Every day at recess, Azhnay Williams practices her cartwheels. But the fourth-grader at Lancaster's Wharton Elementary School isn't turning head-over-heels in an ordinary way. She's flipping through a ...

On a warm autumn evening, a half-dozen African American women — sisters, cousins, friends — gathered for an activity that first brought them joy decades ago. "I'd been looking for an outlet for ...

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 ...

On a hot August day, Angie Mosley unloads dozens of hula hoops, pogo sticks and jump ropes from her colorful green minivan in the parking lot of the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club. “Everybody knows ...

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 ...

As one of the least expensive and most accessible fitness options available, jump ropes sales continue to skyrocket. Hitting a global market size of a staggering 1.9 billion in 2021, year-over-year ...

Jumping rope is the devil’s exercise. Or so went my initial thoughts. Hopping up and down, stuck in place, while swinging a plastic whip haphazardly about your head and ankles, not only filled me with ...

Jumping rope is a popular workout intended to burn calories, build strength, and improve coordination. However, with so many different jump ropes available, it can be tricky to figure out which are ...

While jumping rope used to be reserved for playgrounds and boxing gyms, it has recently risen in popularity, thanks to workout programs like HIIT and CrossFit. But you don't need to pay top dollar for ...