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 ...

Long before Peloton products, kettlebells and Pilates machines became a part of your workout arsenal, your go-to exercise equipment might have been nothing more than a basic jump rope. As kids, ...

STEWARTVILLE — They say a flapping butterfly can affect the weather in another part of the globe. Imagine the impact of 400 elementary students all jumping rope on the same day. Central Intermediate ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Among CrossFit’s many puke-inducing exercises, one that doesn’t seem like it should be all that difficult is ...

There was a time when kids spent summer evenings out on the sidewalk, practicing tricks with their jump ropes. With all the smartphones and video games in their lives today, they could use a reminder ...

More than 300 Ubly Community School students spent Monday, Dec. 8 learning how to maintain a healthy heart from professionals ...

PARADE. >> LET’S SEE HOW SOME OF THE KANGAROO KIDS ARE PREPARING. >> THESE ATHLETES MAKE JPUM ROPING LOOK EASY BUT THEIR COACH WILL TELL YOU IT TAKES PLENTY OF PRACTICE TO BE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ...

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 ...

While the term “jump rope” often conjures up images of kids playing on the blacktop during recess, the schoolyard staple is having something of a renaissance in fitness circles. Long considered a toy ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Cinderella, dressed in yeller, went upstairs to kiss her feller. How many kisses did she get? The words may not be PC — politically correct — but the chant, familiar to most baby ...