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 ...

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.” ...

A jump rope feels decidedly old-school: something you played with as a kid but that most adults, except for boxers, leave behind. That’s a shame, because jumping rope offers a combination of benefits ...

Here is the summary: using a jump rope is an effective way to improve cardiovascular health and it can burn up to 100-150 calories every ten minutes, which, quite surprisingly, more calories you can ...