Many Chinese parents are enrolling their children in jump rope schools that cost $50 an hour in the hopes of landing scholarships through China’s national jump rope exams. No longer a playground ...

BALTIMORE -- Howard County, Maryland-based precision jump rope team Kangaroo Kids has been competing and performing for 45 years, from local elementary schools to University of Maryland halftime shows ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – We all used to jump rope at recess when we were kids. Well, kids are still jumping rope, but adults are using it to keep moving! CBS4 Anchor Vanessa Borge joined the Hurricane ...

Jumping rope is: Child's play? The fastest 10-minute cardio exercise available? One component of an all-around intensive workout? A profitable fund-raiser for the American Heart Association? It ...

MOUNT ZION — The gym at Mount Zion Grade School was filled recently with second-graders jumping rope “for people with special hearts,” as 7-year-old Paige Tolly described it. The school was among ...

BEIJING—Chinese parents spend dearly on private tutoring for their children to get a jump on national math and language exams, the gateway to advancement and a better life. Susan Zhang, a 34-year-old ...

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