On April 5 and 6, the team competed in the University Jump Rope Summit at the University of Notre Dame against 11 other collegiate teams. After two days of speed double dutching, partner jumping and ...

Jumping rope is an effective workout — it can help you lose fat, build muscle and improve agility. Plus, they are a portable and affordable piece of exercise equipment, so they're great for travel or ...

I’ve always thought the jump rope was a totally underrated piece of equipment. Sure, we all loved it when we were kids, but unless you’re a CrossFitter or regularly box your way around a ring, it’s ...

Jumping rope might have been your go-to activity during fourth-grade gym class, but this simple piece of equipment is actually one of the best-kept secrets of the fitness world. And it’s not just for ...

Jumping rope may bring you back to your elementary school days, when you were showing off some impressive double-dutch skills during recess. Fast-forward to the present, and you may have swapped the ...

Want a fun, inexpensive way to get in shape? Try jumping rope. “It develops endurance, quickness or both, depending on how you train,” said Ken Solis, M.D., aka Dr. Jump, and author of “Ropics: The ...

BALTIMORE -- Howard County, Maryland-based precision jump rope team Kangaroo Kids has been competing and performing for 45 years, from local elementary schools to University of Maryland halftime shows ...

Plenty of us moved our workout from the gym to home over the past few years, and while that switch was originally for social distancing, here in 2022 a lot of us aren’t ever going back. With ...

My Navy buddy, Dave Hunt, created the Crossrope (a system of weighted jump ropes and handles that are interchangeable for different workouts). He helped create a jump rope workout for us. I never had ...

As the pandemic locked people out of gyms and kept many in their homes, Lauren Flymen picked up a jump rope for the first time as an adult. Flymen, who lives in Saint Albans, England, was furloughed ...