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If you thought that running 26.2 miles was physically hard, try going 12 rounds in the ring. And what do professional pugilists always do when they’re training? Yep, skipping. Because what started off ...

In a refugee camp in Bangladesh, children jump rope with chains of rubber bands. In wartime Gaza, kids fly kites made from discarded parachutes. And in Ukraine, youngsters tussle in make-believe war, ...

A champion ice skater set a new Guinness World Record for jumping rope while wearing ice skates in Sun Valley, Idaho. The national title winner from Hungary seemed to barely break a sweat while ...

Getting silk rope in Grounded 2 feels like trying to convince a spider to give you its lunch money. Trust me, I’ve been there—standing in front of my spinning wheel, watching it churn out these ...

Ahead of her US Open doubles quarterfinal match, Canadian Leylah Fernandez showed off some serious jump rope skills. Fernandez and her partner, Venus Williams, were beaten in straight sets by Taylor ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Jumping rope has always been one of the simplest, most effective forms of cardio. It’s cheap, portable, and proven to ...

No motivational fitness montage is complete without a jump rope scene. And it's no surprise, considering that jumping rope can burn calories, improve your balance, rev up your heart rate, and enhance ...

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 ...