Mike Tyson applauded President Donald Trump on Thursday. In a social media post, the legendary boxer thanked Trump for reclassifying cannabis, pointing to the economic implications of a policy change ...

If you thought that running 26.2 miles was physically hard, try going 12 rounds in the ring. And what do professional pugilists always do when they’re training? Yep, skipping. Because what started off ...

A local group of jump ropers are headed to Japan to compete in the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships. The team is called the Super Skippers, a competitive jump rope team based out of the Northwest ...

In this exclusive Media Day workout session, watch Jamaine Ortiz demonstrate his impressive skills as he performs shadow boxing, jump rope, and a pad routine. Get an inside look at his training ...

Doylestown, Pa -- Zach Peckman is 16 years old and already making a name for himself in the international jump rope community. Peckman, who specializes in the speed category, remembers becoming ...

Sept. 11 (UPI) --A champion ice skater from Hungary took her jump rope out on the ice and broke a Guinness World Record with her skates on. Eszter Szombathelyi, who earned titles as both the Junior ...

Ahead of her US Open doubles quarterfinal match, Canadian Leylah Fernandez showed off some serious jump rope skills. Fernandez and her partner, Venus Williams, were beaten in straight sets by Taylor ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Jumping rope has always been one of the simplest, most effective forms of cardio. It’s cheap, portable, and proven to ...

On a 90-degree July afternoon inside a karate studio in West Seattle, there was no AC, just a handful of struggling box fans. That wasn't slowing down the 44 kids, aged 7 to 17, who whipped ropes ...

Jumping rope can be a low tech way to spend a summer afternoon. But it’s also an international sport. We’ll hear from a local youth jump rope team who represented the US this summer in Japan. We can ...

Zach Peckman, a 16-year-old jump rope champion from New Hope, was introduced to the sport in kindergarten during the Jump Rope for Heart fitness program. But after seeing a gymnastics-style jumping ...