I don't skip on a heaps regular basis, but sometimes I do. Honestly, i don't think it makes your legs chunkier. It is an exceellent cardio and fatburning exercise. the reason i never really do it anymore is cos it is boring. Also i was a huge clutz and i tripped up a lot. It has a lot of advntages, you can do it in your own home, inexpensive. If you are going to skip at home a lot though itwould probably be a good idea to be incorpating other exercises, maybe resistance exercises.