STEWARTVILLE — They say a flapping butterfly can affect the weather in another part of the globe. Imagine the impact of 400 elementary students all jumping rope on the same day. Central Intermediate ...

Students at Necedah Elementary School jumped all over heart disease and stroke by participating in Jump Rope for Heart on Feb. 10 and 11. The students raised $6,056.91 for the American Heart ...

The American Heart Association has, for more than 30 years, been bringing heart health awareness to kids in schools across the country via its Jump Rope for Heart event, which is revving up now at ...

Participation in Jump Rope for Heart is vital to the American Heart Association’s efforts to raise dollars that fund lifesaving research, and the Black River Falls School District will hold its annual ...

Everyone knows that Valentine’s Day is associated with the ways of the heart, but usually those ways refer to love. On Feb. 14, a group of Mayfield High and Mayfield Schools eighth graders will look ...

During Physical Education classes Feb. 24-28, students at Brigantine Elementary School jumped all over heart disease and stroke by participating in Jump Rope For Heart. The students raised more than ...

Ethan Hughes, 9, center, jumps rope with his fellow third grade classmates during the 10th Annual American Heart Association Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart event at Fort Meigs Elementary in Perrysburg.

While the term “jump rope” often conjures up images of kids playing on the blacktop during recess, the schoolyard staple is having something of a renaissance in fitness circles. Long considered a toy ...