When I was a kid, as far as I knew, jump roping was something my friends and I did on the sidewalk after school. But for many kids in the Triangle, it's their passion and sport. The region is a hotbed ...

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 ...

Yes, that simple piece of material can become your best ally in reaching your weight goals and improving your fitness in a surprising and, dare I say, quite fun way! It's a favorite strategy among ...

The American Heart Association, advocates heart and brain health for all, recommends that kids and teens (ages six-17) get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day.

People, in general, are all the more gung-ho about being healthy and staying fit these days, and it is no wonder that many exercises and workouts that can be done anywhere convenient - especially at ...

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 ...

Get you a full-body workout that is actually fun and makes you extra sweaty. And this bomb-ass jump-rope routine does all those things. Can you believe? Fitness queen and cocreator of the SWEAT app ...

Jumping rope not only builds muscular endurance and improves cardiovascular health, but it also burns mega calories -- up to 750 per hour, says Sona Rummel, owner of Absolute Fitness by Sona in Casper ...

On a 90-degree July afternoon inside a karate studio in West Seattle, there was no AC, just a handful of struggling box fans. That wasn't slowing down the 44 kids, aged 7 to 17, who whipped ropes ...

SPRING LAKE, Mich. — In the basement of Spring Lake’s First Baptist Church, 85-year-old Newly Chadwick settles into his routine. “Gotta get them good and tight,” said Chadwick as he stretched strips ...