HORRIBLE headaches after a bit of jumping rope.

Hey Onrocket

Not sure this is the problem, but you might want to concentrate on your breathing while you're jumping. Take slow calm breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth. DO NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH. With a lot of boxing exercises it's easy to concentrate so hard on the skill you're practicing, that you forget to breath. This can very easily lead to headaches.

Also - what type of surface are you jumping on. If it's concrete or pavement, try doing it on a wooden floor (like a basketball court). Or if this isn't plausible, purchase a foam workout matt, and jump on that. Part of the problem might be the shock shooting up your body from your feet.

Hope that helps.

I had the exact same problem skipping rope and burpees as well. It would happen around 100 skips on the rope or about 18 burpees. It hurt so bad I had to sit down and hold my head, its not the kind of pain where you just suck it up and work through it. It wasn't breathing for me because I can run for 3 miles and do sprints without any headaches. With skipping rope I just kept at it and I seemed to be able to go longer and longer before the headaches would start but I still cannot do burpees.

If you are at all dehydrated, you can experience this. You have that little fluid filled sac that surrounds your brain and cushions it from smashing on your skull when you do things like bounce, fall on the floor, or hit yourself in the head. If you are dehydrated at all, that sac gets thinner which isn't good. Headaches are a classical symptom of dehydration. I'd suggest ensuring you are hydrated - which doesn't mean drinking a crapload of water before a workout. It means adding water to your body continuously over time - try a 1/2 litre an hour all day. If you work out first thing in the morning, you have to ensure you have been hydrating properly the day before. Try it, and see if it works, if it doesn't, nothing lost but your time and you know this isn't the cause.

My first instinct would have been to suggest breathing such as Kami did but dehydration is another possible symptom.

Or maybe it's a tumour...(Kindergarten Cop)

It has gotten better since then, and I thought it MIGHT be because I was dehydrated, but you're the first person to confirm that. I knew about the fluid-filled cushion thing in your skull, but I just wasn't sure...Now that that is settled, my only real problem is my wrists.