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 ...

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Jumping rope saved Shaun Hamilton’s life. When he showed up to a new school in a new city, Sweetwater, Texas, the day before third grade, he had zero friends, a pronounced stutter and a learning ...

CHICAGO -- Fitness influencer Rachel Jablow's following on Instagram has increased by leaps and bounds through the power of jump rope. Her business, Get Roped, is named after an exercise method she ...

Kamehameha School's Kapalama Elementary has raised more than $1 million dollars for the American Heart Association over the years. They get this Morning's Shakas. The school has been participating in ...

No motivational fitness montage is complete without a jump rope scene. And it's no surprise, considering that jumping rope can burn calories, improve your balance, rev up your heart rate, and enhance ...

Like most of her Yale peers, Margaret Hankins ’24 lives a very busy life. With a major in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, she spends plenty of time hitting the books. When she’s not studying, ...

From building endurance and conditioning to helping with balance and coordination, jumping rope makes for a fantastic workout that is enjoyable too. It doesn't take much skill to start jumping rope, ...

Jump rope exercise is a full-body aerobic activity that can help promote weight loss and improve cardiovascular health. Jump rope workout routines differ in intensity to suit a range of ability levels ...

BELLBROOK — During the week, students went through an obstacle course in their school gym using equipment set up to show how blood flows through the heart. The students were the “blood cells.” Part of ...

A jump rope is the most bang-for-your-buck piece of fitness gear you can buy. That simple string not only creates killer cardio but builds monster calves, one of the most notoriously difficult muscles ...