Zach Peckman, a 16-year-old jump rope champion from New Hope, was introduced to the sport in kindergarten during the Jump Rope for Heart fitness program. But after seeing a gymnastics-style jumping ...

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 ...

A champion rope jumper from Indiana used his double-Dutch ropes to save a drowning man from a frozen pond after he fell in trying to save his dog. David Fisher of Westfield told WRTV Indianapolis that ...

Unaware of the meaning of the word exhausted, more than 600 students took part in an all-day jump rope marathon at San Jose's Harker School. The jumpathon took place last week as part of the American ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway and athletes are competing in more than 30 sports, including breaking, which makes its debut this year. Advocates of jump rope say why not add their sport to the ...