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2. Skipping rope - Wikipedia

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   Boy jumping a long rope in Virginia A child playing with a skipping rope in Japan. A skipping rope or jump rope is a tool used in the sport of skipping/jump rope where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads. There are multiple subsets of skipping/jump rope, including single ...

3. Chinese jump rope - Wikipedia

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   Chinese jump rope combines the skills of hopscotch with some of the patterns from the hand-and-string game cat's cradle. The game began in 7th-century China. In the 1960s, children in the Western hemisphere adapted the game. German-speaking children call Chinese jump rope gummitwist and British children call it elastics. The game is typically ...

4. Double Dutch (jump rope) - Wikipedia

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   Double Dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are jumped by one or more players jumping simultaneously. There is a lack of consensus regarding the early history of double Dutch, but it is said to have been traced back from Egypt, China, and even Europe, where various forms of skipping rope was quite common.

5. Skipping-rope rhyme - Wikipedia

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   Two children with a long rope stood about 12 feet (3.7 m) apart and turned the rope as other children took turns jumping. If one were not a good jumper, one would be an 'Ever-Laster,' that is, one would perpetually turn the rope. When it was a child's turn to jump, they would enter as the rope turned, and jump to the rhyme until they missed.

6. Here’s All the Reasons Why Jumping Rope Should Be a ... - AOL

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   Jumping rope allows you to get in a good cardio workout while also working on lower-body strength training, says Albert Matheny, R.D., C.S.C.S., co-founder of SoHo Strength Lab, Promix Nutrition ...

7. I Jumped Rope Every Day For 30 Days. Here's Everything That ...

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   Yes, seasoned jump rope experts make this form of fitness look easy. But twisting a rope over your body, jumping at the right time, keeping a tally and aiming for 100 skips is as much of a mental ...

8. How to Jump Rope for Weight Loss, and the Equipment You’ll ...

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   Punk Rope sells a variety of colorful ropes for $9.99; or try one of Prevention’s other favorite jump ropes. ️ Lightweight shoes: You’ll also need a comfortable pair of lightweight shoes.

9. Talk:Skipping rope - Wikipedia

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   The exact origin of jumping rope is unclear; however, jump rope dates back all the way to the ancient Egyptians and aborigines of Australia.{{cn|date=May 2012}} The first jump ropes are said to be made of bamboo and vines found in jungles. Jumping along with these items led to what is today referred to as jump roping.