If you think jumping rope is for “girls in their skirts, jumping on a playground,” Alysia Mattson suggests you reconsider. “It’s way more of a badass sport than that,” the 28-year-old Seattle ...

Students at Lee Elementary jump around with world champion rope-skipper Nick Woodard In a presentation that combined lessons about hard work and teamwork with high-flying jump-rope action, 14-time ...

A jump rope is a simple, portable tool that lets you do a cardio workout in a small space. But if you find plain old jumping to be boring, consider treating jump rope as a skill, like dancing. We’ve ...

When the cold weather and lack of sunshine test your exercise motivation, having easy, accessible exercise tools on hand can increase your chances of actually getting in a workout. The easier it is to ...

Many Chinese parents are enrolling their children in jump rope schools that cost $50 an hour in the hopes of landing scholarships through China’s national jump rope exams. No longer a playground ...

The Tucson Twist-Its are teaming with USA Jump Rope to host a first-ever, all-star jump-rope workshop. The workshop, open to all ages, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The private lessons, from ...

LEE — Nick Woodard stands in the gym at Lee Elementary School with both ends of a jump-rope in his hands. Before he really shows off what he can do, he needs to know something first: How much energy ...