We definitely did not look like this on the playground. A group of Japanese school children staged an amazing jump rope routine and now the clip has gone viral. The video was uploaded to Facebook last ...

Fitness is a hop, skip, and a jump away. (Chichi Onyekanne via Unsplash/) Jumping rope is super fun for kids with energy to burn. With just a simple rope, some music, and an active imagination, kids ...

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Jump rope is more than a schoolyard activity for Kirato Hidaka – it’s a way into the Guinness World Record books. The 15-year-old secured a record by successfully completing a jump rope octuple under, ...

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 ...

I enjoyed the article about the varieties of jump-ropes available [“Gear: Have Jump-Rope, Will Travel,” Oct. 22]. Our local jump-rope team, the Palpitating Panthers, has traveled to the AAU Junior ...

If you haven’t picked up a jump rope since your school days, you’re in for a surprise. Jumping rope packs the same intensity as an 8-minute-mile run or a 20-mile-per-hour bike ride. There’s a reason ...

Zach Peckman, a 16-year-old jump rope champion from New Hope, was introduced to the sport in kindergarten during the Jump Rope for Heart fitness program. But after seeing a gymnastics-style jumping ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A jump rope team from Albuquerque is pushing to turn the playground activity into an Olympic sport. The Albuquerque Air Jump Rope is now practicing together after about a year apart ...

Jumping rope is a low cost exercise that requires little equipment and minimal space. Running is also a low cost exercise, but it typically requires increased space to perform unless you’re running on ...

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 ...