Jumping, skipping, and hopping exercises add fun and calorie-burning to any workout. That's because the explosiveness of the movements tends to work your muscles differently than regular resistance ...

Remember the good ol’ days when you could hit the playground for a little double Dutch with your friends? You’d laugh, sing a few rhymes about how Cinderella was dressed in yellow, then you’d head ...

Monsignor David Diamond, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, celebrated the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014.

SUFFERN, New York (WABC) -- Since December, students at two Rockland County schools have been hopping, skipping and jumping in corridors -- all by design. The Suffern Central School District is the ...

After 13 years and with more than $100,000 raised by local grade school students, it’s clear that the Jump Rope for Heart event in the Lakewood schools is showing no signs of slowing. This annual ...

The Trust for Public Land recently compared parks in the country's 40 largest metropolitan areas - in a project called ParkScore - and San Francisco is No. 1. The rating system is based on mapping ...

Jody “Skippy” Duke says of his jump rope routine: “It’s good for the mind, it’s good for the heart, and for old guys, it’s good for the tummy.” Michael Ainsworth - Staff Photographer Jody “Skippy” ...

“As far as we know we’re the only (team) that jumps in a bar,” said Jennifer Therkelsen, 31, of Shutesbury. Therkelson, who is the fundraising manager for the all-adult Pioneer Valley Jump Rope team, ...

Experts say jumping rope is more effective cardio than running, so I tried it for a month. Here’s how it went - As a ...