You walk into gym class only to see a big rope in front of you. Terrified, you know exactly what this means. No coaching, no demonstration, nothing other than the whole class watching you unable to climb that rope.Good news, now is your chance! Learn how to climb a rope, the footwork, the pulls, and more and improve your skills. A reward waits for you at the top of the rope- the best view of Pittsburgh FIT!Rope climbs are a great movement to incorporate into your exercise. It is a movement that improves grip strength, upper body pulling, core strength, and more. Whether we are holding on to the bar in the gym or carrying groceries into our house, we are using our grip. Rope climbs put your grip to the test, strengthening your muscles as you actively hold onto the rope.Your lats and biceps are two very involved muscles in rope climbs as you unilaterally pull yourself up building your upper body.As you pull your feet up as high as you can, you *SHOULD BE* contracting your ab muscles working that six pack too!There is also a very rewarding mental component when you reach higher than you thought you could.No one jumps up on the rope the first time without feeling some amount of nerves.Use that adrenaline to help you and impress yourself with what you can do.If you want to better prepare for rope climbs in a low-stress, anxiety reducing judgement free zone, grab some long socks or pants and keep an eye out for our FREE Rope Climb Clinic October 23rd at 10:15 am!**RSVP via the Triib app or email us at INFO@PittsburghFIT.com to sign up!Grace Dickinson