1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,519 S1: Skipping is a fantastic activity. Marco gets the whole body pumping, 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,639 S1: love skipping love. You know, I love watching boxers the best. 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,080 S1: Can they skip? Oh my goodness, they're the best. Well, 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,440 S1: the site of Melbourne's iconic Skipping Girl sign will be 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,720 S1: replaced by the figure of a girl scrolling on her 6 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,959 S1: phone in a bid to encourage kids off social media 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:19,760 S1: increase their movement. 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:25,239 S2: We haven't spoken enough about this skipping girl. Gone girl's watching. 9 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,640 S2: Her phone is going to be in lights, and that's 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,000 S2: trying to get people to get off their phone. How 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:31,640 S2: does that work? 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,560 S1: Well, let's ask Lauren Jumps physical activity advocate and global 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:40,400 S1: skipping icon. Good morning Lauren. Hiya. Hey, you've got worldwide 14 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,120 S1: fame because you can skip better than everybody else, but 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,120 S1: you also encourage people to get off their phone and 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,000 S1: actually get out there and get active. 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:49,680 S3: I do, yeah. 18 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,720 S1: And the mobile phone, the worst invention of all time, 19 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:54,440 S1: in your view? 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,720 S3: Uh, well, I mean, I wouldn't not the worst, but 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,200 S3: it's important to find a balance with it. Obviously it 22 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,399 S3: I've been able to inspire people through technology, but there's 23 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,620 S3: certainly an issue where kids and everyone is quoting too 24 00:01:11,620 --> 00:01:13,979 S3: much these days and you need to find a better 25 00:01:13,980 --> 00:01:14,740 S3: balance there. 26 00:01:15,020 --> 00:01:18,060 S2: Hey Lauren, I mentioned boxers in there skipping. I've just 27 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:20,820 S2: jumped on your sites and my God, you're making the 28 00:01:20,860 --> 00:01:23,340 S2: boxers look terrible. How did you get. How'd you get 29 00:01:23,340 --> 00:01:24,260 S2: into this skipping. 30 00:01:24,900 --> 00:01:28,500 S3: I actually started during lockdown. I got furloughed from my job, 31 00:01:28,500 --> 00:01:32,460 S3: so I had quite a bit of extra time, and I. Yeah, 32 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:35,179 S3: I just decided to learn. I found this little community 33 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:38,060 S3: online and realized that there's all these tricks to learn. 34 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:41,580 S3: And I started as well experimenting with footwork and like 35 00:01:41,620 --> 00:01:46,700 S3: shuffle dance with the rope. And I just became addicted. Um, 36 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:50,140 S3: there's so much to learn. And it was, I just 37 00:01:50,140 --> 00:01:53,300 S3: love doing it. So it distracted me from my issues 38 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:56,340 S3: at the time. Um, so it was great. 39 00:01:56,380 --> 00:01:58,700 S1: It's a simple, cheap way to get active, but how 40 00:01:58,700 --> 00:02:01,220 S1: long till you, you're competent, you know, not doing three 41 00:02:01,220 --> 00:02:02,900 S1: jumps and you're hitting your shins? 42 00:02:04,140 --> 00:02:06,940 S3: I'd say literally only a couple of weeks. If you're 43 00:02:06,940 --> 00:02:09,180 S3: following the right steps and you're taking your time with it. 44 00:02:09,180 --> 00:02:11,500 S3: I think people make the mistake of going in a 45 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:15,100 S3: bit too hard, trying to literally jump over the rope 46 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:18,380 S3: straight away, but actually, there's some drills you can do 47 00:02:18,419 --> 00:02:21,930 S3: to ease yourself in and actually do it properly from 48 00:02:21,930 --> 00:02:22,570 S3: the start. 49 00:02:23,090 --> 00:02:25,530 S1: Talk to us about this campaign. How are you trying 50 00:02:25,530 --> 00:02:27,609 S1: to get kids off their device and get them out 51 00:02:27,610 --> 00:02:30,730 S1: in some fresh air and jumping here, there and everywhere? 52 00:02:31,970 --> 00:02:36,170 S3: Yeah. Well, I think, um, obviously it's important for everyone 53 00:02:36,169 --> 00:02:38,850 S3: to be moving more and it has become an issue 54 00:02:38,889 --> 00:02:42,490 S3: that kids are scrolling too much on their phones. And 55 00:02:42,490 --> 00:02:45,810 S3: I think with skipping, it's such a good choice of 56 00:02:45,810 --> 00:02:50,050 S3: sport because it's so engaging. It's not just like, even 57 00:02:50,050 --> 00:02:52,250 S3: if I mean, running's great as well, but if you 58 00:02:52,250 --> 00:02:55,570 S3: go for a run, you're still thinking about your problems, 59 00:02:55,570 --> 00:02:58,570 S3: your daily things, and your mind can still go into overdrive. 60 00:02:58,610 --> 00:03:00,769 S3: You can still run on a treadmill and actually watch 61 00:03:00,889 --> 00:03:04,850 S3: a watch a TV screen. But with skipping, you really 62 00:03:04,850 --> 00:03:06,490 S3: have to focus on it. I mean, if you're not 63 00:03:06,490 --> 00:03:08,930 S3: focusing on what you're doing, you will find the vote 64 00:03:08,970 --> 00:03:11,369 S3: for that in the back of the head so it 65 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:13,209 S3: takes you away, that's for sure. 66 00:03:13,250 --> 00:03:15,250 S1: Nah, it's a great campaign and you're on to a 67 00:03:15,250 --> 00:03:18,530 S1: wonderful thing. We appreciate your time. Lauren jumps physical activity 68 00:03:18,530 --> 00:03:20,690 S1: advocate and global skipping icon. It's great. Oh, dear. Get 69 00:03:20,690 --> 00:03:22,610 S1: him outside. Get him some fresh air. Get him bouncing 70 00:03:22,610 --> 00:03:23,690 S1: around doing some exercise. 71 00:03:23,730 --> 00:03:26,130 S2: What's your view on the skipping girl going and the 72 00:03:26,130 --> 00:03:28,890 S2: girl scrolling up there in lights to help people get 73 00:03:28,930 --> 00:03:29,530 S2: off their phone. 74 00:03:29,570 --> 00:03:31,570 S1: It's good. It's got us talking. Got us thinking. Got 75 00:03:31,570 --> 00:03:32,209 S1: it front of mind.