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 ...

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 ...

The American Heart Association, advocates heart and brain health for all, recommends that kids and teens (ages six-17) get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day.

Jumping rope may bring you back to your elementary school days, when you were showing off some impressive double-dutch skills during recess. Fast-forward to the present, and you may have swapped the ...

Remember when you were a kid and exercise was just called “playing”? Well, the North Carolina company Crossrope wants to bring that fun-time feeling back to getting sweaty. With a set of weighted ...

Jumping rope might elicit memories of recess or summer days spent with childhood friends, but for athletes competing at the National Jump Rope Championship this week in Milwaukee, jumping is a passion ...