Jump Rope Saved His Life: @_onebadleg_ on Mental Health & Meetups (Ep. 36)

🎧 Episode 36 of The Jump Rope Podcast features the unstoppable @_onebadleg_—Darren Johnson.

Darren is a silky smooth-skipper from Bedfordshire, England, who shares how jump rope helped him pull through depression, rediscover joy, and find his people in the global jump rope community. 🪢💚

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We chat all about:

• 🗺️ The July 5th London Meetup (people flew in from Canada, Australia, New Zealand!)
• 🦿 Darren’s “lazy boy” boxer skip style
• 🧠 Mental health, therapy, and healing through jump rope
• 🛠️ His work in school systems and software testing
• 🎒 What to pack for a meetup (spoiler: roller skates made the cut)
• 🪢 His rope setup: Coach Chris (@thejumpropecompany_) ropes, Jump Theory (@jumptheory) thickness, and a respectable bead hoard
• 🧠 Learning the double mic release + tips from @thejumpropecoachchris & @kathyjumps

Darren also opens up about heartbreak, isolation, and how jumping rope brought him back to life.

It’s an episode full of laughs, heart, and the magic of meetups.

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👉🏼 Guest: Darren Johnson aka. @_onebadleg_⁠

🎙 Hosted by @dizzyskips

📲 Follow @jumpropepodcast

Shoutouts to many, including: @thejumpropecoachchris @kathyjumps @robz_360s @fabian_schoen_coach @doc.jumps

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