If you're ready for a quick and effective jump-rope workout, fitness trainer Leila Leilani is here for you! Get your heart pumping in just 10 minutes with a boxing-inspired combo workout that will ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Low tech, inexpensive and versatile, the jump rope has long been a staple of boxers training for bouts and children chanting in schoolyards. But fitness experts say it can ...

When I signed up at a boxing gym earlier this year, I hadn’t skipped rope since first-grade P.E. I remember the girls being better at it than the boys, and I filed the activity in the same mental ...

Members of the Hot Dog USA Jump Rope team compete in the double dutch single event at the national championships at Disney World in 2006.John Fletcher / USA Jump Rope When a teenager named Izzy gives ...

What does a 10-year-old have in common with a pro boxer? Both jump rope with ease, says Grant Opperman. “Boxers, some of the fittest athletes in the world, work cardio, reflexes and coordination by ...

He heard about it from a buddy who knew this boxer. “Jumping rope … what’s the big deal,” Len Cucinotta thought on that fateful day back in 1975. “It seemed like a good way to get a little exercise.” ...

Sometimes after work, I might jump rope for 20 minutes. If it's too rainy to run in the morning, maybe I can make myself go for a half-hour. I always pack a jump rope in my suitcase when I travel.

The Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima swears by boxing to stay fit. On Wednesday morning, she led a workout with her trainer, the former champion boxer Michael Olajide Jr., at Aerospace gym in New ...