Matt,

1) Legend for having Bruce Campbell as your avatar. Hail to the king.

2) Skippity wippity can be achieved using this acient chinese secret: practise. (not with a chainsaw tied to your hand though!)

those people who posted before me are mega fit. I skip for 2 minds straight at full speed and die of cardiac arrest.

Skipping best training. You can do it for both aerobic, and anaerobic training (as in duration and burst respectively). Also great for learning to keep on your toes, change speeds and patterns without a though etc etc

Plus, when you get attacked by a wild kangaroo, you can out skip him.