We’ve got two main associations with the best jump rope workouts: kids having a blast doing tricks on the playground, and epic training montages in boxing movies. The lesson here seems clear: jumping ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While fancy Pilates machines and indoor rowing machines are now popular staples on living room floors, we ...

The rope taps a beat on the wooden boards as it whips beneath my feet. It slaps a rhythm like a metronome, providing an audible cue to time my jumps. Tap, tap, tap, tap. My feet land lightly, ...

I’ve always thought the jump rope was a totally underrated piece of equipment. Sure, we all loved it when we were kids, but unless you’re a CrossFitter or regularly box your way around a ring, it’s ...

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 ...

Exercise was so easy and fun when you were a kid: Playing hopscotch or kickball in the school yard, pitching softballs or jumping rope. Now, in your grown-up days, there's a way to sweep your favorite ...