Sometimes we look for complicated routines or expensive equipment to get active, but the answer can be as simple as a rope. Jumping rope is one of the most complete and accessible exercises, perfect ...

Back in the day, it was typical in some neighborhoods to see girls — with hair flying, legs pumping with precision, the rope tat-tat- tatting in rhythm — as they jumped Double Dutch for hours. Pamela ...

For most of us, jumping rope may seem like a simple childhood pastime, but for this woman, it's a way of life. Tori Boggs is a professional jump roper, and as you may expect, she's really good at ...

Once a classic playground pastime, jumping rope is often overlooked as a cardio staple. While running, cycling, and strength workouts dominate the fitness space, more people are turning to jump rope ...

About 500 women ages 40 and above met over the weekend in Chicago to have some fun while reliving childhood memories at the same time: by jumping double Dutch. It was part of a meetup of the 40+ ...

Hundreds of women gathered in Chicago to relive their youthful days of jumping rope at the 40+ Double Dutch Club's National Play Date. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Sept. 17, 2023.) Back ...

When Regina Plaza — or “Gigi Love,” as she is better known — walked into a Sunrise gym on a recent Thursday evening, she approached Cindy Edwards, who was sitting on the bleachers. Plaza asked Edwards ...

Back in the day, it was typical in some neighborhoods to see girls jumping Double Dutch for hours, leaping high over a set of two ropes being turned to a beat. And recently, hundreds of women, 40 and ...