Jump rope photography

All you need is 15 minutes with a jump rope to achieve a combination cardio and strength-training workout — no prior experience necessary.

It’s time to re-think the jump rope. Build cardio, coordination, and speed in 4 weeks with our latest jump rope workout program.

Four tips to perform this essential CrossFit move perfectly.

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Active senior sportsman jumping a rope and training.

Boxers have known it for years: Jumping rope is an ultraefficient workout. In fact, one 2013 study found that over six weeks, just ten minutes a day of the playground pastime improved cardio fitness as much as 30 minutes of daily jogging. It’s no wonder hip studios like New York City’s Energi (energi.life) and high-end gyms like Equinox (equinox.com) have recently added group sessions to their schedules. If you use a quarter- to half-pound weighted rope—like Crossrope’s ($18 to $28;

Short on space, strapped for time or looking for an aerobic exercise that’s anything but running? A jump rope workout has you covered on all that, and more.

Dan Piepenbring writes about the photographer Arlene Gottfried, and her brother, the actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried, on the occasion of her first posthumous exhibition, “A Lifetime of Wandering.”