National Skipping Day

National Skipping Day is celebrated in the UK each spring (in 2025 it’s on Friday 28 March). It’s designed to get everyone active through skipping, but it’s also a brilliant, light-hearted way to encourage movement, fitness, and fun in the workplace.

Promoting fitness, fun, and wellbeing through skipping.

Cost-Neutral

• Skipping Challenge: Set a friendly challenge like “How many skips in a minute?” and share leaderboards digitally.

• Movement Breaks: Encourage tenants to take a few minutes outdoors to get moving (skipping ropes optional!).

• Fun Facts: Share posters about the health benefits of skipping  great cardio, coordination, and stress-buster.

Mid-Range

• Skipping Ropes Giveaway: Provide simple branded or plain skipping ropes in reception for tenants to take away.

• Lunchtime Skipping Session: Host an outdoor “group skip”

• Skipping Station: Set up a small designated area with a few ropes for tenants to try skipping during breaks.

Top-Range 

• Fitness Instructor Demo: Invite a personal trainer to run a short skipping-based HIIT or cardio session.