fancy skipping champion as a teacher, learning while practicing.

  Back from Norway, Lu Yanfei still insists on training every day. At the same time, he is involved in the promotion of fancy rope skipping. He conducts public welfare training for firefighters, blind students, and lovers of fancy rope skipping. He hopes that by promoting fancy rope skipping, more people will participate. Come to exercise and have a healthy body.

  This year, Lu Yanfei is almost 40 years old. For professional skipping athletes, he is already considered "old age", and his friends around him have begun to call him "Uncle", but he did not give up the idea at all.

  Currently, Lu Yanfei is preparing for the Canadian Ottawa World Rope Skipping Championship. He said he hopes to win honor for the country again. (Finish)