“If I went in, I figured maybe we could make a chain, and they could get me at the other end with the other rope.” Mr. Fisher’s three decades of double Dutch rope jumping came in ...

A rope-to-chain splice is akin to an eye splice, except the line forming the eye passes through the top link of your anchor chain, and the eye is snugged tight. This allows a smooth transition from ...

"We all know double Dutch." Wigfall was 6 when she learned to jump double Dutch, a rope-skipping game in which two long ropes are turned in opposite directions. The game, which has deep roots in ...

As its name implies, the double under (a.k.a. 'dub' or simply 'DU') involves swinging the rope underfoot twice per jump instead of once—and since doing so requires either a faster swing or a ...

About 500 women ages 40 and above met over the weekend in Chicago to have some fun while reliving childhood memories at the same time: by jumping double Dutch ... to jump rope while in elementary ...

A global jump rope group for older women isn't letting COVID-19 ruin their fitness, fun and fellowship. The 40+ Double Dutch Club is committing to exercise safely during these challenging times.

We should start jumping rope again like we did back in the day, and we should actually be intentional about doing it,'" said Pamela Robinson, 51, founder of 40+ Double Dutch. Robinson was going ...

There’s jump rope, and then there’s double Dutch jump rope. “It’s jump rope and instead of one single rope, we’re jumping in the middle of 2 jump ropes,” LaDonna Reed said. “It’s a 1-2 beat, so ...