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"What's the best jump rope for CrossFit and double unders?" It's an important question, and one I get all the time when I'm teaching double under seminars. This article is intended as a comprehensive review of the top six jump ropes on the market for CrossFit based on my experience using the ropes, seeing them in action, and gathering feedback from the athletes using them.  While I highlight differences in the ropes in the review below, the truth is each one of these ropes wo …

Once upon a time choosing a jump rope was easy … you had a choice between the beaded one or the leather one. Now, as rope jumping has grown in popularity for fitness and as a sport, you have seemingly endless varieties and styles of ropes to choose from.  In fact, we get calls and questions all the time from people who want help picking the right rope. Here are the questions to ask yourself before picking a jump rope: Will this jump rope be used indoors or outdoors?  …

If you're having trouble getting the hang of jumping rope, or if you'd just like to improve you skills, start with an online training program or coach. The jump rope coaches listed below have spent thousands of hours practicing and teaching jump rope, and have developed programs and strategies for helping you quickly develop your skipping skill. When I started coaching competitive jump rope teams almost 20 years ago there was no such thing as an "easy way" to learn jump rope. I would tra …

Looking for a few jump rope games to try with your PE class, jump rope team or after school group? Here are a few I've found that worked well both during my time as a PE teacher and as a jump rope coach. See below for full instructions and (some) videos.The Whirlwind ChallengeJump Rope MathRelay RaceCat & MouseJump Rope Water SplashCatch MeAction JumpingFollow MePartner JumpingSnake in the GrassJump the MountainHelicopterJump the RiverThe Whirlwind ChallengeBest Group Size: 6 or more ki …

When I started my first jump rope team back in the early 1990s Apple was still just a struggling computer company and jump rope was just a fringe activity practiced by kids on the playground and a few of us crazy jump rope competitors.  25 years later we have the app store, and jump rope has gone mainstream as fitness pros and researchers have discovered the  benefits of jump rope for everything from increasing bone density to improving memory.  Jump rope is now a core co …