Want to test your fitness level? Find out how many jump rope skips per minute separate elite athletes from the rest—and challenge yourself!

Toe taps are an excellent exercise for improving foot agility and precision, which are key to increasing jump rope speed. To ...

For a small group of Islanders, jumping rope is a lot more than just a fun cardio workout. This summer (July 27 to Aug. 3), ...

In the mid-1980s, Fisher started seriously jumping rope to leap higher, an effort to improve as an amateur volleyball player at Emory University in Atlanta. Fisher was so enamored of his rope ...

David Fisher, a professional rope jumper and performer, was honored by Westfield, Ind., on Monday after using a jump rope to rescue a teenager who had fallen through an icy pond. By Tim Balk It ...

Researchers investigate whether high or moderate intensity rope skipping improves cardiorespiratory fitness and body ...

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David Fisher, 61, a professional rope-jumping performer, scrambled to toss on a sweatshirt and a coat. When he reached the door, Felix had a new report: The teenager had fallen into the water ...